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Healthy Habits Linked to Dietary Supplement Users—Supplement Users More Likely to Focus on a Pattern of Healthy Habits  than Non-Supplement Users, According to Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2013—When it comes to making lifestyle choices, those who take dietary supplements seem to make healthier choices overall compared to those who do not take dietary supplements, according to the most recent CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements from Ipsos P
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CRN Responds to CSPI Concerns About Ginkgo Biloba

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2013—In response to a press release issued yesterday by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) calling on FDA to prohibit the sale of Ginkgo biloba, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the die
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Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing Addresses Role of Dietary Supplements in Sports Health and Fitness―Speakers Include NFL Player Larry Fitzgerald

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2013—The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), in cooperation with the leading trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry—the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Coun
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CRN, NPA Connect with All 97 Freshman Members of the 113th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) today announced they have met with the entire freshman class of the 113th Congress, including 83 offices in the House of Representatives and 14 offices in the Senate, as p
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CRN Calls on FDA to Consider Chemical Identity and Safety in Interpreting "Chemically Altered" Definition for NDIs—Association seeks expert opinion from law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today provided its fifth substantive submission to FDA in response to the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance, this time through 
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Supplement Associations Ask FDA to Issue Revised Draft Guidance on NDI Ingredient Identity

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 6, 2013 – The five associations representing the dietary supplement industry have requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issue revised guidance on new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, with a specific focus on the information to be included to
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CRN Responds to New Government-Funded Study on Lutein/Zeaxanthin, Omega-3 for Eye-Related Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2013—Scientific researchers yesterday presented their first results from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2), a multi-center, multi-factorial, randomized, control-group trial, seeking to determine if adding lutein/zeaxanthin, omega-3s, or a combination o
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Notable Researchers Honored with Mary Swartz Rose Awards at Experimental Biology 2013—CRN Reaffirms Support for Nutrition Research Through Ongoing ASN Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2013—William G.
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Consumer Reports Issues Clarification on Vitamin D/Calcium Story

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2013—In the May issue of Consumer Reports, a story titled “Vitamin D: How 32 supplements really measure up” erroneously identified nine vitamin D/calcium supplement products that the publication claimed exceeded the California Proposition 65 Lead Limi
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CRN Responds to FDA's Warning on DMAA

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2013—In response to a Consumer Advisory issued by FDA on DMAA, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement industry, issued the following statement:
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