Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)
FDA Takes Action Against Products Claiming to Treat Disease, Seeks to Strengthen Oversight
On Feb. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted 12 warning letters and 5 online advisory letters to foreign and domestic companies that are illegally selling more than 58 products, many that are sold as dietary supplements, which are unapproved new drugs and/or misbranded drugs that claim to prevent, treat or cure Alzheimer’s disease and a ...
The Supplement OWL Takes Flight
One year after the project was formally announced, the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) became a reality, as the online product registry is now live. Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, and industry, the OWL is an industry-wide, self-regulatory initiative that will help create a rich and more complete picture of the marketplace, and can ...
New Dietary Supplement Product Registry Ready to Accept Product Labels
The Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) is now accepting product labels from dietary supplement finished product manufacturers and marketers as the product registry moves into its phase two of beta-testing. Nine companies served as original beta-testers, working with UL, the global independent safety science company who is developing and administering the Supplement OWL, to improve ...
CRN Urges Removal of Steroid Muscle-Growth Products
Steve Mister, president and CEO of Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), issued the following response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) consumer advisory for Tri-Methyl Extreme on April 13th: “We urge consumers to take seriously FDA’s consumer advisory urging people not to use a product for muscle growth that the agency has indicated is linked ...
Study Finds U.S. Adults Are Lacking in Nutrients
Recent research found nutrient deficiencies in the American adult population, and that adequate nutrition requires other alternatives in addition to eating healthy. A 2015 scientific report issued by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee found that approximately half of the U.S. adult population does not get enough vitamin A,C,D,E and magnesium, and the higher the body ...
NY Attorney General Forms Coalition to Further Investigate Herbal Supplements
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is heading a coalition of state attorneys to further investigate the herbal supplement industry. The coalition is comprised of state attorneys general from Connecticut, Indiana, and Puerto Rico , according to the announcement. This action comes after Schneiderman’s investigation into four major retailers in New York led to ...
Building Bones
Building strong bones and even reversing bone damage can be aided with a balanced diet and a variety of specialty supplements. As people pass through their 20s, 30s and 40s into middle age, bone health seems to tip in favor of bone mineral loss––especially if the diet is inadequate or physical activity is lacking, according ...
A Defining Moment
As the industry pushes for a definition of “natural” to call its own, who will lead the charge? If it says “natural” it must be true, right? It’s no secret that the term “natural” carries a rather broad meaning in the natural products industry. And because of this, confusion among retailers, suppliers, manufacturers and certainly ...
Study Finds Multivitamins Can Benefit Women’s Heart Health
The recent study, “Multivitamin-Mineral Use Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Women in the United States,” published in The Journal of Nutrition and conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), found that women who took a multivitamin versus non-users for three or more years had ...
CRN Advises Manufacturers to Include Iodine In Pregnancy Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) advises all dietary supplement manufacturers to include at least one daily serving of a minimum of 150 mcg of iodine in all multivitamin/mineral supplements intended for pregnant and lactating women in the U.S. The association created these guidelines due to recommendations from authoritative medical organizations, such as the American ...
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