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CRN Opposes Supplement-related Amendment to Military Spending Authorization Bill 

Washington, D.C., May 11, 2016—In response to Senator Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) announcement of his intent to offer an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require all dietary supplement products sold on military bases (including commissaries or ret
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Ultimate Fighting Championship Anti-Doping Chief Leads Luncheon at Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus—Coalition of Natural Products and Dietary Supplements Associations Sponsor Briefing for Lawmakers and Staff on Capitol Hill

Washington, D.C., April 19, 2016—The Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC) hosted Jeff Novitzky, Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), on April 14 for a luncheon and briefing for lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill. Mr.
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CRN Announces Industry-Wide Dietary Supplement Product Registry to be Launched This Year—Self-Regulatory Initiative Will Help Regulators, Retailers Identify Legitimate Products

Washington, D.C., April 13, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, today announced its Board has unanimously authorized the creation of an industry-wide dietary supplement product registry to be launched by the
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Eight Companies Join CRN’s Membership Roster

Washington, D.C., April 12, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced the addition of eight new member companies to its membership roster.
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CRN Advises Consumers to Beware of Ingredient Being Illegally Marketed in Dietary Supplements—Responds to New Study Revealing Illegal Ingredient, FDA Actions

Washington, D.C., April 7, 2016—In response to a new study, “Pharmaceutical doses of the banned stimulant oxilofrine found in dietary supplements sold in the USA,” published online today in D
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Mary Swartz Rose Awards Presented to Two Scientific Researchers at Experimental Biology 2016—Investigators Honored for their Work in Bioactive Compounds

Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016—Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., FASN, and Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Ph.D., yesterday received the Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award and the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, respectively, at the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Scientific Sessio
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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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