Should the Federal Govt. Regulate Vending Machines?

[Soul Crusher]

Pelosi’s Health Care Bill Would Regulate Snack Machines at Estimated Cost of $56 Million
cnsnews.com ^ | Nov. 26, 2009 | Christopher Neefus

Posted on Sunday, November 29, 2009 8:33:55 PM by Free ThinkerNY
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(CNSNews.com) – The House health-care reform plan unveiled last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would do more than regulate insurance companies – it would even regulate vending machines.

The bill, which is posted online, would require that vending machine operators either create new machines that allow the customer to view nutrition facts or post nutritional information for each product near “each article of food or the selection button.”

The regulation could wind up costing vendors millions of dollars to make the changes, according to industry estimates.

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).

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is currently working to determine how much the provision will cost the vending industry in changes to packaging or machines. The CBO also requested an estimate from the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) -- the vending machine trade organization. On Oct. 30, the vending lobby group released a preliminary estimate that the changes would cost tens of millions of dollars at the outset.


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Anyone who doesnt know that preztles are better than a Mars Bar doesnt need Nancy Pelosi to tell them so since they are probably too far gone.   

[BM OUT]

Libs enitire existance is controlling everything we do,we eat,we can say,we can read.The health care bill is a power grab to controll us,cap and trade is to controll us.Thats all they know.

[Soul Crusher]

I'm sure the libs will be silent on this. 

[BM OUT]

Look at how they are reporting the global warming hoax.Its now obvious that the data was forged,thrown away and manipulated.The entire thing is a hoax.Yey where is Rachel Maddows outrage?She is outraged over a republican senators affair.She is outraged over an abortion doctor getting smoked.But shes dead silent on the biggest story and the biggest hoax in the history of the world.

[Soul Crusher]

Look at how they are reporting the global warming hoax.Its now obvious that the data was forged,thrown away and manipulated.The entire thing is a hoax.Yey where is Rachel Maddows outrage?She is outraged over a republican senators affair.She is outraged over an abortion doctor getting smoked.But shes dead silent on the biggest story and the biggest hoax in the history of the world.

As the brilliant Michael Savage says:  "Liberalism is a mental disorder"

 

[24KT]

I'm sure the libs will be silent on this.  

Well, I gotta tell ya... as a consumer, I like it. I like to know what I'm buying & eating before doing so.
As a stake holder in GOLDEN NUGGETS... I really like it. This'll benefit me tremendously when GOLDEN NUGGETS hit the vending machines. The twinkies won't stand a chance. mwahahahaha. And when people taste them, ...ahhhh heaven. Plus a percentage of each GOLDEN NUGGET sold will go towards feeding starving children. I can see where it may slightly inconvenience vending machine owners, however it's not as expensive as this article makes it appear to be in compliance with such a proposal. as a consumer, I'm ok with it. As a purveyor of vending machine stock, ...I'm really A-OK with it. It's about time healthy fare got a fighting chance to go toe-to-toe with the drek.

[gcb]

I don't know what you righties are crying about - this will give the customer a more informed choice when selecting items from a vending machine. Maybe the government should just give up and not do anything at all.

[gcb]

Oh and that is a one off cost is my impression.

[Soul Crusher]

Oh and that is a one off cost is my impression.

What if the vendor wants to change out the product?  Every time he wants to change out kit kats for mars bars he has to consult with the govt? 

Come on now. 

When do people take responsibility for themselves for fucks sake? 

[gcb]

he doesn't have to consult anyone - he just has to make sure the info for the new product is displayed

[Soul Crusher]

he doesn't have to consult anyone - he just has to make sure the info for the new product is displayed

Again - look at your typical vending machine.  Most likely it would be a sticker or something like that will all the products.     

And serious- who the hell doesnt know what is in the candy bar?  Who doesnt know that a Red Bull Sugar Free has less calories than a regular Red Bull? 

Come on now - where the hell are we going with this? 

[gcb]

Again - look at your typical vending machine.  Most likely it would be a sticker or something like that will all the products.     

And serious- who the hell doesnt know what is in the candy bar?  Who doesnt know that a Red Bull Sugar Free has less calories than a regular Red Bull? 

Come on now - where the hell are we going with this? 

The same noises were probably made with food labeling in the supermarket. Some people are on salt reduced diets and such and don't realise that things like candy bars can have a high amount of sodium. They have to send guys to refill these things - i've seen them doing it - when they change the items they also have to sometimes change the prices - I bet that's fiddly as well - probably take them an extra 5 minutes - big deal.

[Soul Crusher]

The same noises were probably made with food labeling in the supermarket. Some people are on salt reduced diets and such and don't realise that things like candy bars can have a high amount of sodium. They have to send guys to refill these things - i've seen them doing it - when they change the items they also have to sometimes change the prices - I bet that's fiddly as well - probably take them an extra 5 minutes - big deal.

So why cant those people educate themselves beforehand on what they can or cant eat? 

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They put these warnings on cigarettes claiming it would help the health of the country.Has it?Apparently not,because according to the left,we have people dying in the streets ,hence the need for health care reform.

[Kazan]

So why cant those people educate themselves beforehand on what they can or cant eat? 

WHAT!!!? Are you crazy? You actually expect someone to take responsibility for their choices? For cripe sake the population is so dumbed down they have to but "DO NOT EAT" on the silica packets in cartons.

The sad thing is that people are simply to lazy to care, decision making getting you down? Don't worry in socialist America all that will be taken care of for you.

[BM OUT]

WHAT!!!? Are you crazy? You actually expect someone to take responsibility for their choices? For cripe sake the population is so dumbed down they have to but "DO NOT EAT" on the silica packets in cartons.

The sad thing is that people are simply to lazy to care, decision making getting you down? Don't worry in socialist America all that will be taken care of for you.

Let me ask this.If someone goes to a vending machine and looks in there and is choosing between barbaque chips or RING DINGS does he go away happy to know that he chose the chips as it had 100 calories less then the RING DINGS?I mean,is his health,his weight,his happiness ,his well being going to be improved with this?No.This is,once again,about punnishing the private sector.It will cost these companies millions to do this and thats libs goal.PUNNISH the private sector.