WASHINGTON —The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, will hold its premier event for marketing and communications professionals in the wellness space—“WellComms: Ignite!”—on May 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event will provide attendees with insights and best practices on several emerging
Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, gives Video Forum an update on recent events in the fast-paced nutritional supplements category. He provides a critique of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory and educational work in the field, talks about a new CRN study on savings to the health care system
WASHINGTON— The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have issued statements condemning a Senate bill that they say would put an “unnecessary and costly burden” on the dietary supplement industry. The legislation, known as S. 4348, the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022 (FDASLA), was passed on
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced Wednesday it filed comments with FDA calling for the agency to respond to its citizen petition on the status of products containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC). CRN expressed its dissatisfaction with the agency’s most recent response, provided
Probiotics differ from other products sold in the nutritional supplements aisle, coming with special storage and labeling requirements. In this week’s Video Forum, Andrea Wong, senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition, discusses the organization’s recently launched educational campaign to help retailers and consumers better understand the complexities
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 Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on Wednesday denounced the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived products. The following is
WASHINGTON — Four of the leading trade organizations representing the dietary supplement industry are commemorating the 100th meeting of the Dietary Supplement Trade Associations (DSTA). More than ten years ago, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) began
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has launched a new video series, “4 Things to Know.” The videos explain complex dietary supplement industry topics and are intended to help non-industry audiences. The series is hosted by CRN staffers, who the trade association describes as experts in their fields, with deep knowledge of the
WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has named Kendall Ridley as senior director of communications. Reporting to senior vice president, communications, Brian Wommack, Ridley’s key responsibilities will be to spearhead the association’s strategic communications program, build key partnerships, and craft consumer education and advocacy campaigns for CRN, the trade association for the dietary
WASHINGTON — Forty-three percent of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic, according to a COVID-19 focused study released Thursday by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). Among those who altered their regimens due to COVID-19, 91% report increasing their supplement intake which includes adding new supplements to