functional food
Functional Food and Supplement Sales Decline in Japan Following Deaths
Consumers in Japan are shying away from dietary supplements and functional food products following a health scare from red yeast rice products manufactured by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Osaka, Japan). Since March, more than 100 people have been hospitalized and five people died, after taking Kobayashi products containing red yeast rice (called beni koji in Japanese). A […]
Mushroom Ingredient Sales Show Significant Growth According to GlobalData Reports
GlobalData, a data and analytics company based in London, has reported that increasing consumer interest in health, wellness and natural products had lead to significant growth in demand of mushroom ingredients. GlobalData’s 2023 Q1 GlobalData Consumer Survey (21,968 responses) has revealed that 57 percent of global consumers believe mushrooms can positively impact their health. This, […]
COSMOS-Mind Study Shows Promise for Multivitamins in Cognition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind (COSMOS-Mind) study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Andrea […]
CRN Criticizes FDA’s ‘Nonresponsive’ Response to Citizen Petition on NAC
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised. Instead, FDA dodged the facial legal issues raised about FDA’s position on NAC by raising safety issues that […]
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 […]
Four in 10 consumers have bought more functional products during pandemic
More than four in 10 consumers have increased their purchases of functional foods, beverages and supplements since the start of the pandemic, a major global survey has found. Kerry, the makers of clinically proven immune health ingredient Wellmune, surveyed 13,000 people across 16 countries to provide manufacturers with insights into the impact of COVID-19 on […]
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 Applauds GMO Labeling Bill
In response to passage of S. 764, the “Biotech Labeling Solutions Act,” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement on July 15 by Steve Mister, president and CEO: “CRN appreciates the bi-partisan, cooperative efforts demonstrated by Congress in passing a bill […]
Supplementation During Pregnancy is Critical
In response to a report titled “Vitamin supplementation in pregnancy” published on July 12 in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, Duffy MacKay, N.D., senior vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: “Reputable medical organizations, including the […]
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