Press Releases

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 – The Council for Responsible Nutrition-International is pleased to announce the publication of the conference report: “Advancing Nutrition Science to Meet Evolving Global Health Needs” in the European Journal of Nutrition summarizing the proceedings of its annual Scientific Symposium in Düsseldorf, Germany.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 – The Council for Responsible Nutrition provided in-person and written testimony in Boston to voice opposition to H.2215/S.1465, which, if enacted, would prohibit access to safe and beneficial dietary supplements to consumers 18 years of age and younger—and limit access to these products by consumers of all ages.  

NOVEMBER 16, 2023 – The Council for Responsible Nutrition welcomed an array of manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and service providers to its ranks during a particularly active summer working on key issues to protect and advance CRN member interests.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 – The Council for Responsible Nutrition has responded to a newly published research letter ("Characteristics of Melatonin Use Among US Children and Adolescents") appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, which cites irrelevant and flawed data to raise unnecessary alarm about pediatric use of melatonin.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023 – The Council for Responsible Nutrition expressed disappointment with today’s FDA delay in responding to CRN’s Citizen Petition submitted May 9, which requested the agency officially clarify its interpretation of the drug preclusion clause within the 180 days prescribed by law. The FDA attributed its failure to reach a decision on the petition within the statutory prescribed timeframe to “competing agency priorities.”

OCTOBER 26, 2023 – CRN announced the winners of its graduate student award program that grants the next generation of nutrition scientists and practitioners access to its annual Science in Session symposium, that took place Tuesday, Oct. 3.

OCTOBER 5, 2023—CRN the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced findings from its anticipated annual survey of U.S. adults, conducted by Ipsos.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 — CRN last week filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the Commission clarify certain aspects of its new Health Products Compliance Guidance.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023— CRN today extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Gov. Bill Richardson, who passed away on Sept. 1.  The two-term Democratic Governor of New Mexico and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. was instrumental in passage of landmark dietary supplements regulation. 

AUGUST 25, 2023 — CRN is pleased to announce that that FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D., will address attendees during its Now New Next conference on Wednesday, Oct. 4, via a virtual fireside chat with CRN President & CEO Steve Mister.