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…
Supreme Court Ruling Upholds ACA Subsidies
The U. S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to uphold tax credits for Americans purchasing health care coverage through federal exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. The 6-3 decision,…
AmEx Will Cease Merchant Prohibitions
Card company will stop practice of prohibiting merchants from promoting other cards, following legal ruling NACS Online Following a judge’s ruling earlier this year that the practice was anticompetitive, American…
FDA Delays Menu-Labeling Requirements
CSP Daily News The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the compliance date for menu-labeling requirements in certain restaurants and retail food establishments including some convenience stores and…
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…