Council for Responsible Nutrition
Survey Confirms a Majority of Americans Want to Use Pre-Tax Dollars to Purchase Nutritional Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced the findings of a jointly commissioned Ipsos survey, which explored people’s understanding of how their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are used and how they should work, specifically regarding the purchase of dietary supplements. Nearly eight out ...
CRN: Supplements Play an Important Role in Prenatal Nutrition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a recent study published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) that looked at the levels of certain nutrients in some dietary supplements often taken or marketed to pregnant women. The researchers examined the diets of pregnant study participants in the United States and determined ...
CRN: FDA Must Prioritize Supplements, Facilitate Stronger Collaboration and Improved Communication
Any reorganization structure for human foods proposed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must include dietary supplements and the new deputy commissioner must be accountable for supplement regulation, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) President & CEO Steve Mister and SVP Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Andrea Wong, PhD, stated in a letter to FDA ...
CRN Report Outlines Value of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Reducing Medical Costs Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
February is most notably recognized as Heart Month, but age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is another chronic disease also observed. The CRN Foundation’s recent report on health care cost savings, Supplement to Savings (“S2S”) identified an average of more than $106 million in net savings per year if lutein and zeaxanthin were used by the at-risk target ...
Trade Associations Commend Senators Lee and Sinema for Highlighting Dietary Supplements
On Feb. 8, 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), organizations representing dietary supplement manufacturers, marketers and ingredient suppliers, released statements commending Senators Lee (R-UT) and Sinema (I-AZ) on their resolution recognizing the importance of dietary supplements and ...
Trade Associations Respond to FDA’s Denial of CBD Citizen Petitions
The Natural Products Association (NPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) denial of the associations’ CBD Citizen Petitions on Jan. 26. “This is an astonishing dereliction of duty, especially compared to the agility and professionalism the agency showed ...
CRN Report Shows the Potential of Dietary Supplements To Reduce Medical Costs Associated with Coronary Artery Disease
Observance of February as Heart Month can be a reminder of the cost-saving potential of evidence-backed dietary supplements to help reduce the health impacts—and the health care costs—of coronary artery disease. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Foundation’s recent Health Care Cost Savings report, Supplement to Savings (“S2S”), identified up to $17.74 billion in annual ...
Supplements in the Spotlight for National Birth Defects Awareness Month
This month, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is sharing scientific and economic data demonstrating the value of choline supplementation for early childhood development among the proactive measures women can take to support the development of a healthy baby. January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month as recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
CRN Applauds New York Governor’s Veto of Legislation for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the veto of New York State Assembly Bill A431-C by Governor Kathy Hochul, which “would have prohibited the sale or distribution of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to any person under the age of 18 unless prescribed ...
CRN Says Dietary Supplement Listing Exclusion Missed Opportunity, But Concept Is Here to Stay
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the Dietary Supplement Listing Act’s exclusion from the end-of-year Omnibus package. The CRN team stated it is disappointed that Dietary Supplement Listing, as revised by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) after extensive negotiations with CRN, was not included in the massive end-of-year package. Dietary supplement ...
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