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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. 

Strong reputation and new dues structure bring 14 new members on board for CRN

14-Jan-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) continues to grow its membership ranks with the addition of 14 companies to its roster.

CRN and ETA publish best practices guide for ‘high-potential’ enzyme-containing dietary supplements

19-Dec-2013 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Enzyme Technical Association (ETA) have released voluntary guidelines for enzyme-containing dietary supplements to help the ‘high-potential category lives up to its potential’.

CRN asks FDA to remove "extra-statutory" restriction from medical foods guidance

01-Nov-2013 By Hank Schultz

In order to foster development of the medical foods the Council for Responsible Nutrition has called on the Food and Drug Administration to revise its recently updated guidance on the issue to eliminate what it calls “extra-statutory criteria” that it...

CRN adds three new voting members

17-Oct-2013

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has added three new Voting Members—Barrington Nutritionals; Stratum Nutrition; and Vitatech Nutritional Sciences, Inc.