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CRN Applauds FDA for Taking Action Against Companies Selling Illegal Ingredient

Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016—In response to Warning Letters issued today by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to distributors of products that list methylsynephrine
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ACI and CRN to Co-host 2016 Dietary Supplement Legal & Regulatory Conference—CRN President and Veteran Legal & Regulatory Attorney to Co-chair Event

Washington, D.C., March 30, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced it will co-present theFourth Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements
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FTC’s Cleland to Discuss Advertising Hot Topics at CRN Regulatory Summit—Agenda also includes experts from FDA, industry and more

Washington, D.C., March 29, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced that Richard Cleland,assistant director, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Pro
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CRN Urges Doctors and Patients to Discuss Dietary Supplement Use, Responds to JAMA Internal Medicine Study, Articles

Washington, D.C., March 21, 2016—In response to a new study, “Changes in Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medication and Dietary Supplement Use Among Older Adults in the United States, 2005 vs 2011,” a new commentary, “Polypharmacy—Time to Get Beyond Numbers,” and a new letter, “Non
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New CRN-I Symposium Report Calls on Scientific Authorities to Set Numerical Values on Bioactive Nutrients—Consumers Deserve Clear Information to Help Them Achieve Dietary Goals

Manno, Switzerland, 17 March, 2016—Authoritative scientific bodies should set standards for bioactive nutrients, says a new article titled “Nutrient reference value: non-communicable disease endpoints—a conference repo
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CRN Regulatory Summit to Feature Four FDA Speakers—May 5 inaugural event to take place just outside Washington, DC

Washington, D.C., March 16, 2016—Four prominent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are confirmed speakers at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) inaugural Regulatory Summit, taking place Thursday, May 5, at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Md., the trade associat
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New Study Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy May Contribute to the Development of MS in the Offspring

Washington, D.C., March 8, 2016—It is important to correct a vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, since low levels of vitamin D could result in the birth of an infant who might be at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood.
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CRN Urges Doctors to Consider Better Ways to Dialogue with Patients Taking Herbal Supplements

Washington, D.C., March 8, 2016—In response to a new Patient Page on Herbal Medications published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional foo
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CRN Applauds Senate Confirmation of New FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D.

Washington, D.C., February 24, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement in response to today’s Senate confirmation of Robert Califf, M.D., as U.S.
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CRN Announces Industry-Wide Regulatory Conference—Event to be held at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Maryland in early May

Washington, D.C., February 17, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced that it will host a new conference, The Regulatory Summit, on Thursday, May 5, at the Hyatt Reg
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