Steve Mister
CRN Commemorates 50th Anniversary in 2023
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023. Each week, CRN will highlight a memory or milestone with a “Throwback Thursday” reflection on LinkedIn and Twitter as well as in its Daily Supplement member newsletter to commemorate the association’s rich history. The golden anniversary festivities will culminate in a celebration at CRN’s annual conference, taking place Oct. 3-6 ...
CRN Announces New Board Chair, Executive Officers and Newly Elected Board Members for 2023
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that Tara Martin, general counsel, Nutrawise/You Theory, will serve as the association’s new board of directors chair beginning in January 2023. Martin succeeds Barry Ritz, PhD, chief scientific officer and vice president, professional R&D and regulatory affairs, Nestlé Health Science, who has served in the role for ...
CRN Applauds New York Governor’s Veto of Legislation for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the veto of New York State Assembly Bill A431-C by Governor Kathy Hochul, which “would have prohibited the sale or distribution of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to any person under the age of 18 unless prescribed ...
CRN Refutes NPA’s Comments on its Support of Dietary Supplement Listing Act
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) released a statement saying that it has responded to “false information being propagated on social media and other platforms by the Natural Products Association (NPA) regarding effects of the bi-partisan Dietary Supplement Listing Act, as well as the nature of CRN’s support for the proposal and Sen. Richard Durbin’s ...
CRN Responds to FDA Letter Announcing β-NMN Is Not A Dietary Supplement
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent announcement that beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide (β-NMN) is not a legal dietary ingredient. CRN President and CEO Steve Mister expressed his dismay about the ruling. “CRN is alarmed that, once again, FDA changed its position on whether an ingredient—in this case, ...
8 Reasons Why Early-stage Companies Should Join Industry Trade Associations
The leading companies in any industry have much to gain by exercising their influence and access through trade association membership. These companies protect and grow their considerable investments by leveraging the resources trade associations provide. This state of affairs can deter smaller, entrepreneurial companies from embracing their industry association, but early-stage companies can also realize ...
CRN President Issues MPL Update to Members
In an open letter to members, Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), updated the CRN community on the status of the association’s effort to create a dietary supplement registry at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter, Mister reassured members that CRN would continue to advocate ...
Durbin, Braun Introduce Legislation to Mandate Product Listings for Dietary Supplements
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to require dietary supplement manufacturers to list their products with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 would require companies to provide FDA with vital information about their ...
Orrin Hatch, 7-term Senator of Utah Who Impacted the Natural Products Industry, Dies at 88
Retired Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah passed away at age 88 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 23, due to complications of a stroke he suffered on April 15. The longest serving Republican and the sixth longest-serving senator in the history of the Senate, Sen. Hatch served a 42-year-long, seven-term career, which began ...
CRN Dismisses FDA Response on N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on March 31 denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision regarding the legal status of n-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) as a dietary ingredient. “CRN is extremely disappointed and unconvinced by FDA’s response today that it has chosen to deny CRN’s citizen’s petition while holding out the possibility that it may open ...
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