The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) today welcomed the introduction of the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026 by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), marking a significant milestone in CRN’s years-long effort to modernize oversight of the dietary supplement marketplace through a federal dietary supplement registry.
CRN has advocated for a registry of products on the market for more than a decade, working closely with Congress and federal regulators to advance a commonsense solution that gives consumers and FDA greater visibility into the products on the market — and what’s in them. The reintroduction of this legislation reflects that sustained engagement and growing bipartisan recognition that transparency is essential for a modern, trusted supplement marketplace.
“In an era when the Administration has rightly called for more transparency about what we eat and how food is made, it makes sense to apply that same transparency to dietary supplements,” said Steve Mister, President & CEO of CRN. “Consumers deserve to know what products are on the market and what they contain — and FDA needs that same information to do its job effectively.”
The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026 would require supplement manufacturers, packers, or distributors to submit basic product information already found on labels to FDA, including product names, ingredient lists, directions for use, allergen statements, and electronic copies of labels. The bill directs FDA to create a publicly searchable database, while protecting confidential business information and proprietary blend quantities.
Importantly, the legislation preserves the existing Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) framework and does not authorize FDA to require premarket approval of supplements.
When DSHEA was enacted in 1994, approximately 4,000 dietary supplements were on the market. Today, estimates suggest there are more than 80,000 products available to consumers. Yet FDA still lacks a comprehensive, up-to-date inventory of those products — a gap that CRN has long argued undermines transparency, enforcement, and consumer confidence.
Approximately 75 percent of American adults use dietary supplements, and public support for transparency is strong. A 2019 Pew Charitable Trusts survey found that nearly nine in 10 U.S. adults favor requiring manufacturers to provide FDA with information about the products they sell and the ingredients they contain. CRN has consistently emphasized that a well-designed product listing system will help FDA focus enforcement on bad actors and potentially unsafe or illegal products, rather than companies that are already complying with the law.
“Creating a federal registry is a transparency tool — not a barrier to innovation,” Mister added. “It aligns squarely with the Administration’s broader transparency goals and strengthens consumer trust without limiting access or disrupting responsible manufacturers.”
CRN appreciates Senator Durbin’s leadership and the collaborative work with his office to advance a practical, consumer-focused approach to transparency that reflects years of dialogue with Congress and regulators.
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About CRN
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing 180+ dietary supplement and functional food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and companies providing services to those manufacturers and suppliers. In addition to complying with a host of federal and state regulations governing dietary supplements and food in the areas of manufacturing, marketing, quality control and safety, our manufacturer and supplier members also agree to adhere to additional voluntary guidelines as well as to CRN’s Code of Ethics. Follow us on X @CRN_Supplements and LinkedIn.