Press Releases

CRN applauds FDA’s announcement today to exercise enforcement discretion for qualified health claims regarding magnesium and reduced risk of high blood pressure. The announcement was in response to a petition sponsored by CRN and other organizations filed on behalf of the Center for Magnesium Education and Research LLC, and allows qualified health claims on the relationship between magnesium and a reduced risk of high blood pressure in conventional foods and dietary supplements.

CRN responded today to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today expressed its disappointment with FDA’s response to its citizen petition about the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as a legal dietary supplement.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced the addition of 10 new companies to its membership rolls. The members, added during the second and third quarters of 2021, include an array of supplement manufacturers and service providers and represent a growing CRN membership.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced its hire of award-winning PR strategist Craig M. Muckle as Director of Communications.

CASP Award launched in June 2021; provides access to CRN’s signature symposium Science in Session; presented in partnership with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation

The CRN Foundation, via its Vitamin D & Me! education initiative, today applauded new research conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that demonstrates significant links between vitamin D and COVID-19.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today revealed initial findings from its 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, applauds President Joe Biden's apparent intent to nominate Robert M. Califf, MD, for Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).