Baylen Linnekin on the Problem With Federal Food-Labeling Laws

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Credit: Library of Congress

The Food and Drug Administration continues to wade into the complicated world of food labeling, with predictably dismal results. As Baylen Linnekin explains, while the feds occasionally take a step in the right direction, most of the government's food policy decisions are rife with drawbacks and sometimes end up harming the very consumers they are supposed to help.