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CRN Responds to FDA Consumer Update on Bodybuilding Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued a statement in response to a consumer update published yesterday by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), “Caution: Bodybuilding Products Can Be Risky.” Andrea Wong, Ph.D., senior vice president, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, stated, “Illegal steroids and steroid-like substances have no place in the dietary supplement […]
Durbin, Braun Introduce Legislation to Mandate Product Listings for Dietary Supplements
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to require dietary supplement manufacturers to list their products with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 would require companies to provide FDA with vital information about their products, […]
CRN and NPA Respond to FDA’s Enforcement Discretion Guidance on NAC
Both the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft enforcement discretion guidance on the use of NAC (n-acetyl-cysteine). Steve Mister, president and CEO of CRN, stated that “CRN appreciates FDA’s quick action following its March 31 response to our citizen petition with […]
Orrin Hatch, 7-term Senator of Utah Who Impacted the Natural Products Industry, Dies at 88
Retired Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah passed away at age 88 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 23, due to complications of a stroke he suffered on April 15. The longest serving Republican and the sixth longest-serving senator in the history of the Senate, Sen. Hatch served a 42-year-long, seven-term career, which began […]
CRN’s Mister and Falsani to Co-Chair ACI/CRN’s Dietary Supplements Forum
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the American Conference Institute (ACI) have teamed up once again to deliver the industry’s annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements (ACI-CRN Dietary Supplements Forum.). This year’s conference will return live and in-person on June 29–30 at the Westin Grand Central hotel in New York City. “It’s such […]
CRN Dismisses FDA Response on N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on March 31 denounced FDA’s decision regarding the legal status of n-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) as a dietary ingredient. “CRN is extremely disappointed and unconvinced by FDA’s response today that it has chosen to deny CRN’s citizen’s petition while holding out the possibility that it may open a rulemaking specific to NAC instead,” […]
CRN’s Mister Applauds COSMOS Research, Says Results to Drive Industry Innovation
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has commented on the results of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), which were published on March 16, 2022, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, in two separate papers: • Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease: The COSMOS randomized clinical trial • Effect […]
CRN Announces Staff Promotions and New Hires
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced promotions for four staffers and two new employees to its team. Megan Olsen was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel; Gretchen Powers, to vice president, marketing and member experience; Haiuyen Nguyen, to vice president, regulatory and nutrition policy; and Tammie Betway, to office director and […]
CRN Responds to Commentary on Supplement Use by U.S. Troops
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a recent commentary appearing in the Military Times and other publications that called for a centralized reporting system in the military for adverse events reported by dietary supplement users. CRN President and CEO Steve Mister advised, “CRN enthusiastically agrees we all have a role in ensuring that supplements […]
CRN Responds to JAMA Research Letter on Melatonin Use
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to the JAMA research letter, “Trends in Use of Melatonin Supplements Among [U.S.] Adults, 1999–2018.” The letter, which was published on Feb. 1, 2022, examined the reported prevalence and trends in use of melatonin supplements among 55,021 U.S. adults from 1999 through 2018. Ultimately, the study reported that melatonin usage and dosage has increased […]
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