Following the swearing-in of President Trump, NAMA has fielded questions from the industry regarding the impact of the President's actions on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Calorie Disclosure Rules for food and beverage items sold from vending machines, says the association. The President's recent Executive Order on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was focused on specific health care provisions of the law and most likely does not have an impact on the FDA's Calorie Disclosure rule. Therefore, NAMA urges vending operators and the entire industry to continue to comply with the FDA's Calorie Disclosure Rule.
Potential Impacts of Repeal of Calorie Disclosure
Some supporters of the repeal of the ACA also support repeal of the FDA's calorie disclosure rule. NAMA's view: A repeal of FDA's calorie disclosure would not be favorable to the industry. In fact, it could lead to different calorie disclosure regulations in states/municipalities, making compliance logistically impossible and very expensive for the industry. A repeal would also remove the flexibilities NAMA helped secure and the investments of time and money to comply with the current FDA rule would be for naught.
