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03-13-2017 by NATSO FDA Issues Proposed Guidance on Distributing Free Samples of Tobacco Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products has released a proposed guidance document explaining how manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can comply with the agency’s prohibition against distributing free samples of tobacco products. Specifically, the guidance outlines the situations in which the sale of tobacco products – including e-cigarettes – to consumers at less than their full price (e.g., coupons, discounts, rewards programs, etc.) would not violate the ban.

03-13-2017
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02-13-2017 by NATSO ºÚÁÏÉçÇøApplauds Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act

ºÚÁÏÉçÇøjoined more than 200 organizations employing millions in applauding Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) for introducing the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 772) that would provide food retailers greater flexibility as they seek to comply with the menu-labeling regulations and shield them from possible criminal penalties under the FDA menu-labeling rules.

02-13-2017
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02-03-2017 by NATSO Lawmakers Introduce Menu-Labeling Legislation

U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would provide food retailers greater flexibility as they seek to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) menu-labeling regulations, which are set to take effect in May.

02-03-2017
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12-08-2016 by NATSO New SNAP Retailer Regulations Released — USDA Accommodates Many Truckstop Industry Concerns

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released final regulations governing retailer eligibility for redeeming Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The final rules accept many of the arguments that ºÚÁÏÉçÇøhas made throughout the rulemaking process, both in comments filed with USDA as well as in testimony before the House Agriculture Committee.

12-08-2016
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11-21-2016 by NATSO ºÚÁÏÉçÇøMeets With OMB to Discuss Pending SNAP Retailer Eligibility Rule

ºÚÁÏÉçÇømet with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Nov. 18 to discuss the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) proposed regulation regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) retailer eligibility requirements. The proposed regulation, which is expected to be finalized in a revised form before the end of the year, would functionally prohibit the convenience stores located within travel plazas from redeeming SNAP benefits.

11-21-2016
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10-07-2016 by NATSO New FDA Regulations and Graphic Warning Labels Lawsuit

On August 8, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began restricting retailers’ ability to sell additional tobacco products beyond simply cigarettes. Such products include e-cigarettes and vaping products, rather than only traditional combustible cigarettes. These products became subject to minimum purchasing age (18) requirements and associated customer age identification verification requirements, as well as marketing and advertising restrictions and a prohibition of vending machine sales of e-cigarettes. The rules also impose these restrictions on hookah, pipe tobacco, and cigars.

10-07-2016
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09-14-2016 by NATSO NATSO, Others Urge Congress to Pass Menu Labeling Reform Legislation

ºÚÁÏÉçÇøand a coalition of more than 200 food and retail groups is urging Congress to enact the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 (H.R. 2017, S. 2217) before the end of the year to address remaining problems with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) menu-labeling rule and ensure necessary compliance flexibility.

09-14-2016

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