“There is a small minority of products that do contain ingredients that shouldn’t be in there. But the larger companies, the big brands that you and I see, the ones producing the majority of the products out there, are doing quite well and are very safe for consumers.”

—CRN’s Steve Mister in Consumer Reports, also picked up by Yahoo!News

 

“Many issues surrounding NDIs remain unresolved five years after FDA issued its draft guidance.”

—CRN’s Rend Al-Mondhiry in Natural Products INSIDER, “FDA Expected to Release NDI Guidance”

 

“It’s all in how you couch the gulf, the divide, between the industry and the agency. We saw it as more than just a, ‘Oh you weren’t being clear.’ We saw it as, ‘No, you got it wrong in some cases and so this is your chance to re-evaluate the position and come back and get it right.’"

—CRN’s Steve Mister in Natural Products INSIDER, “FDA Acknowledged Flaws in Guidance for Dietary Supplement Industry”

 

“CRN appreciates the bi-partisan, cooperative efforts demonstrated by Congress in passing a bill that establishes a single, national standard that companies can reasonably apply to ensure consumers have access to information regarding product ingredients. This bill, once signed into law, applies to conventional food and dietary supplements, and prevents a patchwork of state-by-state laws that would have led to consumer confusion and higher product costs.”

—CRN’s Steve Mister in Vitamin Retailer, “CRN Applauds GMO Labeling Bill”

 

“This bill is a constructive and practical solution for consumers seeking to educate themselves about whether or not products contain genetically engineered ingredients in order to make informed purchasing decisions.”

—CRN’s Steve Mister, Nutritional Outllook, “Yes to New GMO-Labeling Law? Reactions from IFT Show”

 

“This is a significant opportunity because as the initial recommendations were simply too low to benefit the general population. In fact, if you look at U.S. data, vitamin E is a shortfall nutrient, according to the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. If Americans are not even getting enough vitamin E, for example, it stands to reason that a recommendation that nearly cuts in half what’s recommended for international populations is going to do a disservice to those who rely on Codex NRV-R values.”

—CRN’s Jim Griffiths, in Nutraceuticals World, “CRN Supports Codex Alimentarius Commission’s Revised Nutrient Reference Values”

 

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