A selection of some of CRN’s recent quotes and published bylines

CRN's product registry initiative

"The result of ...improved transparency should make it easier for FDA to target enforcement actions at problematic products and force marketers to improve quality as they become more visible...”

—CRN’s Steve Mister’s bylined article in Natural Products INSIDER, “CRN Requires Members to Register Product Labels in ODS Database”

“This marks the start of a new era for our industry. Our members can no longer allow those companies skirting the laws to tarnish our reputation. This first step toward greater transparency for regulators and researchers is long overdue, and we strongly urge others in the industry to work with us on this and future initiatives that will ultimately build a stronger industry.”

—CRN’s Steve Mister NutraIngredients.com, “’A first, and necessary, step’: CRN to require members submit product labels to ODS label database”

Nutritional Outlook, Nutraceuticals World, Drug Store News, The National Law Review and Whole Foods Online also covered the news.

 

 

CRN’s response to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

“Vitamins and minerals are nutrients, so their primary purpose is to nourish the body...it’s unfair to assess whether multivitamins affect cancer or heart disease when their intent is to benefit a person’s health in general.”

—CRN’s Andrea Wong, Nebraska Word-Herald, “Millions of Americans take daily supplements, but experts say good diet is all you need”

 

“CRN is pleased to see the Guidelines’ recognition of dietary supplements as having a role to play in achieving optimal nutrition. We remind consumers that dietary supplements are supplements to, not substitutes for, a healthy diet. However, given the number of underconsumed nutrients in our population, dietary supplements are needed to fill in the nutrient gaps. We hope this influential roadmap for nutrition will help bring awareness to the real life need for supplementation.”

—CRN’s Duffy MacKay, Vitamin Retailer “CRN Welcomes New Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” Dr. MacKay was also quoted in Drug Store News and Nutrition Industry Executive

 

 

Potential supplement labeling legislation

“Senators Durbin and Blumenthal have been threatening to reintroduce the Dietary Supplement Labeling Act. We expected it last year but it never came. When the statement came out it was a little bit alarming but at the same time we understood where they were coming from and to some degree we expected it.”

—CRN’s Mike Greene in NutraIngredients.com, “Plan by Durbin and Blumenthal for new supplement legislation significant but not unexpected, trade associations say”

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