WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, responded today to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised. Instead, FDA dodged the facial legal
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has named PR strategist Craig Muckle as their new director of communications. Muckle will lead trade media outreach and engagement, bolster press outreach strategies, and identify media opportunities for CRN initiatives. “We’re delighted Craig has joined our team,” said CRN president and CEO Steve Mister. Mister cited
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s new membership dues plan for 2022 will make membership more affordable for many companies in the dietary supplement and functional food industry, the trade group said on Tuesday. The new plan addresses continued industry consolidation and provides a more equitable rate structure, CRN says, allowing the trade association
WASHINGTON — The CRN Foundation today announced the launch of Vitamin D & Me!, a consumer education website on vitamin D and COVID-19. Vitamin D & Me! shares research, expert video interviews, news, and education in a user-friendly format and focuses on U.S. consumers ages 55+. “Most people don’t have time to keep up with
WASHINGTON—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced co-chairs and a preview of the agenda for the 9th annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements. Co-chairs include Steve Mister, CRN president and CEO; Scott Bass, partner and head, global life sciences, Sidley Austin LLP; Christine Burdick-Bell, executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary, Pharmavite LLC;
WASHINGTON — In response to a report published today in an online issue of Clinical Toxicology, “Nine prohibited stimulants found in sports and weight loss supplements,” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: Statement by Steve Mister, president & CEO,
WASHINGTON – In response to a new study published February 12th online in JAMA Open Network, entitled “Effect of High-Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation vs Usual Care on Symptom Length and Reduction Among Ambulatory Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection,” and an accompanying commentary “Supplements for the Treatment of Mild COVID-19—Challenging Health Beliefs With Science From A to
WASHINGTON – In response to an announcement issued today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding deceptive marketing of CBD products, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: Statement by Steve Mister, President & CEO, CRN: “CRN commends the FTC
WASHINGTON — In response to a new study, “Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study,” published online, November 9 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued on Thursday results of a COVID-19- focused consumer surveythat reported more than two in five (43%) of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. Among those who
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, this year shifted the association’s annual Day on the Hill federal advocacy event to an online drive in light of COVID-19. The inaugural “Supplement Advocacy Send-In” encouraged CRN member companies to contact their congressional representatives
WASHINGTON — In response to a ‘60 Minutes’ segment on probiotics released June 28, 2020 titled, “Do Probiotics Actually Do Anything?” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: Statement by Andrea Wong, senior vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs, CRN:
WASHINGTON — In response to clinical practice guidelines released June 9 by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), published in Gastroenterology, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following by Andrea Wong, senior vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs, CRN: “Probiotics are essential
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, applauds the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) as it launches a new pilot accreditation program under the Global Retail and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) certification scheme, which incorporates the NSF/ANSI 455-2-2018 standard, Good Manufacturing Practices for
