cremation rules

Here’s another issue that’s bound to grow over time

By Funeral Director Daily / February 14, 2024 /

    American’s attend church less and join churches less than in the past.  Some people believe that is one of many reasons that there seems to be less tradition with funeral services.   Now, according to the website helloprenup.com, among Americans, cohabitating is more common than marriage.  That website states, “According to a Pew…

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The case for a free-market (funeral business) society

By Funeral Director Daily / September 12, 2022 /

Last week I saw an article about the Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act that has passed both houses of the California legislature and is awaiting a signature by Governor Gavin Newsome to make it a law.  Part of what that law would do is create a 10-person fast-food council with employee and…

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Massachusetts makes some rule changes for public health sake

By Funeral Director Daily / March 31, 2020 /

The state of Massachusetts has made some changes in practice that affect the work of funeral directors in the state.  The state mentions that these changes are for public health sake and will be effective until rescinded or until Gov. Charlie Baker terminates the state of emergency he declared on March 10. You can read…

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Death Care. . . Regulations and Some Rules

By Funeral Director Daily / January 24, 2019 /

Over the past couple of days I’ve noticed a couple articles on rules and regulations in the Death Care industry.  These are not generally municipal or national rules but some rules that are now in effect in different places for different reasons.  I guess all that I have cited here make some sense to those…

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Spanish province backtracks on cremation ban of the obese

By Funeral Director Daily / November 20, 2018 /

Spain’s Valencia region backtracked on some proposed regulations concerning cremation last week.  The area had issued proposed regulations for human cremations as the practice is growing in demand in the area.  The governmental region had mentioned that they are concerned with, and want to curtail, emissions from incineration. You can read about these ideas here.…

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