Council For Responsible Nutrition

Op-Ed

Opinion: Mandatory Listing: Facts, Fiction and Conspiracies

19-Mar-2024 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, The Council for Responsible Nutrition

Some people see conspiracies around every corner. And others manufacture them for political gain.

CRN's Steve Mister on 2023

Where Advocacy Meets Diplomacy: 2023 Demanded a Full Toolbox

21-Dec-2023 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

As my grandmother used to say, “You get more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar—but a good bug zapper will do the job sometimes too.“ Yes, she was a wise and pragmatic woman.

Guest Article

Apple Picking and Drug Preclusion: Let’s Make it a Fair Contest

08-Nov-2023 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

In this guest article, Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition, discusses how “surgical amendments to the existing drug preclusion provision” can balance the interests of drugs and supplements and allow innovation in both...

CRN hopes citizen petition leads to more targeted discussions with FTC

02-Oct-2023 By Claudia Adrien

The Council for Responsible Nutrition will request an additional conversation with the Federal Trade Commission this month to follow up on a citizen petition it filed in September.

CRN at 50: Our underlying values haven’t changed

18-Sep-2023 By Stephen Daniells

As the Council for Responsible Nutrition celebrates its 50th anniversary, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with Steve Mister, CRN President and CEO, to hear about the association’s history, its commitment to its founding values, and how it is gearing up...

Nutrition experts highlight biomarkers, resilience and precision for optimal health

14-Jun-2023 By Asia Sherman

Biomarkers, resilience and precision nutrition would put humans on the path towards optimal health, according to a recent review of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Science in Session symposium “Optimizing Health with Nutrition – Opportunities,...

CRN: 'One product should not be expected to provide 100% of each person’s precise nutritional needs'

13-Apr-2023

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a recent study which found only one dietary supplement meeting the nutritional recommendations for pregnancy for six key nutrients.

Guest Article: ‘Responsible’ has been our middle name for 50 years

21-Dec-2022 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)

As the year’s end approaches, I find even more reason than usual to contemplate the state of things. December is always a time for reflection--the end of one year, the end of the 117th Congress, and most state legislative sessions. It’s also a time for...

CRN’s Mister: The precautionary principle is making a resurgence

17-Oct-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The global dietary supplements industry must be aware of renewed use of the precautionary principle by regulators around the world, and combined with negative media creates a “constellation of factors is a recipe for concern”, CRN’s Steve Mister said...

CRN supplement survey ‘paints the landscape of a vibrant, mainstream industry’

13-Oct-2022 By Stephen Daniells

After a couple of record-breaking years, dietary supplement usage is returning to pre-pandemic levels. Data from CRN’s 2022 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements shows that 75% of Americans are using dietary supplements, down from 80% in 2021.

Meta-analyses: Higher vitamin D levels linked to lower COVID-19 rates

04-Nov-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Overwhelming evidence suggests a link between higher vitamin D levels and lower incidence and severity of COVID-19.

New York bill to restrict supplement sales fails to progress in state assembly

14-Jun-2021 By Stephen Daniells

A bill that would have significantly restrict the sale of some dietary supplements in New York State has withered on the vine by not advancing for discussion in the NY State Assembly.

News in Brief

CRN welcomes twelve new member companies

20-Apr-2021

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the addition of twelve new companies its membership ranks: Seven new voting members and five associate members.

CRN’s Mister on the best solution for CBD, DSHEA 2.0, and more

14-Apr-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act represents ‘the best way’ to deal with the hemp-CBD issue for dietary supplements, says CRN’s Steve Mister, and once that’s clarified then the FDA and industry can address...

News in brief

Barry Ritz named new chair of CRN Board of Directors

14-Jan-2021

Barry Ritz, PhD, chief scientific officer and vice president, Professional R&D and Regulatory Affairs, Atrium Innovations, has been elevated to chair of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Board of Directors.

CRN supplement survey shows ‘intensified focus on ingredients to support overall health, wellness & immunity’

30-Sep-2020 By Stephen Daniells

About 75% of Americans continue to use dietary supplements, with more and more consumers reporting that immune health is a key consideration for their usage, according to the 2020 CRN Consumer Survey.

Dietary supplement usage changes & increases during pandemic, says new Ipsos-CRN survey

20-Aug-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Forty-three percent of dietary supplement users have changed their regimens during the COVID-19 pandemic to boost overall usage, says a new survey by IPSOS commissioned by CRN that hints at lasting changes to their approach to supplementation.

CRN welcomes 12 new member companies

23-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Ancient Nutrition, Charlotte’s Web, and McCormick & Company are among 12 new members announced this week by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).