BioCell Technology Becomes a Voting Member of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)

The CRN is the dietary supplement and functional food industry’s leading trade association advocating best practices in manufacturing, marketing, quality control and safety.

October 8, 2014, Newport Beach, CA - BioCell Technology, LLC, developer of BioCell Collagen®, an evidence-based, clinically tested joint and skin health dietary ingredient, announces that it has joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing dietary supplement and functional food manufacturers and ingredient suppliers. As a new CRN member, BioCell Technology strengthens a collaborative effort with more than 150 companies in the dietary supplement industry.

"We are delighted to become a voting member of CRN and we share its commitment to advancing the integrity and responsibility of the industry by maintaining the highest ethical standards," said Suhail Ishaq, President of BioCell Technology. “BioCell firmly believes that participation in CRN and active collaboration with its members to effect industry regulation and improve quality standards will boost consumer’s confidence in dietary supplements”.

About BioCell Technology:

BioCell Technology, LLC, is in the business of researching, developing, branding, and distributing innovative, science based raw material ingredients that have applications in health and beauty. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California USA and operates facilities in Anaheim, California, and Elmshorn, Germany. The company’s executive management team is composed of industry veterans and scientists with decades of experience. Founded in 1997, the company's goal is to provide non-invasive, economically feasible, long-term solutions that improve quality of life for people all over the globe. As a steward of quality and integrity, BioCell Technology believes that licensing is the best way to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of the innovative finished products that contain their branded ingredients in the market. The company’s products are rooted in quality and science and were developed with sustainability in mind. The company does not sell finished products, but rather licenses its branded ingredients to leading consumer packaged goods companies for use in their finished products. Each of the branded ingredients have a trademarked logo of authenticity that is proudly displayed on the labels of finished products licensed by BioCell Technology and marketed by leading consumer packaged goods companies under their own brand names or formulas. For more information visit www.BioCellTechnology.com.

About the Council for Responsible Nutrition:

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing 150+ dietary supplement and functional food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and companies providing services to those manufacturers and suppliers.  In addition to complying with a host of federal and state regulations governing dietary supplements and food in the areas of manufacturing, marketing, quality control and safety, our manufacturer and supplier members also agree to adhere to additional voluntary guidelines as well as to CRN’s Code of Ethics. Visit www.crnusa.org.