6/2/15 Shared by Mark Denzler & The Herald Review Soda tax finds its way to budget table, again May 29, 2015 5:15 am JORDAN MADDOX H&R Springfield Bureau Writer SPRINGFIELD – The state’s financial woes have supporters of adding a one-cent per ounce tax on sugary beverages hopeful the proposal may be included in the […]
Category: Legislation
Letter urges Congress to pass H.R. 527
2/3/15 NAMA has joined with other associations, trade groups and non-profit organizations in signing a letter to Congress supporting H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015. The letter urges Congress to pass H.R. 527 to reform the regulatory process to ensure that all federal agencies appropriately consider the impact of their rules […]
12/09/14 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final rules on menu labeling and calorie disclosure
by Terry Smith, NFBEI & NAMA Government Affairs Dear NAMA Member, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its final rules on menu labeling and calorie disclosure yesterday. Our team has been diligently working to review the 130-page rule on calorie disclosure requirements applicable to vending. As promised, we have put together a synopsis of […]
11/25/14 FDA finalizes menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules
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 […]
11/05/14 Nation’s first soda tax is passed
Shared by Kevin Dwyer –Nation’s first soda tax is passed Laura Mandaro, USA TODAY Network 9:08 a.m. EST November 5, 2014 Berkeley, Calif., became the first U.S. city to pass a law taxing sugary drinks including sodas. More than three-quarters of the votes cast were in favor of Measure D, according to the Alameda County […]
10/3/14 NAMA’s 2014 Public Policy Confab Apprises Congress About Coin Changes
From Vending Times – Emily Jed NAMA’s 2014 Public Policy Confab Apprises Congress About Coin Changes, Fit Pick And Micromarkets Issue Date: Vol. 54, No. 10, October 2014, Posted On: 10/3/2014 WASHINGTON — The National Automatic Merchandising Association’s 2014 Public Policy Conference in the nation’s capital was the largest, to date, with more participants and […]
7/10/14 Congress Passes Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act
From Lawrence Carter-Long for the National Council on Disability For Immediate Release: July 10, 2014 Congress Passes Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Significant Changes Ahead for NCD WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday July 9, the House of Representatives passed the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) following Senate passage of the same by a vote of 95-3 […]
6/26/14 New York’s Ban on Big Sodas Is Rejected
From NRA Restaurant SmartBrief, and the New York Times – New York’s Ban on Big Sodas Is Rejected by Final Court; By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMJUNE 26, 2014 The Bloomberg big-soda ban is officially dead. The state’s highest court on Thursday refused to reinstate New York City’s controversial limits on sales of jumbo sugary drinks, exhausting the […]
6/24/14 Food Safety Certification laws final phase
Shared by Marco Giannotti, IL – From the Safe Dining Association To: To all Illinois food service operators Subject: Food Safety Certification laws final phase–attachment July schedule July is fast approaching and that means that the final phase of the new food safety certification laws will be taking effect. This phase changes the format of […]
6/17/14 House Votes To Make Small Business Tax Relief Permanent
From the Vending Times Issue Date: Vol. 54, No. 7, July 2014, Posted On: 6/17/2014 House Votes To Make Small Business Tax Relief Permanent; H.R. 4457 Heads To Senate Hank Schlesinger swag@earthlink.net WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Small Business Tax Relief Act in a 272-144 vote. H.R. 4457, which would make […]