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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).

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced registration is open for its signature industry events, Science in Session and Now, New, Next. The events return in-person with virtual options, feature keynote speaker Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., and tackle challenges facing the dietary supplement industry.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, applauds legislators in New York for recognizing that Senate Bill 16-D and Assembly Bill 431-B would have negatively impacted consumers and the local economy.

The CRN Foundation today announced the launch of Vitamin D & Me!—a consumer education website on vitamin D and COVID-19.

The article suggests that supplements are useless—even ones containing essential vitamins and minerals. That’s just uninformed and overheated rhetoric.

APRIL 27, 2021 —Proposed changes will combat adulterated products and clarify FDA’s role as the regulator of products represented as dietary supplements— WASHINGTON—Today, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced its support for revisions to the federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that address a clarification to the definition of a “dietary supplement”. The proposed modifications will clarify FDA’s authority over products masquerading as dietary supplements regardless of their contents and will combat adulterated products in the market.