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CRN Releases Statement on Tianeptine “Supplement” Products

by Eric Munson | January 22, 2024

On Jan. 12, The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a warning to consumers against purchasing any “supplements” containing tianeptine. These products contain an illegal opioid-like ingredient that can lead to significant health risks. As the product is widely available in gas stations and convenience stores, it is often nicknamed “gas station heroin.” Tianeptine is […]

Trade Associations Warn Consumers of Dangerous Substance Illegally Marketed as a Dietary Supplement

by Nicholas Saraceno | November 5, 2018

The dietary supplement industry sounded the alarm about the dangers of “phenibut,” a substance being illegally marketed in products fraudulently labeled as dietary supplements. Developed and used as a drug in the former Soviet Union for its supposed brain-enhancing properties, phenibut is not approved as a drug in the United States, nor does it meet […]

CRN Supports FDA Against Consumer Access to Powdered Caffeine

by Corinne Anderson | December 15, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to five distributors of pure powdered caffeine because the products are dangerous and present “significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury to consumers,” the FDA said. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) released a statement supporting the FDA and its decision. “We have been, […]

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