CRN creates microsite in response to NYAG scrutiny of herbal supplements

WASHINGTON — In response to the New York Attorney General’s recent recall of herbal supplements from four major retailers, the Council for Responsible Nutrition has assembled a microsite for consumers to keep them abreast on important information, and how CRN is responding to the issue. 

 

The site includes an infographic on why DNA barcode testing is not appropriate for use on herbal extracts; a section on "what the experts say," including commentary from the Food and Drug Administration and Pieter Cohen, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School; CRN's responses to the NYAG actions; and a question and answer segment for consumers outlining the recent actions taken by the New York Attorney General juxtaposed against the laws and regulations that govern dietary supplements. 

 

"The manufacturing of dietary supplements is regulated by Good Manufacturing Practices regulations, enforced by the FDA," said Steve Mister, CRN president and CEO. "Similarly, the advertising for dietary supplements must be truthful, not misleading and substantiated with credible and reliable scientific evidence, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission," he said. "We continue to urge the Attorney General’s office to show the same transparency he is demanding of the industry by releasing the full DNA barcode testing report that started this inquiry.”