Do you take supplements? You're in good company.

Three-quarters of U.S. adults take dietary supplements, according to CRN's Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. While overall health and wellness benefits remains the most cited reason to take dietary supplements by all users (40%), in 2020 immune health has replaced energy as the second most popular reason, with 32% citing this factor as why they take supplements.

CRN member companies are responsible leaders in the industry.

In addition to complying with a host of federal and state regulations governing dietary supplements and food in the areas of manufacturing, quality control, labeling, safety and marketing, CRN member companies also engage in self-regulatory practices, adhering to a strong code of ethics as well as voluntary guidelines and best practices.  

SUPPLEMENT SHOPPERS: 

• See some of the most popular branded products and branded ingredients from CRN member companies.

• Responsible industry reminds the public that supplements cannot claim to cure COVID, other diseases.
  "While dietary supplements do play a critical role in supporting overall health and wellness, it is important to remember that no supplement may claim to treat, cure or prevent coronavirus or any other disease. Any product labeled as a dietary supplement that makes such claims is illegal and should be avoided."

COMPANIES: 

• Join CRN, the leading trade association singularly focused on the dietary supplement industry since 1973. 

Are dietary supplements regulated?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994—DSHEA. FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices, or “GMPs” for supplements define “quality” as consistently meeting established specifications for identity, purity, strength, and composition, as well as limits on contaminants. Supplements also must be manufactured, packaged, labeled, and held under conditions to prevent adulteration. Manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients are prohibited from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded.

In addition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates dietary supplement advertising as it does for all consumer products by enforcing truth-in-advertising laws and it applies the same standards across all forms of advertising, whether in newspapers, magazines, online, in the mail or on billboards and buses. Federal law says that ads must be truthful, not misleading, and backed by scientific evidence, especially when health claims are used.