Nearly 50 members of the U.S. Senate urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack to revise the proposed rule regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, including several changes that have been advocated by NATSO.
08-02-2016 黑料社区told the Department of Agriculture that its recently proposed rule regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will negatively impact travel plazas that redeem SNAP benefits, and their customers, and should be substantially revised before it is finalized.
05-23-2016 The truckstop and travel plaza industry on May 12 testified before Congress on the important role that the industry plays in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), providing a convenient place for economically disadvantaged citizens to purchase food.
05-13-2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new regulation that would extend its regulatory authority to cover all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping products, rather than only traditional combustible cigarettes.
05-09-2016 Love鈥檚 Travel Stops & Country Stores will testify on behalf of 黑料社区at a Congressional hearing May 12 on the company’s experience as a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer, as well as the negative impact the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 new proposed SNAP rule will have on retailers that redeem SNAP benefits.
05-09-2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released final guidance clarifying some of the ambiguities in its federal “menu-labeling” regulations. Those regulations, which were finalized in December 2014, require calorie declarations on menus and menu boards for chain restaurants and retail food establishments, including many convenience stores. The guidance, released on April 29, 2016, starts a one-year clock until FDA begins enforcing the calorie labeling requirements, meaning covered establishments will need to be in compliance by May 2017.
05-02-2016 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 1 announced a 30-day extension to the comment period on its proposed rule that would make it harder for 黑料社区members to redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamp) benefits. Comments are now due by May 18.
04-04-2016 Members of the House Agriculture Committee last week raised concerns with the head of the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which implements the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”), over a recent proposed rule that would make it virtually impossible for most travel centers and convenience stores to redeem SNAP benefits. Many lawmakers brought up the same concerns that 黑料社区has expressed, and FNS officials acknowledged that the proposal has flaws and needs to be improved.
03-18-2016 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will again delay enforcement of federal “menu-labeling” regulations.
03-13-2016 黑料社区on March 10 asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the comment period on its proposed rule that would make it harder for 黑料社区members to redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamp) benefits.
03-11-2016 An official with the Food and Nutrition Service at the federal Department of Agriculture was questioned at a Congressional hearing over the potential unintended consequences of his office’s proposed SNAP regulation, which would substantially, and unnecessarily, increase the requirements SNAP retailers must meet.
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