Steve Mister

Steve Mister on proposed FDA reorg, MPL, CBD, and CRN at 50

02-Feb-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The first month of 2023 is over, and already there’s some big developments (or non-developments in the case of CBD) for the US dietary supplements industry. We caught up with Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, to...

Special edition: Weight Management

FTC, media outlets can do more to help curb fraudulent weight loss pill peddling ads, CRN president argues

18-Jan-2018 By Adi Menayang

There are more self-policing initiatives from within the industry compared to four years ago, when a senate informational hearing brought the weight management supplement category to national attention, argued Steve Mister, CEO and president of the trade...

CRN president hopes Supplement OWL participation will become ‘de facto requirement’ from retailers

05-Oct-2017 By Adi Menayang

Industry reaction to the new online registry for supplement products has been positive, said Steve Mister, president and CEO of trade association Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) at the SupplySide West 2017 show in Las Vegas last week.

CRN to extend medical foods membership in effort to help define category

12-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

What can properly be called a medical food?  The Council for Responsible Nutrition wants to help frame the answer to that question.

The Supplement OWL product registry goes live

27-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) has officially gone live, with 51 Brand Names and 2,576 labels already in the product label database.

FDA's action in picamilon case sets bad precedent, CRN's Mister says

28-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

The declaration from FDA on picamilon that formed part of the lawsuit filed by the Oregon Attorney General sets a troubling precedent, said Steve Mister of  the Council for Responsible Nutrition.

Industry opposes Durbin/Blumenthal amendments to limit military access to dietary supplements

09-Jun-2015 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition are rallying support against amendments to the Department of Defense 2016 spending bill to limit military access to dietary supplements. The spending bill is considered by some...

Steve Mister’s 10 year anniversary as president and CEO of the CRN

GMPs, AERs, and the NY AG’s action: CRN’s Mister on the big issues of the last decade

21-Apr-2015 By Stephen Daniells

The two most positive things to happen to the dietary supplements industry over the last ten years have been GMPs and AERs, says Steve Mister, CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition. And what is the most significant negative thing? The NY AG’s action.

FTC's fines on weight loss claims total more than all other categories combined, CRN database shows

21-Aug-2014 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched a new tool for members that puts together in one place data on recent enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission regardling claims made in advertising. The resource can help them avoid making...

CRN joins with IADSA to broaden reach of supplement safety info

02-Jul-2014 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has teamed with an international dietary supplement trade group to disseminate science-based information about the safety of supplements in an effort to help inform discussions about the harmonization of regulations...

CRN Annual Conference

CRN's Mister challenges companies to 'decide where they stand…who they stand with…and then take a stand'

19-Sep-2013 By Stephen Daniells in Park City, Utah

The decisions the US dietary supplements industry makes over the next three years will determine the long-term direction of the industry, said CRN's Steve Mister, and then challenged companies to  'decide where they stand'.

Regulatory momentum to continue for dietary supplements industry: CRN’s Mister

15-Nov-2012 By Hank Schultz

The results of the recent elections mean that it’s business as usual for the dietary supplements industry, and the defeat of Prop 37 in California is not the end of the genetically engineered food issue, says Steve Mister, President and CEO of CRN.

CRN’s “Roadmap for Retailers” to aid supplement sellers & marketers

20-Jan-2011

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has released a guidance document for selling and marketing supplements to stay up to date on to the laws and regulations under which supplements are sold.

Supplements book draws fierce response from industry

16-Jan-2007 By staff reporter

A newly published book has incited backlash from trade associations
within the dietary supplements industry for its critical portrayal
of regulatory controls and safety. In the past, the industry's
respectable face has worked...

CRN eager to open industry-healthcare talks

25-Sep-2006 By Clarisse Douaud

In an effort to get government and healthcare agencies to recognize
the health benefits of dietary supplements, the Council for
Responsible Nutrition is planning to open dialogue between industry
and healthcare practitioners.