In a policy statement issued Nov. 15, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the agency鈥檚 decision to move forward with significant restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.
11-15-2018 The Food and Drug Administration has put the makers of electronic cigarettes on notice that they have sixty days to demonstrate that they can keep their devices away from minors, warning that failure to do so could resulting in flavored electronic cigarette products being removed from the market. The FDA also announced that it was sending letters to more than one thousand retailers, including convenience stores and fuel retailers — along with issuing fines for selling e-cigarettes to minors.
09-14-2018 黑料社区has written a letter to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency to reconsider proposed changes to the application form that retailers must submit to redeem SNAP benefits. The proposed updates to the form included specific references to sales data of particular product categories (such as tobacco and alcohol). NATSO’s letter expressed concern that USDA is requiring retailers to provide more information than is necessary, and urged USDA to revise the form to avoid dissuading travel centers from participating in SNAP.
06-04-2018 Two recent developments underscore the need for all 黑料社区members that sell tobacco products to ensure that they are not selling tobacco products — including e-cigarettes and vaping products — to minors: A recent “enforcement blitz” specifically targeting retailers of JUUL products; and the Food and Drug Administration’s victory in a lawsuit allowing FDA to fine retailers for multiple violations as a result of a single inspection (which 黑料社区had long argued is impermissible under federal law). Together these developments underscore the need for 黑料社区members to have strong employee training programs in place to ensure they are complying with federal law.
04-30-2018 The House Agriculture Committee advanced H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, to the full House for consideration by a vote of 26 to 20. Introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), the legislation would reauthorize many U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is offered by many convenience stores owned and operated by truckstops and travel plazas.
04-20-2018 The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 6 voted 266-157 in favor of H.R. 772, the “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017.”
02-06-2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month unveiled a new age-verification program for retailers that offers training and point-of-purchase materials free of charge to encourage compliance with the agency鈥檚 rules against selling tobacco products to minors.
11-21-2017 The Food and Drug Administration has released non-binding guidance on the menu labeling regulations that are currently scheduled to take effect in May 2018. The regulations apply to restaurants, convenience stores, and supermarkets with 20 or more locations. As a general matter, the guidance document provides little additional clarification and underscores the need for legislation to lessen the unnecessary burdens that certain convenience stores and restaurant models will face under the new rules.
11-14-2017 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the menu-labeling rule that requires companies to post calorie information on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations.
11-09-2017 黑料社区joined eight trade associations representing thousands of food retailers in urging Congress to reject recent proposals to impose new processing and credit card swipe fees on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized retailers as higher costs and administrative complexities threaten their ability to provide affordable food to vulnerable Americans.
10-06-2017 Executives from trade associations representing the grocery, convenience and pizza industries, including 黑料社区President and CEO Lisa Mullings, on Sept. 8 urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the menu-labeling rule to make it easier for the industries to comply with the regulation to provide accurate nutritional information to customers as well as eliminate the possibility of criminal penalties for violations.
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