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CRN Says New Study on Omega-3 Conclusions Are Overblown

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2013—In response to a new study, “Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer Risk in the SELECT Trial,” published yesterday online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade assoc
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CRN Grows, Adding Four New Members

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today announced the addition of four new members: Voting Members—DrVita.com; and Parchem Nutrition Inc.; and Associate Members—Arnold & Porter LLP
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CRN Responds to New Book About Alternative Medicine

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2013—In response to a new book, “Do You Believe in Magic: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine,” by Paul A.
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Registration Now Open for CRN's 2013 Events, The Workshop and The Conference—Events to Take Place in Park City, Utah, Sept. 18–21

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today opened registration for its 2013 industry-wide educational and networking events, The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science and The Confer
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Healthy Habits Linked to Dietary Supplement Users—Supplement Users More Likely to Focus on a Pattern of Healthy Habits than Non-Supplement Users, According to Survey

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2013—When it comes to making lifestyle choices, those who take dietary supplements seem to make healthier choices overall compared to those who do not take dietary supplements, according to the most recent CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements from Ipsos P
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CRN Responds to CSPI Concerns About Ginkgo Biloba

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2013—In response to a press release issued yesterday by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) calling on FDA to prohibit the sale of Ginkgo biloba, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the die
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Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing Addresses Role of Dietary Supplements in Sports Health and Fitness―Speakers Include NFL Player Larry Fitzgerald

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2013—The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), in cooperation with the leading trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry—the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Coun
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CRN, NPA Connect with All 97 Freshman Members of the 113th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) today announced they have met with the entire freshman class of the 113th Congress, including 83 offices in the House of Representatives and 14 offices in the Senate, as p
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CRN Calls on FDA to Consider Chemical Identity and Safety in Interpreting "Chemically Altered" Definition for NDIs—Association seeks expert opinion from law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2013—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today provided its fifth substantive submission to FDA in response to the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance, this time through
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Supplement Associations Ask FDA to Issue Revised Draft Guidance on NDI Ingredient Identity

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 6, 2013 – The five associations representing the dietary supplement industry have requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issue revised guidance on new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, with a specific focus on the information to be included to
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