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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today provided its fifth substantive submission to FDA in response to the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance, this time through 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Supplement Associations Ask FDA to Issue Revised Draft Guidance on NDI Ingredient Identity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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CRN Responds to New Government-Funded Study on Lutein/Zeaxanthin, Omega-3 for Eye-Related Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2013—Scientific researchers yesterday presented their first results from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2), a multi-center, multi-factorial, randomized, control-group trial, seeking to determine if adding lutein/zeaxanthin, omega-3s, or a combination o
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Consumer Reports Issues Clarification on Vitamin D/Calcium Story

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2013—In the May issue of Consumer Reports, a story titled “Vitamin D: How 32 supplements really measure up” erroneously identified nine vitamin D/calcium supplement products that the publication claimed exceeded the California Proposition 65 Lead Limi
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Notable Researchers Honored with Mary Swartz Rose Awards at Experimental Biology 2013—CRN Reaffirms Support for Nutrition Research Through Ongoing ASN Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2013—William G.
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CRN Responds to FDA's Warning on DMAA

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2013—In response to a Consumer Advisory issued by FDA on DMAA, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement industry, issued the following statement:
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CRN Guidelines for Caffeine Products Consistent with New Congressional Report on Energy Drinks

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2013—In response to “What’s All the Buzz about? A Survey of Popular Energy Drinks Finds Inconsistent Labeling, Questionable Ingredients and Targeted Marketing to Adolescents,” a report issued April 10, 2013 by the staff of Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Sens.
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CHPA and CRN Issue Joint Statement in Response to The Dr. Oz Show

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2013—In response to a segment on vitamins that aired on The Dr. Oz Show on April 9, 2013, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued the following statement:
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