Calories on menus, menu boards delayed until 2016
By Mary Clare Jalonick // Associated Press Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus. The Food and Drug…
Clouds on the Horizon for Vaping Industry
NACS online Anticipated FDA rules likely to require expensive approval process for all vape products, leading to possible “vapocalypse” The Wall Street Journal took a look at the possible ramifications…
New Bill Seeks $48M For In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection
By Melissa Fassbender // Manufacturing.net A new bill has been introduced that would provide funding to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of a…
Department of Labor Takes on Employment Practices
Convenience retailers should prepare for heightened enforcement of labor practices, due to latest policies from DOL NACS Online The Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy of late — and…
Judge Throws Out American Express Settlement
Judge rules that lawyer misconduct is grounds to reject class action settlement in its entirety NACS Online NACS, along with dozens of merchants, has long opposed the class action settlement…
FDA Halts Sale of Four R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Products
Retailers have 30 days to dispose of inventory for Camel Crush Bold, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter Menthol and Vantage Tech 13NACS Online…
SNAP Funding Update: USDA Reverses SNAP Order to States,
NGA was recently notified that USDA reversed its earlier instructions to the states and has directed states to transmit October SNAP benefit files to state EBT vendors so that benefits…
NACS Issues Menu-Labeling Compliance Assistance
Document provides a brief summary of the final rule and a general understanding of convenience retailer obligations to meet the December 1, 2016, compliance date NACS Online Following up on…
Q&A for SNAP Recipients in the Event of a Government Shutdown
How likely is it that the government will shut down? The Obama Administration strongly believes that a lapse in funding should not occur. There is enough time for Congress to…
New Rules for Overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have been working overtime lately to change federal labor rules that will make life a bit more…