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Answer: Understanding food labels can go a long way in managing your diet. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nutritional Facts labels were updated in 2020 to help people better recognize healthier choices.
The FDA required manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales to update their labels by Jan. 1, 2020, and those manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales to update their labels by Jan. 21, 2021. Companies that produce single-ingredient sugars, such as honey and maple syrup and some cranberry products have until July 1, 2021, to make changes.
Scientific studies from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine, played a big role in the label changes. Some vitamin information, such as vitamin D and potassium, were added because studies found Americans tend to be deficient in those nutrients. âAdded sugarsâ is a new entry because these food choices increase the risk o
Attempt by Mavis to dismiss limo crash lawsuits denied
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Exterior view of the Mavis Tire store on lower Broadway Wednesday Nov. 28, 2018 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Lawyers for victims, which have also sued members of the Hussain family that owned the illegal limo, have alleged that Mavis conducted what amounted to an illegal inspection of the Ford Excursion limo and that its shoddy work on the brake system that caused its brakes to fail as it was speeding down a steep section of Route 30 in Schoharie before crashing into the parking lot of the Apple Barrel Country Store & Cafe on Oct. 6, 2018 while going 100 mph. All 17 aboard the limo, along with the driver and two bystanders, died from their injuries.(Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEIN/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
CT DMV: No timeline on when emissions testing will be restored
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A file photo of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
Nearly two weeks after a malware attack prompted the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles emissions testing program to go offline, officials said there is still no estimate for when services will be restored.
The emissions testing program in Connecticut runs through the Massachusetts-based vendor, Applus Technologies. On March 30, Applus detected and stopped a malware attack, interrupting vehicle inspections and emissions testing in Connecticut and seven other states.
The state Department of Motor Vehicles said Applus has not provided a “specific timetable” for when services will be back online in Connecticut.