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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.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2022
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A new study published in BMJ showed vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil supplementation protected people over 50 against developing autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease.
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JANUARY 27, 2022 Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is pleased to announce the addition of 17 new companies to its membership rolls, along with the election of five executives to its Board of Directors, all effective January 25, 2022.
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The Council for Responsible Nutrition today announced it filed comments with FDA calling for the agency to respond to its citizen petition on the status of products containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC). CRN expressed its dissatisfaction with the agency’s most recent response, provided evidence of NAC as a safe, grandfathered ingredient, and stressed the need for a “substantive” response from FDA about the status of NAC as a legal dietary supplement ingredient.
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CRN applauds FDA’s announcement today to exercise enforcement discretion for qualified health claims regarding magnesium and reduced risk of high blood pressure. The announcement was in response to a petition sponsored by CRN and other organizations filed on behalf of the Center for Magnesium Education and Research LLC, and allows qualified health claims on the relationship between magnesium and a reduced risk of high blood pressure in conventional foods and dietary supplements.
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CRN responded today to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised.
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The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today expressed its disappointment with FDA’s response to its citizen petition about the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as a legal dietary supplement.
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CASP Award launched in June 2021; provides access to CRN’s signature symposium Science in Session; presented in partnership with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation
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The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced the addition of 10 new companies to its membership rolls. The members, added during the second and third quarters of 2021, include an array of supplement manufacturers and service providers and represent a growing CRN membership.
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