CRN launches non-profit, educational affiliate

WASHINGTON The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Monday created the CRN Foundation, an educational affiliate of CRN.

“Establishing a non-profit educational organization under the CRN banner was a logical next step for our member companies,” stated Steve Mister, CRN president, CEO and executive director of the new non-profit organization. “More than 150 million Americans take dietary supplements each year, and the companies that manufacture and market these popular products have a responsibility to educate people about the responsible use of dietary supplements and their ingredients, and the role of these products as part of a culture of wellness. Through this foundation, we hope to be able to increase funding for programs that will help us reach these objectives.”

The CRN Foundation has a six-fold mission:

• To provide consumers with information and education about the benefits and safety of dietary supplements and functional food as part of a healthy lifestyle that allows consumers to make more informed choices about their usage of these products;
• To conduct research on consumer usage of dietary supplements and other behaviors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle;
• To provide healthcare professionals with information and education to understand the proper uses of dietary supplements in their practices;
• To provide nutrition and healthcare researchers with better understanding of appropriate research models for studying nutrition and dietary supplement usage;
• To promote truthful and non-misleading advertising of dietary supplements to consumers through programs that encourage self-regulation of advertising by industry members; and
• To promote rigorous research that utilizes dietary supplements and nutritional ingredients to assess their benefits and safety.

As a non-profit 501(c)(3), all donations to the CRN Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. The CRN Foundation Board will be overseen by a board of directors consisting of a minimum of six directors and a maximum of 21 and will be announced at a future date.

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