For some time now, the worldwide food supply has been under attack by a bacterium we know well as a generally non-trouble-making resident of the human colon (Escherichia coli), which has lately been possessed of a terrible "new" weapon in the form of Shiga toxin. [read post]

In addition, the Notice: extended the cutoff date for “pre-existing obligations” to January 1, 2015 (however this extension not apply to individual accounts opened on or after July 1, 2014); provides transitional rules for documentation of expiration dates for account holders; relaxes the requirements for treatment as a “Limited FFI” or “limited branch”; and clarifies the requirements of a reasonable explanation of foreign status for an individual under… [read post]