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CRN & NAD Reflect on Program’s Ten Years of Self-Regulatory Excellence

Washington, D.C., October 28, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation (CRNF) today paid tribute during its annual conference in California to the ten-year anniversary of its partnership with the National Advertising Division (NAD) on a self-regulatory advertising monitoring
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Supplement Use Among Younger Adult Generations Contributes to Boost in Overall Usage in 2016—More than 170 million Americans take dietary supplements

Washington, D.C., October 27, 2016—Seventy-one percent of U.S.
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Research

CRN Announces Educational Grant to Advance Nutrition Education

Washington, D.C., October 17, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced a $10,000 donation to the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
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Five New Companies Added to CRN’s Membership Roster

Washington, D.C., October 17, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today welcomed the addition of five new member companies to its membership roster.
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New Study Reaffirms Calcium Safety for Heart Health

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2016—In response to a study, “Calcium Intake from Diet and Supplements and the Risk of Coronary Artery Calcification and its Progression among Older Adults: 10-year Follow-up of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA),” published today in
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New Study of Supplement Usage Shows Steady Interest by Consumers in Product Category

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2016—In response to a new study, “Trends in Dietary Supplement Use Among US Adults From 1999–2012” published today in JAMA1, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional f
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CRN Urges Doctors to Have Open, Informed Dialogue on Supplement Usage

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2016—In response to an opinion piece by Pieter A.
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Industry Leaders Collaborate to Develop the Supplement OWL—New Product Registry a Hallmark of Industry Maturation

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) Board of Directors recently got its first behind-the-scenes look at the progress of the Supplement OWL—the industry-wide dietary supplement product registry—a self-regulatory initiative that will help create
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News Release

Puerto Rico Secretary of Health Stops AO 346 in its Tracks—CRN Commends Local Regulators, Legislators and Organizations for Cooperative Efforts with Industry

Washington, D.C., September 22, 2016—The Puerto Rico Secretary of Health, Ana Ríus Armendáriz, M.D., announced this week that the Department of Health will not enforce Administrative Order (AO) 346 at this time, advising she will now go through proper channels of notice, including a hear
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Legislative Action

Internationally-recognized Sleep Scientist Discusses the Relationship between Sleep, Nutrition, and Overall Health at Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing

Washington, D.C., September 16, 2016—At the 27th Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucusluncheon briefing, “Counting on Your Sleep: Health and Dietary Supplements,” which took place this week, Michael Grandner, Ph.D., MTR, CBSM, Director, Sleep and Health Program, and Assistan
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