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CRN Foundation Announces New Executive Director, Prioritizes Access
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that Brian Wommack, CRN’s senior vice president, communications, will assume the responsibilities as the new executive director of the CRN Foundation. Following the adoption of a new strategic plan earlier this year, the CRN Board of Directors has prioritized access to dietary supplements and functional food along with ...
CRN and ASNF Announce Joint Initiative to Advance Nutrition Education
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced a new joint initiative with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) to provide study enrichment for upcoming nutrition professionals. CRN and ASNF’s Scholars Program (CASP) will provide five ASN student members with educational awards to virtually attend this year’s “Science in Session” annual event. The scientific symposium, to ...
2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit
The 6th Annual 2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS) will take place on Tuesday, July 13. In collaboration with the Natural Products Association (NPA), the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the virtual DSRS is a one-day conference bringing together industry leaders and U.S. ...
CRN Applauds NY State for Ensuring Access to Sports Nutrition and Weight Management Products
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) applauded legislators in New York for recognizing that Senate Bill 16-D and Assembly Bill 431-B would have negatively impacted consumers and the local economy. If enacted, the proposals would have restricted access to two broad categories of dietary supplements and functional food–sports nutrition and weight management products. The New ...
CRN Announces New Chair of the Retailer Relations Forum
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that Todd Johnson, senior director of field sales at i-Health, a subsidiary of DSM, is the new chair of CRN’s Retailer Relations Forum (RRF). Succeeding Tom Mondragon, now CEO of Welly, Johnson will lead the RRF in fostering industry-retailer connections; generating new and growing existing business; and ...
CRN Unveils Retailer Education Campaign on Probiotics
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has unveiled a retailer education campaign, “Probiotics: What’s Inside is Alive.” The new initiative, which educates retail buyers and customers about the intricacies of these living organisms, helps retail buyers better curate their offerings, improves retailer handling of probiotics, and informs customers about the benefits of these products. ”Probiotics ...
FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement Policy
After the Biden administration released a memo on Jan. 20 to all federal agencies informing them of a “regulatory freeze pending review,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry.” Before it was withdrawn, the guidance was at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) awaiting review. In ...
CRN Applauds Support of Dietary Supplement Use in “2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans”
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)—the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry—applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for supporting dietary supplement use in the “2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” released on Dec. 29, 2020. The Dietary Guidelines recognize supplements ...
Congressional Staff Educated on Dietary Supplements’ Role in Immune Health
Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., recently educated congressional staffers on the responsible role of dietary supplements in supporting immune health, as well as their many other health and wellness benefits, particularly in the era of COVID-19. Low Dog was featured at the final Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC) briefing of 2020, held last week. An expert ...
CRN Announces New, Upgraded Supplement OWL Platform
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced upgrades to the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library), the dietary supplement industry’s self-regulatory product listing. Companies looking to participate in the Supplement OWL now have additional support options to upload their dietary supplement product information into this important industry initiative. “Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, industry and consumers since ...
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