A selection of some of CRN’s recent quotes in the press

“We urge consumers to speak with their doctors and other healthcare practitioners about everything they consume, including dietary supplements. Dietary supplement use is highest among older populations, according to our research, and so we support the need for techniques to enhance the transparency of what elderly patients are taking, as Dr. Steinman suggests in his commentary. Creating a list of everything being taken, including dietary supplements; looking to healthcare practitioners outside of primary care physicians, such as pharmacists and nurses, as partners in health these are practical solutions, but the onus does not lie with the patient only. Healthcare practitioners have to share the responsibility, too.”

—CRN’s Andrea Wong was quoted from CRN’s statement in response to a JAMA article on OTC and supplement use among older adults in the U.S. Dr. Wong’s comments appeared in several media outlets including: Drug Store News; Natural Products INSIDER; and NutraIngredients

 

 

“It is important to talk to your doctor before starting thyroid supplements.”

—CRN’s Duffy MacKay emphasizes a key CRN message in a Consumer Reports article, “5 Reasons You Should Never Take Thyroid Supplements”

 

 

“There is no excuse for companies not to file NDI notifications with FDA. FDA made its position on this ingredient clear and provided the industry ample time to come into compliance.”

—CRN’s Duffy MacKay, “The Tan Sheet,” “Acacia Rigidula Found In More Supplements; FDA Warns Six Firms”

 

 

“If an authoritative body like IOM or Codex would establish [intake values for bioactives], then those key bioactives would take their rightful place with national and international; nutrition policy and strengthen public health initiatives.”

—CRN’s Jim Griffiths, NutraIngredients.com, “Clearer bioactive standards will benefit innovation, report states”

 

 

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