CRN and Informa Plan Industry-Wide Educational Webinar on New NDI Draft Guidance—Regulatory Experts to Provide Evaluation, Interpretation of New Rules

Washington, D.C., August 11, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, together with Informa Exhibitions, one of the world's leading knowledge providers, today announced plans for an industry-wide webinar on the topic of New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications, following FDA’s release of a new draft guidance. 

“This is a topic that we’ve been actively involved in for several years now, and with the release of the new draft guidance, companies have questions and we’re poised to provide the right experts with answers,” said Duffy MacKay, N.D., senior vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs, CRN. “We’re taking the time to review the substance of the draft guidance in order to bring you the most qualified regulatory experts, and we expect the experts to include representatives from FDA.”  Dr. MacKay added that the webinar will take place in September and the specifics (including date, speakers and pricing) will be announced soon.

Webinar details will be available on CRN’s website: www.crnusa.org/webinars-informa/NDI. To receive email notification, please contact Maya English, menglish@crnusa.org or call 202-204-7687.

Note to Editor: The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing 150+ dietary supplement and functional food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and companies providing services to those manufacturers and suppliers.  In addition to complying with a host of federal and state regulations governing dietary supplements and food in the areas of manufacturing, marketing, quality control and safety, our manufacturer and supplier members also agree to adhere to additional voluntary guidelines as well as to CRN’s Code of Ethics. Visit www.crnusa.org. Follow us on Twitter @crn_supplements and @wannabewell and on Facebook.

Informa Exhibitions is one of the world’s leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialized information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide including the emerging markets of India, China and South Africa.