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New Draft Guidance for Probiotic Labeling Could Yield Inaccurate Product Labels

Washington, D.C., September 20, 2018—In response to the draft guidance “Policy Regarding Quantitative Labeling of Dietary Supplements Containing Live Microbials,” iss
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CRN Commends FDA for Commitment to Public Health and Consumer Safety—Warning Letters Issued on Kratom

Washington, D.C., September 12, 2018— In response to a statement published September 11 by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb M.D., on new warning letters FDA is issuing to companies marketing kratom with unproven medical claims, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading
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SIDI Work Group Releases Updated Protocol to Help Maintain Dietary Supplement Industry Supply Chain Integrity—Voluntary ingredient information exchange guidelines streamline supplier/manufacturer communications

Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018—The dietary supplement industry’s self-regulatory coalition, the SIDI Work Group, today released an updated version of the Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI TM)
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Registration Now Open for the CRN-International 2018 Symposium—Global experts to meet in Berlin in conjunction with CCNFSDU meeting

Washington, D.C., September 4, 2018—The Council for Responsible Nutrition-International (CRN-I), the international arm of the U.S.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), today announced its annual scientific symposium will be held the afternoon of Sunday, November 25, at the H4 H
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CRN Welcomes Eleven New Companies

Washington, D.C., August 15, 2018—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced eleven new companies have joined the association’s membership ranks.
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CRN Executives Elected to Leadership Positions at Prominent Industry Organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2018—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announces two senior staff members recently have been elected to leadership positions at two international industry organizatio
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CRN Hires Communications Executive Brian Wommack to Lead Communications Department

Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 24, 2018—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and
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Benefits of Omega-3s for Heart Health Improperly Discounted in Latest Review, says CRN

Washington, D.C., July 20, 2018—In response to a review, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease,” published July 18 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading tra
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New Review Challenges Inadequate Reporting, Not Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Safety

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2018—In response to a review, “Harms Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions Aimed at Modifying Microbiota,” published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the die
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Multivitamins Fill Nutrient Gaps, Are Not Intended to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2018—In response to a new meta-analysis, “Association of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease,” published online July 10 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN),
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