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New York Assembly Passes Bill Restricting Access to Weight Management, Sports Nutrition Supplements
On June 1, the New York State Assembly passed Bill 5610-D, which it describes as relating to “establishing restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building.” The bill, which now passes to the Senate as S5823C, will restrict sales of weight management and sports nutrition supplements […]
Trade Associations React to New COSMOS-Mind Clinical Trial Results
On May 24, new results from a randomized, clinical trial within the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) were published in the American Journal of Nutrition. The study, known as COSMOS-Web, was conducted by Columbia University, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Harvard Medical School). The trial results found that multivitamin supplementation slowed […]
CRN Submits Citizen Petition Requesting FDA to Re-interpret Drug Preclusion Clause
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has submitted a Citizen Petition to the FDA requesting that the agency to reconsider its interpretation of the Drug Preclusion Clause. According to the Washington, DC-based trade association, the Clause has been, and will likely continue to be, misapplied to dietary supplement ingredients that FDA has previously acknowledged as […]
CRN Welcomes 11 New Member Companies
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the addition of 11 new companies to its membership. Companies joining as voting members include Alternative Laboratories, LLC; BioHarvest Sciences, Inc.; Doctor’s Best and Vit-Best Nutrition; Innobio USA, Inc., Megalabs USA; and Nuritas. In addition, several firms joined as associate members: ArchiMed, DF Guardian Consulting; STC Safety […]
JAMA Research Letter Raises False Alarm Over Levels of Melatonin in Gummies, CRN Says
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a newly published research letter (“Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the U.S.”) appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which suggests that clinicians should “advise” parents that the levels of melatonin in gummies are “unpredictable.” Melatonin is often […]
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 […]
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