CNS News has reported yesterday, that the new house bill proposed by speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi, would indeed regulate insurance companies. Ok, i don't agree with a good 80% of the bill, but i guess it sounds logical. However, besides insurance companies, this bill would also begin a regulation, of, VENDING MACHINES!!!
The bill says that it will require vending machine crews to get create new machines that will tell people nutrition facts. Because on the bag isn't good enough. Especially when people know that their buying Hostess cup cakes, since that isn't already common knowledge that those, maybe aren't the best for you.
Section 2572 of the bill (H.R. 3962) says, “In the case of an article of food sold from a vending machine that – (I) does not permit a prospective purchaser to examine the Nutritional Facts Panel before purchasing the article or does not otherwise provide visible nutrition information at the point of purchase; and (II) is operated by a person who is engaged in the business of owning or operating 20 or more vending machines, “the vending machine operator shall provide a sign in close proximity to each article of food or the selection button that includes a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing the number of calories contained in the article.” (See page 1,515 of H.R. 3962 Section 2572 (H) (viii).
National Automatic Merchandising Association, vending lobby group released a report saying that the changes and new regulations on vending machines, would cost the vending machine industry, a 56.4 million dollar start up cost.
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It’s funny she ardently believes we should know what the nutritional facts are on a Snickers bar before plunking our money in the machine. But she doesn’t believe it’s any of our business to know what’s in a bill before the House.
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