CRN announces addition of 11 new companies to membership roster

WASHINGTON —The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Tuesday announced the addition of 11 new companies to the association’s membership roster.



These companies include voting members Before Brands, Biova, Life Line Foods, Natrol, Nutrawise, Pharma Tech Industries, Shanghai Freemen and Trident Brands and associate members Michael Schaeffer, LLC, Natural Partners and SRQ-Bio.



Before Brands is a consumer product company that will soon launch an innovative line of dietary supplements enabling young families to take a proactive approach with nutrition and food allergens. Biova markets water-soluble egg membrane ingredients. And Life Line Foods specializes in the manufacturing of liquid minerals, liquid vitamins and liquid specialty nutrient formulas through Buried Treasure, their nutraceutical division.



Natrol has been a leading manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, and supplements for more than 35 years and is dedicated to empowering consumers to “Own Your Health” with the help of their top-selling products: melatonin, 5-HTP and biotin. Nutrawise is a leading manufacturer of health and wellness supplements including the line of youtheory products. Pharma Tech Industries is a family-owned-and-operated pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organization.



Shanghai Freemen offers ingredients and solutions to enhance the performance, taste and nutritional benefits of some of the world's most celebrated brands. And Trident Brands is a U.S. public company specializing in the functional food, supplement and active nutrition categories with an exclusive license to manufacture Everlast branded active nutrition products and supplements in North America.



New associate members include Michael Schaeffer, which provides consultation, professional and technical services for the natural products industry with an emphasis in dietary supplement label review, product formulation, international product registration and overall support to companies which market or distribute dietary supplements. Natural Partners is a resource for health care practitioners who strive to improve patient wellness by providing education and professional-grade products. And SRQ-Bio is a Florida-based research organization equipped to support ingredient/product integrity and safety with qualitative and quantitative identity testing, and screening for GMO and pesticides.