CRN has a strong and longstanding track record of managing age restriction proposals in the states, taking a strategic approach that prioritizes maintaining an open dialog with a range of stakeholders.
LATEST NEWS:
MAY 14, 2024: CRN’s New York Age-Restriction Lawsuit Moves Forward on First Amendment Issue
APRIL 22, 2024: Federal Court in NY Recognizes CRN Has ‘Standing’ to Sue in Age Restriction Case
APRIL 8, 2024: Hearing Scheduled for CRN’s Preliminary Injunction Request in NY Age Restriction Lawsuit Nutraceuticals World
APRIL 3, 2024: CRN Files Preliminary Injunction Motion Seeking to Stop NY State Age-Restriction Law
MARCH 13, 2024: CRN Files Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Law That Restricts Access to Health Products
PAST UPDATES AND RESOURCES
MARCH 7, 2024: CRN Holds Voting Members-only Meeting on Age Restrictions in the States
NOV. 15, 2023: CRN Testifies Against Proposed Age Restriction Bill in Massachusetts
OCT. 26, 2023: CRN Dismayed by Passing of New York Age Restriction Legislation
JUNE 1, 2023: CRN Voices Disappointment as Age Restriction Bill Passes NY General Assembly
Hear from Susan Hewlings, R.D., Ph.D., on her findings in the Nutrients review, “Eating Disorders and Dietary Supplements: A Review of the Science”
JAN. 23, 2023: CRN Applauds New York Governor Hochul’s Veto of Legislation That Called for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
SEPT. 30, 2022: CRN Reacts to Veto of California Age Restriction Legislation
JULY 29, 2022: Tufts' Dr. Blumberg weighs in on Massachusetts age-restriction proposal for supplements
MAY 5, 2021: CRN provides strategic opposition testimony in California, Massachusetts age restriction hearings
“CRN has a unique understanding and depth of knowledge on age restriction proposals,” CRN Government Relations State Committee Chair Ingrid Lebert of Pharmavite notes. “CRN’s team is careful to respectfully engage those stakeholders we aim to educate, which takes strategic relationship building to ensure an open dialogue. When opposition assertions are delivered without consideration of stakeholder perspectives, it creates an additional hurdle for arriving at solutions to best serve consumers, retailers and industry.”
2020 VIDEO: Misguided efforts to put age restrictions on some people equals limited access for everyone
"Dietary supplements are regulated as a category of food by FDA because they contain many of the same ingredients that are found in nutritious foods—vitamins, minerals, botanicals, protein, amino acids and other substances that supplement the diet. Supplement marketers are required to report serious adverse events to FDA, and their manufacturing is subject to strict controls and inspection. Age restrictions on supplements make about as much sense as age restrictions on food," CRN President & CEO Steve Mister explains in the video.
JULY 2020:
“Every company in the supplement industry should be concerned. This misguided effort to put age restrictions on some people equals limited access for everyone. What starts as a defined category of restricted products quickly extends to other supplements.”
—President & CEO Steve Mister, Nutrition Industry Executive
NOVEMBER 2019: Journal of Adolescent Health publishes CRN letter to the editor, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Not All Supplements are Equal”