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“robust regulation is back on the agenda and businesses need to be ready to respond on myriad fronts.”

the way industry approaches working with government. Complaining about too much regulation is probably as old as regulation itself; considering how extensively the industry’s operations

logs. Originally, USDA estimated that filling out the logs would take mere seconds, which was ref lected in their estimate that the cost of the whole process would be negligible for the industry. FMI took several USDA officials to an actual store and walked them through the process – clocking their attempts to complete the grinding log; to their surprise filling out the logs actually took several minutes. This “discovery” was ultimately ref lected in a more accurate cost estimate and an overall better rule. Engagement and collaboration with regulators clearly paid off in this example and it should guide

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current national environment, engagement with the regulatory process is every bit as much an investment in the future of your business as any equipment purchase or new construction. So keep your comments and your stories coming! ■

are subject to government oversight it is understandable that many retailers are frustrated with and dread the return of a kind of regulatory risk they simply did not face over the past four years. In the

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