Press Releases

CRN Foundation to Spotlight Prenatal Nutrition at 2025 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

May 12, 2025 - The CRN Foundation, the educational arm of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), will once again champion the importance of prenatal nutrition at the 2025 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, taking place May 16–18 in Minneapolis.

CRN Calls for Exemption of Dietary Supplements from Potential Section 232 Pharmaceutical Tariffs

MAY 8, 2025 - The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced today it has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the agency to exclude dietary supplements and their ingredients from actions arising from the Department’s Section 232 national security investigation of pharmaceutical imports.

CRN’s Updated Evaluation Raises Safe Intake Level for Magnesium Supplements

APRIL 29, 2025 - The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has completed an updated evaluation of magnesium safety, raising its recommended safe upper level (UL) for magnesium supplements to 500 milligrams per day for healthy adults, based on new human clinical data showing that higher levels are well tolerated.

‘Innovation Exchange’ Event Now Accepting Proposals

APRIL 9, 2025 — CRN today announced its call for proposals for the second annual Innovation Exchange event.  Created to spotlight innovative research, technologies, and ingredients within the interactive setting of CRN’s annual industry gathering, Innovation Exchange will again convene supplement industry leaders among finished product manufacturers with ingredient suppliers, service providers and other stakeholders for this unique event.

Save the Date for CRN’s Signature Dietary Supplement and Functional Food Industry Events: Oct. 8–10 in St. Louis

MARCH 5, 2025 — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has announced that its signature events, CONVERGENCE ‘25 with Science in Session, WellComms, and Innovation Exchange, will take place Oct. 8–10 at the Ritz Carlton, St. Louis.

CRN Announces 2025 ‘Day on the Hill’ to Advocate for Dietary Supplement Industry

MARCH 4, 2025 — CRN will host its annual Day on the Hill on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This premier advocacy event provides CRN members with the opportunity to meet in person with Members of Congress and key Congressional staff to discuss policy priorities vital to the dietary supplement and functional food industry.