CRN announces 12 new member companies

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, D.C.) announced 12 new companies have joined the association’s membership. 

The new member companies are:

Voting members

• Ancient Nutrition, an Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese herbalism supplement supplier. 
• Charlotte’s Web, a whole-plant hemp-health supplement manufacturer. 
• Epion Brands, a finished product marketer of Kori Krill Oil.
• Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc., provider of polymers and excipients, product design, development, and manufacturing services. 
• McCormick & Company, Inc. a manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products for the food industry. 
• Plexus Worldwide, LLC, provides dietary supplements and beauty products focused on the human microbiome, weight loss, and overall wellness. 
• Remedi Therapeutic Foods, Inc., a finished product marketer of fortified foods. 
• Therabotanics, a direct-to-consumer, natural supplement company that develops and markets condition-specific nutritional supplements backed by gold-standard, placebo-controlled studies.

Associate members

• The Emerson Group, a consumer products equity company with long-standing connections to major and regional retailers and wholesalers that ensure manufacturers of OTC, nutrition and beauty brands receive necessary attention and representation.
• Haynes and Boone, LLP, an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai. 
• MilliporeSigma, the life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the U.S. and Canada, a global science and technology company.
• TraceGains, a supplier of compliance, quality management, and new product development platforms that helps food, supplement, and CPG companies deliver on brand promise.