dietary supplements
CRN Applauds Bipartisan Legislation Authorizing Dietary Supplement Purchases Using Pre-Tax Dollars
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has applauded bipartisan legislation authorizing dietary supplement purchases using pre-tax dollars. H.R. 5214 recognizes dietary supplements as qualified medical expenses, will allow supplement purchases via Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and will provide economic incentives for consumers to practice preventive health care. “We believe in incentivizing ...
CRN Denounces FDA Rejection of NDI Notifications for Hemp Extract Containing CBD
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived products. “CRN is extremely disappointed to ...
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 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 ...
Waiving Vaccine Patent Rights Could Impact Supplement Industry, Warns NPA and Leading Patent Attorney
The Natural Products Association (NPA), along with patent law expert Kevin Bell, partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice for Arnold Golden Gregory LLP, warned that waiving patents for COVID-19 vaccines for any period of time could undermine American innovation and have a damaging impact on the nutritional supplement industry. “We share the administration’s ...
Establishing Healthy Habits in 2021 for Long-term Vitality
All too often, when February approaches, many of us have already quit the New Year’s resolutions we set with such determination less than a month ago. Perhaps it’s the winter weather that begins to take a toll. Maybe it’s the self-deprivation or the uphill battle we didn’t foresee. Perhaps it’s the ease and pleasure of ...
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 ...
2020 CRN Survey Reveals Focus on Vitamins and Minerals
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued results of the 2020 CRN Consumer Survey revealing that for the fourth year in a row, nearly three-quarters of Americans report taking dietary supplements. Though this year’s percentage, 73 percent, does indicate a decrease in usage by four percentage points from the high-point in 2019, it is still ...
NARB Recommends Church & Dwight Discontinue “Clinically Proven Absorption” Claim for Vitafusion Gummy Vitamins
A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), a division of BBB National Programs, has recommended that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Ewing, NJ) discontinue the claim “Clinically Proven Absorption” for its Vitafusion gummy line of dietary supplements. The advertising at issue had been challenged by competitor Pharmavite LLC (West Hills, CA) before the ...
Legislation Introduced in Senate to Expand HSA & FSA for Nutritional Supplements
New legislation introduced last week in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. “The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we need to be giving people more avenues and opportunities to save money in preventative health ...
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