WASHINGTON —The Council for Responsible Nutrition has promoted four employees – Maya English, Danny Garza, Elise Hall and Craig Muckle – and hired Angelo Schildhauer as membership associate. “I am pleased to announce the promotions of these four employees as recognition for their contributions to CRN,” said president and CEO Steve Mister. “Maya’s work coordinating
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, reacted to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of California Assembly Bill 1341 and reiterated its desire to find common sense solutions to address the author’s concerns. The original legislation would have prohibited retailers from selling, transferring, or providing dietary
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today responded to media reports about two newly published studies on vitamin D and COVID-19 in the British Medical Journal. Statement from Luke Huber, ND, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs: “Two new studies from
WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, responded to a report, “Recalls, Availability, and Content of Dietary Supplements Following FDA Warning Letters,” published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA; vol. 328, no. 4). Statement by Megan Olsen, senior vice president
WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on Tuesday announced the appointment of three new employees to its team. CRN welcomes Mike Meirovitz as director, government relations. Prior to joining CRN, Meirovitz held positions with two prominent Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firms, along with a health-focused trade association. His work has included representation for Fortune 500 companies, national research
WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued the following statement regarding the Senate HELP Committee’s passage of S. 4348, the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022 (FDASLA). Statement by Steve Mister, president and CEO: “The outcome of today’s Senate HELP Committee vote on the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued the following statement in response to a consumer update published by the Food and Drug Administration: “Caution: Bodybuilding Products Can Be Risky.” Andrea Wong, CRN’s senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, wrote, “Illegal steroids and steroid-like substances have no place in the dietary
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, Wednesday announced promotions for four staffers and two new employees to its team. Megan Olsen was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel; Gretchen Powers, to vice president, marketing and member experience; Haiuyen Nguyen,
WASHINGTON — CRN applauds FDA’s announcement today to exercise enforcement discretion for qualified health claims regarding magnesium and reduced risk of high blood pressure. The announcement was in response to a petition sponsored by CRN and other organizations filed on behalf of the Center for Magnesium Education and Research LLC, and allows qualified health claims
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Wednesday expressed disappointment with the Food and Drug Administration’s response to its citizen petition about the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as a legal dietary supplement. “CRN is extremely dissatisfied with today’s ‘tentative response’ from FDA to CRN’s June 1 citizen petition,” CRN president and CEO Steve Mister
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today revealed initial findings from its 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The survey’s key findings show vitamin D use significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; that Hispanics are most likely to report a change
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, applauds today’s nomination of Dr. Robert Califf, for Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The following is a statement from CRN’s president and CEO, Steve Mister: “CRN congratulates Dr. Robert M. Califf
WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) today denounced FDA’s rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived products. The following is a statement from CRN president & CEO
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced a new joint initiative with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) to provide study enrichment for upcoming nutrition professionals. CRN and ASNF’s Scholars Program (CASP) will provide five ASN student members with
