8 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T SNAP: SCIENCE + POLICY INTERSECT MAKING THE CASE FOR MVM INCLUSION What happens when CRN’s Government Relations, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, and Communications departments join forces with its member company experts in legislative affairs? Progress happens—as CRN made a successful case with House legislators for inclusion of multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Research demonstrates that Americans don’t get all the nutrients they need from food alone—and new research underscores that low- income Americans are at greater risk for essential nutrient shortfalls than Americans from higher- income households. In 2017, CRN worked to change that disparity across economic lines. All Americans need essential nutrients. CRN’s Steve Mister with Regan Bailey and CRN’s Duffy MacKay