On October 7th, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Orders for motor oil manufactured, packaged, and/or distributed by Bullseye Automotive Lubricants, Inc. of Illinois under the Bullseye brand after finding the products did not comply with the Michigan Weights and Measures Act, 1964 Public Act 283. The Stop-Use…
DetailsThe Michigan WIC Program previously notified retailers of upcoming changes to the list of WIC approved foods. Effective October 15, 2013, the new name for the list will be the Michigan WIC Food Guide which will be printed in booklet form. Below is a summary of the WIC Food Guide Changes and the Infant Food…
DetailsMichigan residents who had their health insurance policies cancelled in anticipation of the start of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can have those policies reinstated, the Department of Insurance and Financial Services has just announced. The department issued the announcement a little more than a week after President Barack Obama issued an…
DetailsGRAND RAPIDS, MI and MINNEAPOLIS, MN – November 19, 2013 – Spartan Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPTN) and Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFC) today announced the completion of their merger. Spartan Stores, Inc. will use the corporate name of SpartanNash Company, with the official name change to SpartanNash expected to become effective at the annual shareholders…
DetailsDear WIC Vendor: This letter is to provide you with information concerning the Infant Foods Inserts and WIC authorized cold cereals. INFANT FOODS INSERT The Michigan WIC Program recently sent each WIC authorized vendor a shipment of the new WIC Food Guide. This shipment should have also included a supply of the Infant Foods Inserts.…
DetailsThose in the state receiving food assistance and Family Independence Program benefits continue to decrease, according to the November fact sheet provided by the Department of Human Services Those receiving FIP benefits decreased by 2,718 to 98,478, and cases also decreased by 1,028 to 40,117. Food assistance recipients decreased by 28,094 to 1.71 million people,…
DetailsOSHA has adopted new hazardous chemical labeling requirements as a part of its recent revision of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), bringing it into alignment with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Therefore, OSHA is requiring employers to provide mandatory training for employees on the new chemical label…
DetailsSource: RNDC Republic National Distributing Company USA (RNDC) and National Wine and Spirits of Michigan (National) today announced their agreement to create a joint venture in the state of Michigan. The two companies will join together to distribute wines and spirits through the State’s Authorized Distribution Agent (ADA) system and National’s existing wine wholesale distributor and…
DetailsA bill that would allow a patron to bring a properly sealed bottle of wine into a restaurant that already possessed an on premise liquor license was signed by Governor Rick Snyder on December 21. As passed, the licensed restaurant would have total control over whether to allow patrons to bring their own wine into…
DetailsNearly 100 DTE Energy small business customers in the last five months have been defrauded by people posing as DTE Energy employees. The scammers have taken more than $40,000 in just those reported cases alone. This month, 29 cases have been reported, equaling the number of cases reported in December. The scam involves a person…
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