NEW: Fact Sheet: The Facts about Caffeine in Dietary Supplements 04/13

General

Fact Sheet: Who Is CRN? 01/13

Backgrounder: Flawed HHS OIG Reports Fault Dietary Supplement Industry With Unrepresentative Sample, Biased Stats and No Context 11/12

Backgrounder: What Consumers Need to Know: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation—In Response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendations 06/12

Backgrounder: CRN Debunks Widely Cited AER Statistic for Supplements 02/12

Backgrounder: FDA Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients for the Dietary Supplement Industry 03/12

Backgrounder: One Dozen Tips for Consumers 03/11

Fact Sheet: Dietary Supplements—Safe, Beneficial and Regulated 11/11

Does DSHEA Give FDA Adequate Authority Over Dietary Supplements? 02/12

Position Statement: Supplements Important Component in Prevention of Chronic Disease, Maintaining Wellness and Reducing Healthcare Costs 06/10

Backgrounder: Is Your Dietary Supplement Really Regulated? 06/10

Anabolic Steroids

Fact Sheet: Anabolic Steroids Are Not Dietary Supplements 06/10

Advertising

Backgrounder: Industry Initiative Targets Deceptive, False and Misleading Dietary Supplement Advertising 02/11

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.

Backgrounder: CRN Debunks Widely Cited AER Statistic for Supplements02/12

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

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Antioxidants

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

Caffeine

Fact Sheet: The Facts about Caffeine in Dietary Supplements 04/13

Calcium/Vitamin D

Backgrounder: What Consumers Need to Know: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation—In Response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendations 06/12

Country of Origin Labeling

Position Statement: Full Enforcement of GMPs, NOT Country of Origin Labeling, Is Strongest Way to Ensure Safety and Quality of Imported Dietary Supplement Ingredients 09/08

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

GMOs

Position Statement: CRN Opposes Bounty Hunter Enforcement Hidden in California’s Prop 37: Genetically Engineered Food Act 09/12

G6PD Deficiency

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

Multivitamins

Backgrounder 03/07

Q&A 05/06

Position Paper 05/06

New Dietary Ingredients

Backgrounder: FDA Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients for the Dietary Supplement Industry 09/11

Sports and Supplements

Position Statement: Dietary Supplements for Sports Nutrition & Performance 08/12

Fact Sheet: Anabolic Steroids Are Not Dietary Supplements06/09

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