Top Regulatory Issues for Fresh Foods in 2015
Liz Webber A host of regulations on nutrition, food safety and country-of-origin labels that will be released or take effect this year promises to keep retailers on their toes in…
Proposed Budget Would Double Tobacco Tax
One of the proposed measures in President Obama’s budget would increase the federal tobacco tax to $1.95 per pack Among the new taxes proposed in President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget…
Attorneys General Ask Oil Companies to Help Stop Synthetic Drug Sales
AGs call on nine oil companies asking them to eliminate the illegal products from convenience and fuel retail locations that operate under their brand names NACS Online The National Association…
American Express to Help Retailers Fight Fraud
New nationwide campaign includes $100 reimbursement for upgrading to EMV terminals NACS Online American Express has officially launched its Small Merchant EMV Assistance Program. The nationwide campaign will help U.S.…
Senators Push for Repeal of Ethanol Mandate
Bipartisan bill would repeal ethanol blending requirement of RFSSenators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) are working together to urge the repeal of a piece of the Renewable Fuel…
How Fed Policy on Swipe Fees Quashes Market Forces
In a column for American Banker, NACS lobbyist explains how excessive swipe fees hurt the entire economy – not just retailers and consumers NACS Online In a column published in…
OSHA Enforcement Update
By Dr. Roy Littlefield, III Recently, SSDA-AT participated in a Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable for OSHA/MSHA. In attendance was Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director of Enforcement Programs, Directorate of Enforcement, Occupational…
More EMV Concerns Emerge
Experts question slower transaction time and supply chain issues for EMV cards NACS Online CPI card group, which produces credit cards for a majority of issuers, has been swamped with…
Food and Drug Administration Bans Trans Fats
NACS Online FDA to eliminate the use of trans-fats by 2018, after determining they are not “generally recognized as safe” for use in human food The U.S. Food and Drug…
Senators Introduce Bill to End Online Lotteries
NACS-supported legislation restores long-standing interpretation of the Wire Act NACS Online Recently, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Mike Lee (R-UT),Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dan Coats…