06.01.02
Vitamin & Mineral Supplements Provision Stricken, CRN Responds; CRN To Develop PR Campaign
The House-Senate conferees have stricken a provision in the Farm Bill (HR 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001), which had previously been passed by the Senate. This provision would have allowed low-income Americans the opportunity to purchase vitamin and mineral supplements with their food stamps.
In response to this, John Cordaro, president and CEO, Council of Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., stated, “Millions of food stamp recipients were denied the freedom to choose vitamin and mineral supplements, which could enhance their diet and nutritional status when the House-Senate stripped this provision from the Senate-passed version of the Farm Bill. CRN is pursuing other efforts to improve nutrition benefits for food stamp recipients.”
In other CRN developments, the organization recently announced plans to develop a public relations campaign designed to communicate the expanding scientific research supporting the safety and benefits of dietary supplements. The six-month campaign will focus on the platform provided by two new CRN reports, The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements, to be released in early June, and An Expert Review of the Safety and Benefits of Botanicals, expected to be issued in September.
The House-Senate conferees have stricken a provision in the Farm Bill (HR 2646, the Agriculture, Conservation and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001), which had previously been passed by the Senate. This provision would have allowed low-income Americans the opportunity to purchase vitamin and mineral supplements with their food stamps.
In response to this, John Cordaro, president and CEO, Council of Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., stated, “Millions of food stamp recipients were denied the freedom to choose vitamin and mineral supplements, which could enhance their diet and nutritional status when the House-Senate stripped this provision from the Senate-passed version of the Farm Bill. CRN is pursuing other efforts to improve nutrition benefits for food stamp recipients.”
In other CRN developments, the organization recently announced plans to develop a public relations campaign designed to communicate the expanding scientific research supporting the safety and benefits of dietary supplements. The six-month campaign will focus on the platform provided by two new CRN reports, The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements, to be released in early June, and An Expert Review of the Safety and Benefits of Botanicals, expected to be issued in September.