The Benninger Blog

See you at SupplySide West

director of business development — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:51:00 GMT

I'm about to head out to our 13th annual SupplySide West trade show, and I hope to see you there. Based on pre-registration, it looks like a record turnout. And in this economy, with a lot of events struggling to stay flat, I think it says a l...

Boston Globe calls for repeal of DSHEA

director of business development — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT

The Boston Globe refers to the supplement industry as unregulated and calls for the repeal of DSHEA in an editorial today, unfortunately they got it wrong.

Reflections on DSHEA 15 years later

director of business development — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:28:00 GMT

15 years have passed since DSHEA became law, and many of its provisions remain to implemented or enforced, though it is still ranks as one of the critical points in the history of supplement regulation. This month INSIDER presents a series of ...

Manufacturers are optimistic for 2010

director of business development — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:17:00 GMT

A new survey shows that of 800 manufacturing execs polled, 75% say the economy will improve by 2nd quarter 2010 or sooner.

Witness list for Senate steroid hearing

director of business development — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:47:00 GMT

Tomorow's hearing on steroids and supplements before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs will include testimony from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the U.S. Anti-...

FDA was the barrier to enforcement

director of business development — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:31:00 GMT

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Sept 29 titled "Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers" is expected to take shots at supplements and DSHEA. But was the real "enforcement barrier" FDA itself?

Meet investors at SupplySide

director of business development — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:27:00 GMT

New to SupplySide West is an event produced by Nutrition Capital Network at which 10-12 companies seeking capital will present to an audience of 40+ investors.

Free Online Marketing Webinar

director of business development — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Don't miss this live webinar on Sept. 1 at 2pm that will remove the smoke and mirrors from online marketing, ad tracking, ROI and more.

Judge reigns in FTC

director of business development — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

In a rare victory over the FTC, Lane Labs won its case in U.S. District Court, with the judge ruling that Lane Labs had provided support and substantiation of its claims.

FTC tells Senate about ad busts

director of business development — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

FTC testified before a Senate committee and detailed its recent busts of companies for false ad claims, testimonials and other no-no's.

Must-read speech from HHS Secretary

director of business development — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

HHS Secretary Sebelius spoke at the first ever "Weight of the Nation" conference on obesity and said some very important things...things that many of us have been saying for a long time.

FDA needs to prosecute those selling drugs as supplements

director of business development — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:04:00 GMT

FDA continues to announce recalls of products that are adulterated with actual drug ingredients and fraudulently sold as supplements. What we need to do is bust this ring and send those responsible to jail.

New INSIDER site offers better functionality

director of business development — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

In addition to the cosmetic changes to the INSIDER web site, we have invested a great deal in the back end system to make it more useful and intuitive.

What does Michael Taylor return to fda mean for dshea

director of business development — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Michael Taylor, once the FDA's spokesperson against supplements and DSHEA, is back. And for the dietary supplement industry that is just one more indication that the agency is ready to try to turn back the hands of time.

Dr. Mindy Goldstein to address REACH regulation in free webinar on July 23

director of business development — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:18:11 GMT

We are very please to offer a free live webinar July 23 at 2pm eastern time addressing REACH and what it means for companies that bring their ingredients and finished products into the European Union. Mindy Goldstein, Ph.D., most recently Exe...

FDA, UCLA, NMI, Datamonitor, Mintel, NBTY, dozens more to speak at SupplySide West

director of business development — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:59:53 GMT

About half of the SupplySide West education program is set (we're adding to it each day), and the lineup is our best yet. So far we have speakers from FDA, NBTY, UCLA School of Medicine, Natural Marketing Institute, Healthfocus, Sloan Trends, Euro...

Is the upswing in anti-supplement, anti-DSHEA media coverage a coincidence?

director of business development — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:09:56 GMT

In a word...NO. The current wave of media that is calling for revisions to DSHEA and bashing dietary supplements has all of the markings of a well-funded, well-coordinated campaign. The same themes and phrases appear in stories from completely dis...

FDA introduces "Transparency Blog" to gather public input online

director of business development — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:17:51 GMT

The FDA has introduced what it is calling the "FDA Transparency Blog" in an effort to improve its communication with the public. The blog went live on June 2 and will include a different question each week. The questions to be posed can be found i...

Free Market Reports on Supplement, Cosmeceutical, Food & Beverage Industries

director of business development — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:32:38 GMT

We just posted 3 free market reports on the SupplySide West website that you can download. Just visit www.supplysideshow.com/west and choose the reports that you want. They cover market trends, science and other hot topics in the dietary supplemen...

Supplements blamed for failed drug test, global warming, N. Korea nukes, housing crisis

director of business development — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:09:30 GMT

Okay, maybe that is a little over the top, but come on. How many athletes get to blame a failed test on an unnamed ingredient in an unnamed supplement from an unnamed store before we call BS. The latest case involves University of Kentucky footbal...