From Vending Market Watch FDA, HHS Announce Calorie Disclosure Rules, February 2014 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s pending calorie disclosure rules are projected for February 2014 for final action. “As with similar announcements, it’s important to recognize that at this point February is a […]
Category: Legislation
12/2/13 Pentagon floats plan to close US commissaries
From FoxNews.com – (Just a thought, but it seems it might be time for the BEPB to open some micro markets.) Pentagon floats plan to close US commissaries By Justin Fishel, Jennifer Griffin Published December 02, 2013 The Pentagon is floating a controversial plan to close all U.S.-based commissaries in 2015 as part of a […]
7/30/13 NAMA’s Government Affairs Team Warns New Proposed Legislation May Raise Prices For Vending Industry
From Vending Market Watch – NAMA’s Government Affairs Team Warns New Proposed Legislation May Raise Prices For Vending Industry NAMA has responded to recently proposed legislation from Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., that would end tax breaks for suppliers selling food outside federal dietary guidelines. “Upon initial review of media coverage referencing the proposed legislation, we […]
7/30/13 End the payment of subminimum wages to workers with disabilities
From Anil Lewis, NFB – We are respectfully asking for your continued support to end the payment of subminimum wages to workers with disabilities. Senate Bill S. 1356 has been introduced to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). This bill includes a major policy change in the language of the Rehabilitation Act that threatens to send […]
7/16/13 Gov Quinn Signs Employment First Act to Expand Opportunities for People with Disabilities
From the office of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn – Subject: Gov Quinn Signs Employment First Act to Expand Opportunities for People with Disabilities Office of the Governor Pat Quinn For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Governor Quinn Signs Employment First Act to Expand Opportunities for People with Disabilities Governor Signs Legislation Making Employment of […]
7/9/13 Indiana Vending Council Calls For Support Challenging Indiana Vending Tax
From Automatic Merchandiser Indiana Vending Council Calls For Support Challenging Indiana Vending Tax Created: July 5, 2013 Jeff Snyder, CEO of Snyder Food Services, Inc. in Kendallville, Ind., and president of the Indiana Vending Council recently asked association members to support a challenge to an Indiana vending tax law that is pending in court. According […]
7/9/13 West Virginia Eliminates Food Tax, But Not For Vending
From Automatic Merchandiser – The Exponent Telegram West Virginia Eliminates Food Tax, But Not For Vending Created: July 1, 2013 Legislation phasing out taxes on food in West Virginia has reached its end and people in that state no longer pay any taxes on food from retailers, according to the Telegram news. However, taxes on […]
6/18/13 From NFB Hawaii “House Amends HR 164 in to National Defense Authorization Act”
From NFB Hawaii – “House Amends HR 164 in to National Defense Authorization Act” Good Afternoon To You All, I am pleased to inform you that our work on behalf of Blind Veterans has paid off. Because of the cosponsor support on HR 164, Congressman Bilirakis submitted this legislation as an amendment to the House […]
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 […]