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CRN Appeals To US Supplement Industry For ‘Promoting A More Responsible Industry’

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

In first of two articles from recent interview, president and CEO Steve Mister discusses examples the trade group provides for self-regulation, “where people or companies who might not do it on their own because it would put them at a disadvantage if they were the only ones.”

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The Council for Responsible Nutrition wants businesses across the US dietary supplement industry as well as the Food and Drug Administration to know its doors are open for collaborating on promoting manufacturers and marketers’ responsibility to consumers.

“We do bristle when people say, ‘Oh, the supplement industry is not regulated.’ It’s most definitely regulated,” said CRN president and CEP Steve Mister.

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