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Jon Benninger
is the director of business development at Virgo Publishing, with responsibility for industry outreach and new business development. Benninger entered the natural products industry in 1990 and joined Virgo in 1995 as the founding editor of HSR magazine, now Natural Products Marketplace. He is an active member of many associations, including the American Botanical Council (ABC), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and Natural Products Association (NPA). He also serves on the board of directors of the Natural Products Foundation.

03/08/2010

Omega 3 Expert to speak March 18

Dr. Bruce Holub, one of the world's leading experts and researchers on omega 3, will be speaking at our free webinar on March 18 as part of our INSIDER Webinar Series.
03/05/2010

Check out our Virtual Trade Show

In case you missed it, we recently announced that we are producing the natural product industry's first "virtual" trade show Sept 14-15. The Natural Products Marketplace Virtual Event is an all-online live event with exhibits, seminars, networking, show specials, etc. It is free for retailers to attend (and we already have a lot of retailers signed up), and it is a model that is proven to work.
02/25/2010

My outreach to Sen McCain

Sen. John McCain's recent bill would gut DSHEA, put huge burdens on supplement marketers and retailers, and still not accomplish what the bill's purpose is said to be. I am going to Washington March 23 and hope to meet with him, or to meet with him here in Arizona with my local colleagues.
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02/23/2010

Consumerlabs Trashes Industry Again

Consumerlabs, the for-profit company that portrays itself as a consumer protection and advocacy group while also accepting money from the industry it claims to monitor, has once again slammed the dietary supplement industry in the media.
02/22/2010

Are energy drinks under attack

A recent guidance document from FDA, combined with a gathering storm of media stories challenging the safety of energy drinks, suggests that challenges may be ahead.
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02/04/2010

Packaged Facts to present new data

At this year's "Focus on the Future" conference Feb 16-19 in Scottsdale, Packaged Facts' David Sprinkle will reveal primary consumer data framed within the Center for Culinary Development's proprietary Trend Map, tracing ingredients from earliest appearance to full incorporation into mainstream packaged foods.
02/03/2010

McCain introduces bill that would change DSHEA

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced a bill today that would change the way dietary supplements are regulated, including requiring that companies register all products with the FDA, including all ingredients, that retailers obtain proof that their suppliers are in compliance with laws, and that manufacturers report all adverse events to FDA, not just serious adverse events as required by law now.
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