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Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit Rescheduled
The 2020 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), originally set for May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the same venue, the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington, D.C. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. New, discounted hotel booking information will be forthcoming shortly. “The five trade associations hosting the summit look forward ...
CRN Offers Resource Page on COVID-19
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) recently developed a resource page centered around COVID-19: www.crnusa.org/COVID-19. One of the new resources includes a COVID-19 FAQ sheet developed by CRN for industry and consumers to answer common questions surrounding the virus and dietary supplement products. CRN said it will continue to keep it updated as information changes and more outside ...
CRN Applauds U.K. Food Standards Agency for Clear Path Forward for CBD
On Feb. 13, the U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced it has set a deadline for CBD authentication. FSA is giving the CBD industry a deadline of March 31, 2021 to submit valid novel food authorization applications. After the deadline, only products which have submitted a valid application will be allowed to remain on the market. The ...
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
ChromaDex Launches New Line of High Purity CBD Reference Standards
ChromaDex Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) has announced the expansion of its industry-leading reference standards business with a new line of cannabinoid (CBD) reference standards available to researchers across the globe. These new materials are for laboratory use only, not for human consumption. “In the CBD space, we see an abundance of misinformation and a dearth of ...
Senate Confirms Hahn as FDA Commissioner
In a 72-18 Senate vote, Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO was confirmed as the new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), taking charge at a regulatory agency that oversees products ranging from complex cancer drugs, to food, cosmetics, tobacco and CBD. “We look forward to working with Dr. Hahn and his staff to ...
FDA Issues CBD Warning Letters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 15 companies for, according the agency, illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA also published a revised Consumer Update detailing safety concerns about CBD products more broadly. The agency stated, based ...
CRN Demonstrates Commitment to Advance Nutrition Education
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that three students from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University were given educational awards to attend The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science, held earlier this month in Carlsbad, CA. As part of the award, the recipients, Carley Bowering, Kate Harrington and Emily ...
CRN Announces Agenda for The Workshop
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the agenda for The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science taking place Wednesday, Nov. 6, in tandem with The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry, Nov. 6–9, at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, CA. This year, The Workshop is comprised of two thematic sessions: 1) Optimizing Nutrition to Promote Healthy ...
CRN Welcomes Seven New Companies
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), has announced seven new companies have joined the association’s membership ranks. The new member companies are: Voting Members Functional Remedies Harvest One SloIron Inc. Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics Associate Members Schooley Mitchell TagOne Vicente Sederberg LLP For more information, visit www.crnusa.org.
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