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General

Fact Sheet: Dietary Supplements—Safe, Beneficial and Regulated 02/07

Fact Sheet: Who Is CRN? 04/05


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Advertising

Backgrounder: New Industry Initiative Targets Deceptive, False and Misleading Dietary Supplement Advertising 04/07

Press Release: CRN Launches Advertising Campaign Urging Supplement Companies to Support NAD Self-Regulatory Program 04/07

CRN/NAD initiative


AERs

NOTE: Legislation requiring the reporting of all serious adverse events was passed on Dec. 20, 2006 and will go into effect a year from that date.

Press Release: CRN Celebrates Passage of AER Bill; Commends Congress on This Important Milestone for Industry, Consumers 12/06

Position Statement: Industry Should be Required to Report Serious Adverse Events (AEs) to FDA 03/06

Click here for CRN's informational ad on AERs


Antioxidants

“Antioxidant Supplements for Prevention of Mortality in Healthy Participants and Patients with Various Diseases” 04/08


Codex/International

Frequently Asked Questions: Codex Alimentarius 10/05

Backgrounder: CAFTA-NAFTA and Codex—No Connection 07/05

Myths and Facts on Codex and WTO 03/05


DHEA

Position Statement: DHEA Does Not Belong on a “Controlled Substances” List 03/07

Analysis: "DHEA in Elderly Women and DHEA or Testosterone in Elderly Men" from New England Journal of Medicine 10/06

Backgrounder: DHEA—The Basic Facts 06/05


FDA Draft CAM Guidance

Position Statement: FDA Seeks Clarity on Complementary & Alternative Products: Misinterpretation of DRAFT GUIDANCE Causes Unwarranted Concerns; DSHEA is Safe 05/07


FDARA Legislation

Position Statement: Reagan-Udall Foundation of FDA Revitalization Act (FDARA–S.1082): Does Not Negatively Impact Dietary Supplements or Conflict with DSHEA 05/07


Food Stamps

Position Statement: Food Stamp Program Should be Expanded to Include Nutritional Supplements Providing Vitamins and Minerals 03/07


FSAs/HSAs

Position Statement: Tax Policy Should Encourage Consumers to Make Beneficial Healthcare Choices Using Dietary Supplements 02/07


Glucosamine/Chondroitin and GAIT

Q & A: Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Joint Health 02/06

Backgrounder: Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Joint Health 11/05

Fact Sheet: The GAIT Trial—Good News for Osteoarthritis Sufferers 11/05


GMPs

Press Release: CRN Welcomes GMP Final Rule 06/07

Position Statement: Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices Long Overdue; Mainstream Industry Ready, Willing and Waiting for GMPs 03/07


G6PD Deficiency

Fact Sheet: Are vitamins and minerals safe for persons with G6PD deficiency? 05/05


Multivitamins

Backgrounder 03/07

Q&A 05/06


Vitamin E

Q&A: Vitamin E and the Women’s Health Study 07/05

Q&A: Questions and Answers About Vitamin E and HOPE-TOO 03/05

Q&A: Questions and Answers About Vitamin E Safety and Benefits 03/05

Fact Sheet: What Consumers Need to Know About the HOPE-TOO Study 03/05

Q&A: Questions and Answers about Vitamin E 11/04

Fact Sheet: Vitamin E Meta-Analysis—What Consumers Need to Know 11/04

Fact Sheet: Vitamin E meta-analysis in Annals of Internal Medicine 11/04


Women's Health Initiative

Questions and Answers about the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Studies on Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation 02/06


 

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