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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Licenses Required The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been sending letters to grocery retailers concerning their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Licenses (click on the link below). The letter created some confusion for our members so we called the USDA to clarify. While grocery retailers and wholesalers are required to obtain a license if their invoice costs of fresh and frozen fruit and vegetable purchases exceed $230,000 in a calendar year the license application fee is $100. The retail and grocery wholesaler license is good for three (3) years. If the retailer renews their PACA license in a timely fashion there is not a renewal fee. If the retailer or grocery wholesaler does not timely renew their PACA license the retailer or grocery wholesaler will be required to reapply for their PACA license and repay the $100 PACA application. You can obtain a PACA License by either calling 1-800-495-7222 (PACA) or by downloading the PACA License Application at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5089261 To learn more about PACA please go to the USDA website link below: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/PACA Tobacco Compliance - What You Need to Know As you may know the federal 2009 "Tobacco Control Act" amended the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to regulate tobacco products . Click here for background information. Online Resources to Aid in Compliance: To view past webinars, visit: http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/ResourcesforYou/ForIndustry/Retailer/ucm220111.htm FDA Training Materials - http://www.fda.gov/downloads/TobaccoProducts/ResourcesforYou/ForIndustry/Retailer/UCM274165.pdf . The training material outlines the process a retailer will go through when an inspection takes place and a violation has occurred. We Card - It is the intent of the "We Card" program to become an FDA-approved training program. To that end, We Card has updated its training materials to align with current FDA regulation. Go to www.wecard.org to find out more about two training programs currently offered:
North Carolina WIC Guide for 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012 Grocery Retailer Emergency Disaster Passes Registration is now open! CFIC staff has been meeting with the Department of Emergency Management to improve the Emergency Disaster system, making revisions to the application process for passes allowing trucks, store managers and critical store personnel access to a store following an emergency/disaster. Any grocery retailer registering for a pass will be provided with a password and be afforded access to North Carolina Emergency Management Division's WEB EOC and the opportunity to view all of the agency's emergency/disaster information in real time. Important Links: Fair Labor Standards Act Many of our retail members employ youth during the summer months and during "after-school" hours. Federal employment laws differ for youth ages 17 and under (once an employee is 18, there are no federal child labor rules) and are established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor rules impacting full- and part-time youth workers in the private sector and in federal, state and local governments. The rules vary depending upon the age of the employee and his/her occupation. Click on the link below for a brief explanation of what the FLSA requires and what the FLSA does NOT require. You may also want to review the list of child labor frequently asked questions. |
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