NAMA Industry Regulations & Compliance 3

Question 1

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) requires vending operators with 20 or more machines to post calorie information. When was this FDA vending machine calorie disclosure rule finalized?

Accepted Answer

2014

Answer

The FDA finalized the vending machine calorie disclosure rule in 2014, implementing the menu labeling provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Question 2

A vending operator's employee tests positive for a food-borne pathogen during a routine health screening. Under most state food codes based on the FDA Model Food Code, the operator must:

Accepted Answer

Exclude or restrict the employee from food handling duties immediately

Answer

Model Food Code provisions require immediate exclusion or restriction of employees with certain confirmed illnesses to prevent contamination of food.

Question 3

Which OSHA standard most directly governs the safety of vending route drivers who regularly lift product cases weighing 40–50 pounds?

Accepted Answer

OSHA's General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1))

Answer

Because OSHA has no specific ergonomics standard, musculoskeletal hazards from heavy lifting are addressed under the General Duty Clause, which requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards.

Question 4

A vending machine's coin mechanism is suspected of short-changing customers. Under the Weights and Measures Act framework, which state agency typically has jurisdiction to inspect and seal the machine?

Accepted Answer

State Department of Agriculture's Weights and Measures Division

Answer

State Weights and Measures Divisions under the Department of Agriculture (or equivalent) regulate commercial measuring devices, including vending machine payment mechanisms.

Question 5

Under PCI DSS standards, a vending operator who processes fewer than 20,000 Visa e-commerce transactions per year falls into which merchant level?

Accepted Answer

Level 4

Answer

PCI DSS Level 4 applies to merchants processing fewer than 20,000 Visa e-commerce transactions or up to 1 million total Visa transactions annually.

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