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 […]
Category: 2014
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 […]
6/16/14 Resolve Enforcement Action with Small Business Administration
From Nicky Gacos, NABM President CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen@nfb.org National Federation of the Blind and Blind Business Owner Resolve Enforcement Action with Small Business Administration SBA to Make its Website Accessible to the Blind Baltimore, Maryland (June 16, 2014): […]
6/10/14 California Approves Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
From Nicky Gacos, NABM President From: NACS Online / News & Media Center / News Archive June 4, 2014 California Approves Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks If passed in the State Assembly, the law would make California the first state to require such labeling. SACRAMENTO – Last week, a bill requiring sugary soft drinks to […]
5/30/14 NFB supports the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
From the NFB John G. Paré Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy May 30, 2014 Dear Senator Harkin, Senator Alexander, Congressman Kline, and Congressman Miller: The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, supports the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Title […]
5/30/14 Significant Capitol Hill Victory For Vending And Refreshment Services Calorie Disclosure Rules –
From Vending Market Watch Significant Capitol Hill Victory For Vending And Refreshment Services Calorie Disclosure Rules – May 30, 2014 Source: NAMA (CHICAGO) May 29, 2014 – NAMA’s Senior Vice President Eric Dell announced a major victory for the industry in Washington, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee voted to include report language in its […]
5/27/14 The penny per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was soundly defeated
From Tim Barmlet, Illinois Beverage Association & the Chicago Tribune Great news this morning! The penny per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was soundly defeated in the House Revenue Committee just a little while ago. Mark Denzler of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Jeff Crabtree from Teamsters did a great job in providing opposition testimony. The final vote […]
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 […]
4/29/14 Update on the Sweetened Beverage Tax
from Donnie Anderson, Vice Chairman ICBV Update on the Sweetened Beverage Tax Beverage group says proposed Illinois soda tax ‘effectively dead’ in Springfield this session SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — A legislative effort to tax soft drinks in order to promote healthy living may be falling flat in Springfield. The (Belleville) News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1isj996 ) the effort […]
4/16/14 Tim Barmlet – Call to Action The proposed penny per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages just won’t go away
Tim Barmlet – Call to Action (If you buy or sell beverages in Illinois this is important to you.) Good afternoon, The proposed penny per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages just won’t go away. We continue to hear from sources in all four caucuses that the idea is coming up in conversations about the budget and […]