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

“We understand the FDA is close [to issuing the revised guidance] but we don’t know if that is close in terms of two years from now or two months. I think the vacuum that existed last year in [FDA] leadership has been filled. Even though they are acting positions, they are very good at what they do and I suspect these are the issues they are working on right now.”

—CRN’s Mike Greene, Natural Products INSIDER, “Rep. Chaffetz Presses FDA on NDI Guidance”

 

“When you listen to what the scientists are saying, we’re seeing that there’s a continuous trend that when people are taking nutritional supplements they stay healthier...”

—CRN Chairman of the Board, Harvey Kamil, Natural Products INSIDER’s video on CRN’s 2015 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, “State of the Supplement Industry”

 

“USP’s position is that the quality and consistency of dietary supplements are questionable without a compendial standard. But responsible companies allowed to set their own specifications are going to set reasonable specifications. There is nothing to stop a company using compendial standards, and many companies do. With botanicals people use monographs from AHP or AOAC, for example. They are one way to ensure quality but they’re not the only way...The industry has embraced this flexibility, particularly with botanicals.”

—CRN’s Duffy MacKay, NutraIngredients.com, “Make compendial standards compulsory to improve consistency & quality of supplements, says USP paper”

 

“I believe the entire industry supports good legislation that gives consumers the ability to deduct dietary supplements from flexible spending accounts...[consumer self-selection of supplements and vitamins] is all about prevention and wellness.”

—CRN’s Mike Greene, “The Tan Sheet”, ”Pre-Tax Savings Purchases Could Be Next Hatch Stamp On Supplement”

 

 

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