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CRN Adds Six New Members

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2012—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, has added six new companies to its membership roster: Voting Members—AdvoCare International, L.P., headquartered in Plano, Texas; AeroDesigns, Inc.
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CRN Disputes Conclusion of New Study on Vitamin D—IOM Guidelines on Vital Nutrient Lower the Bar, Cause Confusion for Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 25, 2012—In response to a study, “Mortality Rates Across 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) Levels among Adults with and without Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate &lt
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CRN Calls on FDA to Reverse Its Current Position on Synthetic Botanicals

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 23, 2012—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, yesterday called on FDA to reverse its current position that synthetic constituents of botanicals cannot be dietary ingredients.  In a 
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New Study Finds Modest Reduction in Cancer in Middle-aged and Older Healthy Men Taking Multivitamins

Washington, D.C., October 17, 2012—A new study published today in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) found “daily multivitamin supplementation modestly but significantly reduced the risk of total cancer” in a large population of healthy male physicians.  
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CRN's Steve Mister Named by CEO Update as a 2012 Top Association Leader

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2012—Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), has been named one of the year’s Top CEOs by CEO Update, the publication that covers executive careers in associations, nonprofits an
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Supplement Usage, Consumer Confidence Remain Steady According to New Annual Survey from CRN

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2012—Sixty-eight percent of American adults take nutritional or dietary supplements, says the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), based on data released today from its annual consumer survey.
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CRN Responds to Today's Dietary Supplement Reports from Health and Human Services

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 3, 2012—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today issued concern on behalf of responsible companies with government findings that an unacceptable number of companies are not following the law.
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Vitamin D Supplements Provide Important Benefits for Bone Health, Immunity, and More—New Study Should Be Viewed in Context of Overall Research

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2, 2012—In response to the study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, “Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Adults,” by David Murdoch, M.D., et al, the Council for Responsible Nu
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CRN Adds Veteran Supplement and Safety Scientist

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 1, 2012—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today announced Jim Griffiths, Ph.D., has been appointed as the association’s vice president, scientific and international affairs, effective Octobe
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Congressman Recognizes the 100th Anniversary of the Vitamin— Congressional Remarks Mark the Milestone

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 26, 2012—Honoring the 100th anniversary of the vitamin, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) last week entered into the U.S.
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