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CRN’s Virtual ‘Supplement Advocacy Send-In’ Sets the Bar for Effective Advocacy During Pandemic

CRN to Present Annual Events Virtually, October 13–16: Save the date for ‘Science in Session’ and ‘Now, New, Next’

New Dietary Guidelines Report Recognizes Role of Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy and Lactation

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Featured Article

Transparency as ‘disinfectant’

In Regulatory Focus, Steve Mister discusses a mandatory dietary supplement registry: "A century ago, Justice Louis Brandeis advocated for more transparency of financial and government institutions as the best way to combat corruption and stamp out unethical behavior...Today, consumers are demanding similar transparency in the products they purchase and the companies they patronize..."

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Safety Alert

SARMS Can Harm

CRN Applauds Legislation that Promotes a Safer Dietary Supplement Marketplace

SARMs—Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators—are illegal compounds when used in dietary supplement products. Sometimes appearing with names like “ostarine” and “andarine,” they can pose a serious threat to consumer safety. Learn more about how #SARMsCanHarm...

FOR INDUSTRY: CRN releases SARMs guidelines

SARMs Can Harm

CONSUMER EDUCATION

Learn about changes to the 'Supplement Facts' label

CRN Campaign Educates Consumers about Dietary Supplement Label Changes

UPDATE: CRN’s Label Wise Honored with 2020 NutraIngredients USA Industry Initiative of the Year Award

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COVID-19

Supplement Industry Associations Applaud FDA Actions to Protect Consumers from Fraudulent Products Related to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

CBD

CRN Files Citizen Petition Calling on FDA to Regulate CBD as a Legal Dietary Supplement

Family Research

Three Reminders for Consumers When Purchasing Dietary Supplements — A Public Service Announcement from the Council For Responsible Nutrition

Supplement Facts

Get Label Wise with Supplement Facts

Get the facts—and be Label Wise!

Nutrition education

CRN Demonstrates Commitment to Advance Nutrition Education

Retailer Relations Forum

CRN Announces Creation of Retailer Relations Forum

Events & Education

From in-person conferences and meetings to webinars and conference calls, CRN hosts a variety of educational initiatives covering science, regulation, and growing your business.

Sports Nutrition

Industry-wide webinar—Sports Nutrition: Challenges and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19

Save the date for a discussion among key experts on challenges and opportunities in the sports nutrition supplement category as consumer attitudes and habits have shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Events

Virtual Meeting

2020 Day of Science and Conference

Join us Oct. 13–16 for our industry-wide annual events, presented virtually this year in new, exciting formats: 'Science in Session' and 'Now, New, Next—The Conference Reimagined.'