FDA Gives Agency More Authority
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week announced a final rule strengthening the agency’s authority to use administrative detention to prevent potentially unsafe food from reaching the marketplace.…
USDA Reminds Retailers of SNAP Responsibilities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds convenience store operators of their responsibility to ensure that all store employees are trained to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (previously…
E-Cig Group’s White House Petition Gaining Support
The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) recently posted a petition on the White House’s petition website to urge action to prevent the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)…
EPA Ruling Allows Stage II Elimination
Motorists accustomed to filling up at gas pumps with vapor-collecting attachments on the nozzles could be in for a change. Those nozzles belong to Stage II vapor-recovery systems, which the…
Legislation Seeks to Limit Ethanol Blend to 10%
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and David Vitter (R-La.) have introduced legislation to block an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. The bill would…
Congress Introduces Online Tax Bill
A bipartisan group of 53 U.S. senators and representatives has introduced legislation that would allow local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete with out-of-state Internet sellers. While brick-and-mortar retailers collect sales taxes…
President Ignites Minimum Wage Debate
During his State of the Union address, President Obama called for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 (indexing it to inflation), sparking numerous debates among…
States Make Progress on Affordable Care
The Affordable Care Act has just passed a new milestone: All states have committed to what kind of health insurance marketplace, also referred to as an exchange, will be running…
Merchants Want Mystery Taken Out of Swipe Fees
For merchants, accepting credit cards comes with a sense of mystery — they never know what swipe fees they will have to pay for processing that transaction. The Merchants Payments…
API Appeals E15 Decision to Supreme Court
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and other groups have appealed a D.C. Circuit Court decision rejecting a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) grant of partial waivers for…