WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition has announced the addition of new member companies following approval by its board of directors during its September quarterly meeting.
New Voting Members
- Biohm Technologies develops targeted microbiome products, including science-based ingredients and at-home gut testing solutions, alongside a consumer brand of probiotic supplements.
- Needed fights nutritional depletion across The Motherspan™—from preconception through perimenopause—with radically better women’s health supplements.
- ReCellience15 is advancing global health with its flagship innovation, C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid)—backed by over 100 peer-reviewed studies and 60+ patents. C15:0 strengthens cells to help defend against age-related breakdown and slow cellular aging rates.
- RIBUS, Inc., founded in 1992, supplies plant-based, clean-label functional ingredients, including Nu-FLOW®, Nu-RICE®, Nu-MAG®, and Nu-BIND®, offering alternatives to synthetic excipients and fillers for food and dietary supplements.
New Associate Member
- Food SMART Strategies Inc. helps companies worldwide achieve and maintain compliance with global food safety standards through audit preparation, gap assessments, tailored strategies, and e-learning programs.
Industry Collaboration and Innovation
“CRN welcomes these companies into our member community of dietary supplement and functional food industry leaders,” said Steve Mister, President and CEO of CRN. “Their teams’ expertise in areas such as the microbiome, cutting-edge fatty acids, advancing perinatal nutrition, clean-label functional ingredients, and global compliance will strengthen CRN’s collaborative initiatives that advance responsible industry growth.”
With these additions, colleagues from the new member companies will now participate directly in CRN committees and working groups focused on science, regulation, and communications—supporting the association’s mission to foster a responsible climate for developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and marketing science-based supplements and functional foods that improve health and nutrition.
CRN’s board of directors reviews and approves new member applications quarterly, with the next review scheduled for December. Membership information is available at crnusa.org/join.
