United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas is the new Chief Executive Officer and will serve as a member of its Board of Directors. Douglas most recently served as CEO of Staples, Inc., and prior to that was President of Coca-Cola North America, overseeing the...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the featured speakers for its Now, New, Next conference, taking place October 20-22. The conference’s aim is to help resolve innovation and business challenges facing the supplement industry. “It’s time for a reset,” said CRN President & CEO Steve Mister in...
Washington, D.C.—FDA has rejected two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD), one from Charlotte’s Web and one from Irwin Naturals. The Charlotte’s Web product contained 19.5mg CBD/day and the Irwin Naturals product contained approximately 65mg CBD/day. FDA’s reasoning: CBD is an approved drug, and...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced a new Executive Director for the CRN Foundation, as well as new priorities. Brian Wommack, CRN’s Senior VP, will assume the responsibilities of the Executive Director of the Foundation, according to a press release. Steve Mister, President and CEO of CRN,...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has opened registration for Science in Session and Now, New, Next, according to a press release. The events will be in-person with virtual options, with the in-person events taking place at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, California. “After nearly two years...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced a joint initiative with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) to provide study enrichment for upcoming nutrition professionals. A press release on the topic says that CRN and ASNF’s Scholars Program (CASP) will provide five ASN student members with educational...
Todd Johnson, Senior Director of Field Sales at i-Health, a subsidiary of DSM, has been named new chair of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Retailer Relations Forum. Succeeding Tom Mondragon, now CEO of Welly, Johnson will lead the Forum in fostering industry-retailer connections, generating new and growing existing business, and...
Natural product industry communicators and marketers joined together in June for WellComms, a 2-day virtual event that covered wellness trends, workplace challenges, and ways to work smarter. While the content was designed for communications professionals, the lessons learned are applicable to the entire natural products industry—no matter where you link in...
Virtual—ACI-CRN’s 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements was a three-day information extravaganza. It opened with comments from event Co-Chairs Scott Bass, Partner & Head, Global Life Sciences, Sidley Austin LLP, and Steve Mister, President & CEO of Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), focused largely on DSHEA...
Washington, D.C.—Legislators in the New York State Assembly have decided against passing a bill to age-restrict access to supplements. As WholeFoods Magazine previously reported, the bill passed the Senate on June 7; it then moved to the Assembly, where lawmakers had until June 10 to vote and pass the bill.
