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WASHINGTON – The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has added new members during the second and third quarters of 2024. Including these companies further emphasizes CRN’s dedication to fostering innovation, regulatory compliance, and scientific advancement within the industry, the trade group says.
The new voting members are:
- Anderson Advanced Ingredients is an Irvine, Calif-based provider of functional food and nutraceutical ingredients. Since its first product launch in 1989, Anderson Advanced Ingredients has provided novel clean label solutions to industry-wide challenges while offering an innovative foundation in advancing R&D projects from concept to reality. Led by legacy products MoisturLOK and EnergySMART, the company portfolio features brands such as FiberSMART, AllSWEET, MctSMART, CherryPURE and GuaranaSOL.
- Indus Biotech Limited, based in Pune, India, is a pioneer in developing patented, innovative nutraceutical ingredients (and other healthcare products) from food chain biomasses. Indus Biotech has been granted 212 patents globally, has published more than 92 studies in peer-reviewed journals, and has completed more than 34 human clinical trials on its products, addressing blood sugar management, hormonal health, stress, weight management and sports nutrition.
- Nisarga Biotech, based in Satara, India, established in 1998, is an ingredient manufacturer specializing in CO2 extracts, essential oils, branded ingredients and standardized botanical powder extracts of Indian origin. They have an in-house product development lab developing over 300 products for 80 clients across the world. The company’s certifications include USDA and EU organic, FSSC 22000, ISO 9001:2015, Halal, Kosher, For Life certifications underscoring their commitment to quality and sustainability.
- Nuseed Nutritional, a West Sacramento, California, company, is nourishing the world with global leadership in agricultural innovation. Nutriterra Total Omega-3 is purposefully designed for human nutrition from Nuseed Omega-3 Canola, the world’s first plant-based source of DHA, EPA, DPA, and ALA. This groundbreaking ingredient is expanding the omega-3 supply with renewable, US-grown, Friend of the Sea certified oil. The mild taste of this plant-based oil is ideal for use in functional foods and dietary supplements.
- Specnova specializes in cutting-edge delivery system technologies, including liposomal ingredients and encapsulation systems. Specnova develops clinically backed branded natural product ingredients like LipoVantage, GingerT3, and MitoHeal. The company’s focus on advanced delivery technologies, such as NovaQspheres, positions Specnova as a leading innovator in bioavailability and efficacy improvements in nutraceutical formulations and delivery systems.
The new Associate members are:
- IngredientAI is a generative AI and technology company built for the nutraceutical industry. Started by the co-founder and CTO of Care/of, IngredientAI helps both brands and suppliers launch new products sooner and faster with turbocharged formulation research, ingredient discovery, claims substantiation, dossier generation, and more.
- IniTech is a lean-centric engineering firm with a focus on optimizing manufacturing processes. Their expertise in batch processing allows dietary supplement manufacturers to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, ensure quality while meeting compliance requirements. IniTech brings its lean-centric engineering to workflow balance, constraints analysis and impact reductions, tracking of raw material to finished goods and the streamlining of regulatory compliance. Often, inTech’s customers cannot pass along increases in material and compliance costs through as price increases to their own customers. Therefore, continuous improvements in efficiency and controlling operational costs are critical to sustaining profitability. IniTech believes that when it comes to automation, that compliance and efficiency are not mutually exclusive. Their scope of work extends from analyzing and improving existing processes, plant expansions to the complete design and building of new sites.
- Kleinfeld, Kaplan & Becker LLP is a law firm specializing in FDA law and advertising regulations. The firm provides legal counsel to dietary supplement manufacturers, helping them navigate the complex regulatory landscape to ensure compliance and product safety. Kleinfeld Kaplan & Becker LLP specializes in FDA law and advertising regulations, providing expert legal counsel to dietary supplement manufacturers on compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Talati Law Firm PLLC understands how crucial it is for businesses in food, beverages, dietary supplements, cosmetics, OTC drugs and medical devices to play by the FDA’s rules. The firm provides personal guidance, ensuring compliance without cutting corners—keeping risk low and confidence high—and brings clarity and confidence to clients wandering in regulatory mazes. The firm’s services include compliance assessments and roadmap—essentially helping clients develop comprehensive compliance frameworks encompassing everything from creating specific compliance reviews, internal policies, and training geared towards meeting all the necessary FDA/FTC standards throughout their operations. Talati also performs due diligence reviews for the buy and sell side, labeling and advertising reviews including accurate ingredient labeling, health claims, and advertising disclosures.
“The CRN team is pleased to welcome these companies into the CRN member community,” said Steve Mister, the trade group's president and chief executive officer. “Responsible is our middle name, and their commitment to responsible practices while driving innovation in the dietary supplement and functional food marketplace aligns with CRN’s culture of credibility that is foundational to our mission to support science-backed supplements and functional foods that promote better health and nutrition.”
