Shared by Terry Smith, NFBEI – Hello All: See the press release below. You will note that for vending, the labeling requirements apply only to operators with 20 or more machines. We understood at the time of the enactment of the law that the 20 vending machine threshold applies to individual vendors and not to the state business […]
Category: Health & Wellness
5/6/14 U.S. Military’s Healthy Vending Programs Advance On All Fronts
From Vending Times – U.S. Military’s Healthy Vending Programs Advance On All Fronts Emily JedEmily@vendingtimes.net The U.S. armed services have been stepping up their efforts to improve the health and fitness of their personnel, and vending is in the forefront of the tools being employed in this attempt. Two years ago, fueled by first lady […]
4/9/14 NAMA Unveils New Fit Pick Healthy Vending Program
From Vending Times Issue Date: Vol. 54, No. 5, May 2014, Posted On: 4/9/2014 NAMA Unveils New Fit Pick Healthy Vending Program – Nick Montano CHICAGO — The National Automatic Merchandising Association has revamped its popular Fit Pick healthy vending program, unveiling new features and product guidelines today at the OneShow here. The new Fit […]
4/8/14 FDA Submits Final Vending Calorie-Disclosure Rules To White House Emily Jed
From Vending Times FDA Submits Final Vending Calorie-Disclosure Rules To White House Emily Jed – WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has forwarded its final rules regarding calorie labeling for vending machines to the White House Office of Management and Budget. With the final version in hand, it is expected that the White […]
6/4/13 Healthy Vending Legislation Could Affect the Blind – by Deena Prichep
From Vending Market Watch- vendingmarketwatch.com Healthy Vending Legislation Could Affect the Blind – by Deena Prichep Audio available at this link: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=186503168&m=186861851 Look in any vending machine, and you can find plenty of snacks with dubious nutritional profiles. Take the ones in the state Capitol in Salem, Ore. “We’ve got a lot of Cheetos and Pop-Tarts […]
4/9/13 Bill Would Ban Pop and Junk Food in Public Vending Machines
Shared by Marco Giannotti – Bill Would Ban Pop and Junk Food in Public Vending Machines House Bill 3403 is opposed by a group of blind vendors who testified that their businesses would suffer a 50 percent cut in sales if they’re only allowed to offer healthy food products they frequently throw away after nobody […]
Chicago Mayor Emanuel Healthy Vending Machine Initiative Limits Beverage Sizes To 12 Ounces
Chicago Mayor Emanuel Healthy Vending Machine Initiative Limits Beverage Sizes To 12 Ounces The recently introduced healthy vending machine ordinance proposed by Chicago Mayor Emanuel offers guidelines on fat, sugar and the calorie content for snacks and beverages in vending machines in city departments and building. The beverage guidelines include that all beverage selections, with […]