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News Center FDA Looking to Retailers to Help Enforce New Tobacco Regulations - July 29, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration says it's looking to retailers to help enforce the sweeping tobacco regulations that took effect June 22.
"We understand the retailers really are on the front lines and are the key piece to making this a success," said Kathleen Quinn, the acting director... Synthetic Marijuana K2 Banned by Iowa Board of Pharmacy - July 21, 2010
The Iowa Board of Pharmacy adopted emergency rules on Tuesday to ban the sale or use of the substance commonly referred to as synthetic marijuana and sold under names such as K2, Spice and Red Dragon Smoke.
Effective immediately upon the filing of emergency rules today, the sale or... WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the stroke of a pen, debit card swipe fee relief became a reality Wednesday as President Barack Obama signed into law a comprehensive financial services reform bill.
The new law contains Sen. Richard Durbin’s swipe fees amendment,... Senate Sends Swipe Fee Reform to President Obama - July 15, 2010
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The convenience and petroleum retailing industry’s nearly decade-long battle to rein in outrageous interchange fees became a reality today as the U.S. Senate voted 60-39 in support of the financial reform package known as the Dodd-Frank Bill.
... NEVADA, Iowa – After a long and courageous battle with a number of health issues, William Burke Sr., founder of Burke Corporation and a pioneer in the fully cooked pizza topping industry, passed away on Friday, July 2, 2010, at the age of 81.
Born in St. Louis, Burke grew up in... Adult advance-admission tickets to the Iowa State Fair will be available through Iowa Lottery sales terminals this year for the first time, giving Iowa State Fair fans nearly 2,000 locations statewide where they can buy tickets.
The 2010 Iowa State Fair is set for “Non Stop Fun” August... SNAP Benefits System to be Down Briefly on June 9 - June 9, 2010
It has been confirmed that the State of Iowa and Affiliated Computer Systems, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits provider, will be moving their data center on Wednesday, June 9. The change window will be from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. During the change window, there will be a... Due to the possibility of Clostridium botulism sickness, Amish Wedding Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of the following pumpkin butter and sweet potato butter products:
Pumpkin Butter: 9-ounce – UPC code No. 0 49646 50014 7
Pumpkin Butter: 16- and... Reforming credit and debit card swipe fees took a huge step forward Thursday as the Senate voted 64-33 to include Senate Majority Whip Richard... McNeil Consumer Healthcare, in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is voluntarily recalling all lots of certain over-the-counter (OTC) children’s and infant’s liquid products that have not yet expired.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is initiating this voluntary recall... Sara Lee, ConAgra Foods to Raise Funds for IGEF - April 29, 2010
During the entire month of May, Sara Lee and ConAgra Foods will partner together on a program aimed at raising money for the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation.
The two food manufacturing companies will combine to donate $0.25 from every loaf of Healthy Choice Bread sold at any retail store... Johnson Brothers of Iowa is pleased to announce its 2010 sales drive to raise funds for the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund.
This will be the second straight year Johnson Brothers of Iowa has supported the Iowa Grocery Industry Association with this program.
... NACS Tells Congress Swipe Fees Hurt Small Businesses, Small Banks - April 28, 2010
NACS Vice Chairman tells Congress interchange “swipe” fees suffocate his retail operations, yield no profit for his community bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The credit card interchange market “is rigged to guarantee big money for the largest banking... Interested in Selling Morel Mushrooms? Hurry to the Chance - April 28, 2010
Due to a change in the Iowa Administrative Code, effective April 1, 2010, “food service establishments can serve or sell morel mushrooms [only] if procured from an individual who has completed a morel mushroom expert identification course.” Since 2008, only individuals who were certified... Iowa Communities Reap Benefits of Build with Bags Program - April 22, 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa – Twenty-six Iowa communities are getting a makeover courtesy of Build with Bags.
The plastic bag recycling program being led by Iowa grocers announces today, on Earth Day, the 26 recipients of a Build with Bags grant award in 2010. The winners range from cities as big... |
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