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This Earth Day, Integrate a Part of Nature Into Your Healthy Lifestyle

Washington, D.C., April 7, 2015—As we approach the 45th Earth Day, let’s recognize the botanical (also known as herbal) dietary supplements which come from whole plants, fruits/berries, flowers, and even the bark, leaves and roots of trees from all over the world, and can help us achieve
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CRN to State Attorneys General: Have You Seen the New York AG’s Test?

Washington, D.C., April 2, 2015—In response to a letter signed by 14 State Attorneys General requesting a Congressional inquiry into the herbal supplements industry, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and fun
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2015 CRN-I Symposium to Expand on Discussion of Nutrient Reference Value Endpoints—Symposium Convenient to CCNFSDU Meeting

Manno, Switzerland, 31 March 2015—The Council for Responsible Nutrition-International (CRN-I), the international arm of the U.S.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), today opened registration for its sixth annual symposium, to take place 20 November 2015 in Kronberg, G
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Dedicated Researchers Honored with Mary Swartz Rose Awards at Experimental Biology 2015—CRN Supports the Advancement of Nutrition Science through ASN Grant

Washington, D.C., March 30, 2015—Denise M.
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CRN Calls Agreement Announced by the New York Attorney General a Mistake—DNA Barcode Testing Continues to Be the Wrong Test

Washington, D.C., March 30, 2015—In response to an agreement announced today between the New York State Attorney General and GNC Holdings, Inc.
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CRN Updates Its Guidelines for Caffeine-Containing Dietary Supplements, Citing Safety Concerns for Pure Powdered Caffeine

Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced an update to itsrecommended guidelines for caffein
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CRN President and Veteran Legal & Regulatory Attorney to Co-chair Dietary Supplement Conference Presented by ACI and CRN

Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced that President & CEO Steve Mister will co-chair the Third Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Foru
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CRN/Informa Webinar, April 29, to Look at Product and Ingredient Testing

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2015—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and Informa Exhibitions (formerly VIRGO), today announced the first 2015 webinar in their popular, ongoing industry-wide we
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New Study Results Don’t Discount Overall Need for Vitamin D—Potential Benefits for Preventing Falls Still Valid, Based on Totality of Evidence

Washington, D.C., March 23, 2015—In response to a new study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, “Exercise and Vitamin D in Fall Prevention Among Older Women,” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading t
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CRN President & CEO to Discuss Adulteration and Delivering Value to Consumers on Panel at Ingredient Marketplace

Washington, D.C., March 19, 2015—Recent actions by the New York Attorney General’s (AG) office have publicly highlighted the adulteration issue for botanicals, and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has forcefully defended the industry in response to these actio
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