Press Releases

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today issued the following statement from CRN President and CEO Steve Mister on the passing of Senator Orrin Hatch this weekend.

CRN today issued the following statement in response to FDA’s draft guidance on n-acetyl-cysteine (NAC).

CRN is extremely disappointed and unconvinced by FDA’s response today that it has chosen to deny CRN’s citizen’s petition while holding out the possibility that it may open a rulemaking specific to NAC instead.

According to CRN's 2021 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, 70 percent of supplement users regularly get a good night's sleep compared with 62 percent of non-users. The 2021 survey also indicates 11 percent of supplement users take melatonin. In recognition of National Sleep Day, CRN dispels four common myths about melatonin.

As the leading association for the dietary supplement and functional foods industry, CRN applauds this new supplement research that paves the way to improved understanding of the role nutrition plays for human health. The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) is exactly that kind of research.

Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced promotions for four staffers and two new employees to its team. Megan Olsen was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel; Gretchen Powers, to vice president, marketing and member experience; Haiuyen Nguyen, to vice president, regulatory and nutrition policy; and Tammie Betway, to office director and executive assistant to the CEO. Daniel Garza and Elise Hall joined CRN as legislative and legal assistant and communications assistant, respectively.

Congratulations to Dr. Califf on his confirmation as FDA Commissioner. CRN supports his confirmation, and we look forward to working with Dr. Califf and other FDA leaders to keep strengthening the dietary supplement and functional food industry and protecting consumers’ ability to access safe and beneficial products. We’ll do this together by ensuring products continue to meet all regulatory requirements.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, responded to a recent commentary appearing in the Military Times and other publications that called for a centralized reporting system in the military for adverse events reported by dietary supplement users.

Results from a study, Adverse effects associated with use of specific dietary supplements: The US Military Dietary Supplement Use Study, were recently published in Food and Chemical Toxicity.