By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor10.25.22
Perception that the dietary supplements industry is operating in an unregulated environment is a central threat to all companies making safe and effective products, according to Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
Addressing attendees of CRN’s Now, New, Next event in Phoenix, AZ, Mister said it’s imperative to set the record straight on misperceptions about how the dietary supplements industry is regulated. Importantly, the industry must tangibly demonstrate self-regulation and a willingness to have a constructive role in creating new policy, he said.
“On an almost daily basis, we pick up headlines that carry this false narrative from the New England Journal of Medicine, who incidentally should know better, to the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal,” Mister said. “But this problem is not limited to the media. Recently, we’ve seen examples where even the FDA seems to perpetuate this perception as well.”
Mister said CRN discussed with FDA a number of concerns with the agency’s
Addressing attendees of CRN’s Now, New, Next event in Phoenix, AZ, Mister said it’s imperative to set the record straight on misperceptions about how the dietary supplements industry is regulated. Importantly, the industry must tangibly demonstrate self-regulation and a willingness to have a constructive role in creating new policy, he said.
“On an almost daily basis, we pick up headlines that carry this false narrative from the New England Journal of Medicine, who incidentally should know better, to the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal,” Mister said. “But this problem is not limited to the media. Recently, we’ve seen examples where even the FDA seems to perpetuate this perception as well.”
Mister said CRN discussed with FDA a number of concerns with the agency’s
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