The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon finalize a suite of rules that the election had put on hold, Inside EPA reports. Rules receiving action include a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. The agency will likely put forth a Tier III standard to reduce pollution from vehicles and fuel. The…
Biennial registration renewal for food facilities began October 22, 2012 and must be completed by December 31. The FDA requirement for registration of food facilities has been updated by Section 102 of the Food Safety Modernization Act. For more detailed information, please visit the FDA website. Facilities with specific questions about registration should be directed…
U.S. Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and John Kyl (R-AZ) are advocating legislation that would limit Internet gambling. More importantly for retailers, the legislation would ban the online sale of instant-win lottery tickets. Several years ago, Congress took steps to limit the abuses of Internet gambling and to protect Americans from a rapid explosion of gambling…
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council issued guidelines last week on the importance of performing an annual risk assessment for those companies that store, process or transmit payment-card information, Network World reports. The “PCI DSS Risk Assessment Guidelines” document explains what’s expected under rule DSS 12.1, which addresses risk assessment. “You need to…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it would not grant a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) because it would only reduce corn prices by approximately 1% and would have no impact on household energy costs. “We recognize that this year’s drought has created hardship in some sectors of the…
How many different pizza combinations can you order at Domino’s? The answer might shock you: 34 million, as calculated by the company as it began the process of providing calorie information to comply with the menu-labeling component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Minority Report reports. The Federal Office of Management and…
The Obama administration moved forward today to implement provisions in the health care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. The provisions of the Affordable Care Act also would make it easier for consumers to compare health plans and employers to promote and encourage employee wellness.…
U.S. drivers got behind the wheel after drinking too much about 112 million times in 2010. Whenever anyone drives drunk, they put everyone on the road in danger. Choose not to drink and drive and help others do the same. Though episodes of drinking and driving have gone down by 30% during the past five…
As food safety procedures have become more demanding, the number of product recalls has also increased Supermarket News reports. “I think there’s been a lot more recalls since there’s been final product testing that’s being conducted, a lot of times at the retail level,” said Dan Vache, vice president of supply chain management at United…
In response to a series of letters from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it is reviewing the safety of energy drinks containing caffeine and other ingredients that act as stimulants,and may require regulatory action if evidence of a health risk is found.…