Researchers from NSF International and Harvard Medical School set out to determine the presence and quantity of experimental stimulants in dietary supplements labeled as containing deterenol sold in the United States. They tested 17 brands of weight loss and sports supplements containing the ingredient. Their finding: Weight loss and sports...
Washington, D.C.—Effective March 15, 2021, Steve Tave will transition from his role as Director of FDA's Office of Dietary Supplements Programs (ODSP) to a new position as principal advisor in the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) commended Tave on his commitment to public health...
Washington, D.C.—Weak study design, haphazard approach, unclear results...Steve Mister, President & CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), had strong words in response to a study and accompanying commentary published February 12, 2021 online in JAMA Open Network. In the study, Effect of High-Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced that CRN president and CEO, Steve Mister, and Scott Bass, partner at Sidley Austin LLP, will co-chair the 7th Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance forum on Dietary Supplements, produced in collaboration with the American Conference Institute (ACI). The conference will take place...
New York, NY—On June 27-28, the American Conference Institute (ACI) in collaboration with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) hosted the fourth annual “Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements.” The forum, which addressed new class action threats, enforcement activities by the state and federal government, state GMO laws, Prop...
Washington, D.C.–Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ph.D., a presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will headline the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), “Breakfast with…” session at The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry. The Conference, an educational and networking event, will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna...
