September 1 marks the start of We Card Awareness Month. We Card is urging retailers throughout the month to train or re-train employees about the FDA regulations and state and local compliance laws concerning youth access to tobacco and alcohol.
08-23-2013
Retailers Urged to Participate in We Card Awareness Month
FDA Says Writing Menu-Labeling Rule “Thorny”
Writing a new menu labeling law has gotten “extremely thorny,” according to the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the agency tries to figure out who should be covered by it.
03-18-2013
FDA Seeks to Have Cigarette Label Case Reheard
The federal government last week formally asked for a full court review of the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that struck down the FDA’s graphic labeling requirements for cigarette packages.
10-15-2012
Menu Labeling Legislation Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) last week introduced S. 3574, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012.
09-24-2012
Legal Battle Over Graphic Tobacco Labels Could Head to Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals struck down the law requiring the graphic health warnings.
09-10-2012