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CRN’s Annual ‘Day on the Hill’ Brings Together Top Dietary Supplement Industry Executives, Members of Congress

Washington, D.C., June 10, 2016—More than sixty dietary supplement industry executives representing forty member companies of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, met with members of Congress t
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Healthy Products Support Healthy Economy: Dietary Supplement Industry Contributes $122 Billion, Over 750,000 Jobs to U.S. Economy 

Washington, D.C., June 8, 2016—More than two-thirds of American adults take dietary supplements each year, and according to a new economic impact report released today, the dietary supplement industry contributes $121.6 billion to the U.S.
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CRN Urges Cautious Interpretation of Non-Peer Reviewed Study on Folate and Autism

Washington, D.C., May 13, 2016—In response to a conference paper1 titled “Maternal Plasma Folate, Vitamin B12 Levels and Multivitamin Supplement during Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Boston Birth Cohort,” presented today at the 2016 International Me
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CRN Opposes Supplement-related Amendment to Military Spending Authorization Bill 

Washington, D.C., May 11, 2016—In response to Senator Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) announcement of his intent to offer an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require all dietary supplement products sold on military bases (including commissaries or ret
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Ultimate Fighting Championship Anti-Doping Chief Leads Luncheon at Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus—Coalition of Natural Products and Dietary Supplements Associations Sponsor Briefing for Lawmakers and Staff on Capitol Hill

Washington, D.C., April 19, 2016—The Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC) hosted Jeff Novitzky, Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), on April 14 for a luncheon and briefing for lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill. Mr.
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CRN Announces Industry-Wide Dietary Supplement Product Registry to be Launched This Year—Self-Regulatory Initiative Will Help Regulators, Retailers Identify Legitimate Products

Washington, D.C., April 13, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, today announced its Board has unanimously authorized the creation of an industry-wide dietary supplement product registry to be launched by the
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Eight Companies Join CRN’s Membership Roster

Washington, D.C., April 12, 2016—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced the addition of eight new member companies to its membership roster.
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CRN Advises Consumers to Beware of Ingredient Being Illegally Marketed in Dietary Supplements—Responds to New Study Revealing Illegal Ingredient, FDA Actions

Washington, D.C., April 7, 2016—In response to a new study, “Pharmaceutical doses of the banned stimulant oxilofrine found in dietary supplements sold in the USA,” published online today in D
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Mary Swartz Rose Awards Presented to Two Scientific Researchers at Experimental Biology 2016—Investigators Honored for their Work in Bioactive Compounds

Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016—Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., FASN, and Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Ph.D., yesterday received the Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award and the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, respectively, at the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Scientific Sessio
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CRN Applauds FDA for Taking Action Against Companies Selling Illegal Ingredient

Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016—In response to Warning Letters issued today by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to distributors of products that list methylsynephrine
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