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CRN Awards Next Generation of Nutrition Scientists, Practitioners Access to Research Symposium on Women’s Health
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced it awarded the next generation of nutrition scientists and practitioners access to its research symposium on women’s health. The CRN and American Society for Nutrition Foundation Scholars Program (CASP) Award, launched in June 2021, provides students access to CRN’s signature symposium Science in Session and is presented in partnership with ...
OTA Publishes Comprehensive Review of National Organic Standards Board Meeting Outcomes
On October 19, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) kicked off its three-day biannual public meeting via live webinar. For each NOSB meeting, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) said it carries out an extensive process of membership engagement to capture how proposals will impact certified organic farmers and handlers. OTA submitted detailed written comments in advance of the meeting and issued their Fall 2021 NOSB Meeting Report, which ...
Associations Comment on the Nomination of Robert M. Califf for FDA Commissioner
On Nov. 12, President Biden announced that he will nominate Robert M. Califf, MD for commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trial research, health disparities, health care quality and cardiovascular medicine. He has nearly four decades of experience as a doctor, researcher, leader and ...
Amazon Updates Dietary Supplement Compliance Program
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has reported that early this month, Amazon updated its policy for vendors of dietary supplements on the Amazon platform. Amazon has maintained such a policy since at least late 2018, and has amended the policy on several occasions in the interim. In revisions to that policy posted on November ...
Garden of Life Now Certified Carbon Neutral
Garden of Life has announced that the company and its products are certified carbon neutral by Carbonfund.org Foundation. It is one of the first major brands in the vitamin and supplements industry to reach this milestone, the company stated. “We can’t make the products we love at Garden of Life without a thriving environment that can ...
CRN Foundation Applauds New Research Linking Vitamin D and COVID-19
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Foundation, via its Vitamin D & Me! education initiative, has applauded new research conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that demonstrates significant links between vitamin D and COVID-19. Multiple analyses have revealed that higher blood levels of vitamin D appear to be correlated with lower incidence or ...
Organic Trade Association Launches Search for New CEO
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has announced the launch of a nationwide search for a new CEO and executive director. After more than a decade of service to OTA and the organic community, current CEO Laura Batcha plans to step down in spring 2022. “If there’s one thing I’m feeling right now, it’s confident,” said Batcha. “Confident in ...
NPA Calls for House Ways & Means, Senate Finance Track for HSA Expansion
The Dietary Supplement Tax Equity Act, a bill that would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements, was introduced on Wednesday, Oct. 27 by Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL). The legislation is a House companion bill to S.1654. “This common-sense solution will help ...
CRN Reveals Initial Data from 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has revealed initial findings from its 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The survey’s key findings show vitamin D use significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; that Hispanics are most likely to report a change in their supplement routine, and that four in five Americans use supplements—a new high-water ...
Longevity by Nature Announces 2 National Marketing and Distribution Agreements
Longevity by Nature, a manufacturer of natural, science-based nutritional supplements that support a wide range of health benefits, has announced that it has entered into agreements with National Sales Associates, LLC, a national sales and marketing brokerage agency specializing in natural, organic and specialty products, and United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI), North America’s premier ...
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