Massachusetts’ proposed candy and soda tax ‘regressive and discriminatory’, says NCA
The National Confectioners Association has hit out at plans in Massachusetts to remove a state sales tax exemption for candy and soda.
Archives for July 22, 2015
Private label nutrition equal to national brands
There are no major differences in nutritional content between private labels, national brands and hard discount goods – although private labels come out top for nutrition labelling, according to a French government study.
Legal Watch
Perfetti Van Melle USA faces $5m Mentos ‘packaging deception’ lawsuit
Perfetti Van Melle USA says it will vigorously defend a class action lawsuit in New York that accuses the firm of deceiving consumers by slack-filling Mentos chewing gum containers.