Posts Tagged ‘minors’

Senators opposed to rule changes regulating youth employment in agriculture

by MBJ Staff Published: March 28,2012

Tags: agriculture, bill, children, farmers, farms, federal agency, federal government, labor, legislation, legislative, minors, ranchers, ranches, youth

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are supporting legislation to stop a proposed new federal rule restricting youth employment on farms and ranches. The senators are original cosponsors on the Preserving America’s Family Farm Act (S.2221), which was introduced last week by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and [...] [...]

FDA sends warning to retailers about tobacco sales

by Wally Northway Published: January 10,2011

Tags: minors, retail, sales, tobacco

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing its first warning letters to retailers for the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors in violation of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). Using state inspectors who have been commissioned by the agency, the FDA visited 493 [...] [...]

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