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Jim Hyde elected chair of CRN’s Board of Directors

31-Jan-2017

Jim Hyde, vice president and general manager at Balchem Human Nutrition and Pharma, has been elected chair of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Board of Directors, and will hold the chairman post through 2018, succeeding Harvey Kamil, vice chairman...

Supplement OWL product registry ready to accept product labels

02-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The much anticipated Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) – a product label database – is moving into the second phase of beta-testing and is now accepting product labels from dietary supplement finished product manufacturers and marketers.

#BlogHer16: CRN build alliances and engages influencers at bloggers conference

19-Aug-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition is continuing its strategy of building alliances and the industry’s credibility by reaching beyond its traditional media network and engaging in influential female bloggers.

CRN to launch industry-wide dietary supplement product registry

13-Apr-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Board has unanimously authorized the creation of an industry-wide dietary supplement product registry to be launched by the end of the year.

“A first, and necessary, step”: CRN to require members submit product labels to ODS label database

14-Jan-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced it will require all of its members submit their supplement product labels to the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD).

Looking Ahead at 2016? Be Prepared!

06-Jan-2016 By Steve Mister, president & CEO, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)

What a difference a year makes! Last January at this time, who in the industry would have predicted the New York Attorney General (AG) debacle in February? Or Senator Dick Durbin’s dietary supplement amendments on the defense authorization bill in May?...

FTC seeking to extend 2 RCT standard to structure/function claims, CRN asserts in brief

20-Feb-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Federal Trade Commission’s position on the requirement for 2 RCTs in its contempt case against Bayer's Philips Colon Health brand steps far beyond what Congress intended when it passed DSHEA and even contravenes earlier long standing FTC and...

CRN sends formal request to NY AG to release the report, rolls out website info center

11-Feb-2015 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has sent a formal letter to Attorney General Schneiderman requesting transparency in his investigation of four retailers of herbal supplements.

CRN starts 2015 with 6 new members

09-Jan-2015

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has welcomed six new companies to its membership roster.

The 10 key events of 2014… Our editors' selections

19-Dec-2014 By The NutraIngredients-USA team

As we enter the twilight days of 2014 the editors of NutraIngredients-USA become a reflective bunch. A lot of things happened this year, and here is our top 10 of most important events of 2014…

Supplement usage holding steady, CRN survey finds

12-Dec-2014 By Hank Schultz

Supplement usage continues to hold steady in the United States, according to the most recent survey from the Council for Responsible Nutrition. According to the survey, 68% of all US adults reported taking dietary supplements.

CRN infographic: The dietary supplement consumer

The healthy consumer: Supplement users list overall wellness and balanced diets among top characteristics

05-Dec-2014

American adults taking dietary supplements are, in general, a healthy bunch, according to data from the CRN 2014 Annual Consumer Survey. The results challenge claims by critics that consumers see supplements as a way to remedy poor dietary habits.

Product registrations: We’re having healthy conversations, but the industry isn't ready for it, says CRN’s Mister

04-Jun-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The proposal to meet industry critic demands on product registrations is the subject of ‘health conversation’, says Steve Mister, President and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, but the association is not ready to open up DSHEA on the issue.

CRN protein guidelines seek best practices for ‘hot’ growth area

07-May-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has released voluntary guidelines for calculating protein content on dietary supplement and functional food products labels.