Press Releases

APRIL 18, 2023, Washington, D.C. —Today, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced the findings of a jointly-commissioned Ipsos survey, which explored people’s understanding of how their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are used and how they should work, specifically regarding the purchase of dietary supplements.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, responded to a recent study published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) that looked at the levels of certain nutrients in some dietary supplements often taken or marketed to pregnant women

WASHINGTON, DC—Any reorganization structure for human foods proposed by FDA must include dietary supplements and the new deputy commissioner must be accountable for supplement regulation...

Marketing and communications professionals in the wellness space—don't miss CRN's premier event,“WellComms: Ignite!,” May 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C. 

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced longtime healthcare communications strategist Jeff Ventura has joined the organization as the vice president of communications, reporting to CRN President & CEO Steve Mister.

The CRN Foundation’s recent Health Care Cost Savings report, Supplement to Savings (“S2S”), identified up to $106.6 million in net savings if lutein and zeaxanthin are used by the at-risk target populations most susceptible to AMD.

CRN today submitted comments to FDA on its proposed rule updating the “healthy” implied nutrient content claim. CRN’s comments to FDA emphasized the value of including dietary supplements and functional foods in the final rule and urged the agency to reconsider its “food groups-only” approach.

Today the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), organizations representing dietary supplement manufacturers, marketers, and ingredient suppliers, released the below statements commending Senators Lee (R-UT) and Sinema (I-AZ) on their Resolution recognizing the importance of dietary supplements and highlighting the natural products industry’s contributions to America’s health and economy.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition-International (CRN-I), the international arm of the U.S.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), will hold an in-person symposium on March 5 in in Düsseldorf, Germany, prior to the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) meeting.

CRN expressed dismay today about FDA’s denial of its 2020 citizen petition calling on the agency to create a regulatory pathway to legally market dietary supplements containing hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) and the agency’s separate announcement that FDA “has concluded a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed that balances individuals’ desire for access to CBD products with the regulatory oversight needed to manage risks.”