Food Freedom
Vegetarians and Meat Eaters Are Trying to Stifle Interstate Commerce
Federal legislation may be the only solution to overreaching state laws.
This Taco Bell Can't Get a Liquor License Because City Officials Don't Like Taco Bell
But the pizza place next door can have one.
Los Angeles Is Ending Its War on Street Food
After years of treating the city's richest cultural resource like contraband, L.A. flirts with sensible street food policy.
Lab-Grown Meat Is Coming to Your Supermarket. Ranchers Are Fighting Back.
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association petitioned the USDA to declare that "meat" and "beef" exclude products not "slaughtered in the traditional manner."
The Beef Lobby's Losing Fight Against Plant-Based 'Meat'
Special interests want the government to protect them from competition.
Special Interest Groups Want to Slaughter the Lab-Grown Beef Business
The cattle industry would rather rent-seek than compete.
Health Departments Continue to Sabotage Home Cooks Across the Country
New "cottage food" reforms haven't yet increased freedom.
Food and Agriculture Organization
Iowa's Small Farms Are a Treasure. Why Won't Regulators Leave Them Alone?
"It seemed like every time we had a conversation with our county we had to spend thousands of more dollars to stay in compliance with their regulations."
Eating Insects Could Be the Future of Culinary Innovation
If government will stay out of the way.
Gary Taubes on How Big Government Made Us Fat
The attack on fatty foods, in favor of carbohydrates, contributed to rising rates of obesity and diabetes.
Food Trucks Still Under Attack from Regulators
Some cities have warmed to them, but protectionist policies still oppress.
USDA's 'Harvest Box' Food-Shipping Proposal Is Truly Absurd
Poor people are likely to make better food choices for themselves than the government.
People Will Eat What They Want, Not What Government Prefers
Nanny efforts in the U.S. and Chile to shape eating habits continue to accomplish little.
FDA Begins Implementing Awful Food-Safety Law
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
Report Warns EU Member State Food Regulations Could Stall Growth
Uncertainty over Brexit and meddlesome rules could harm the EU's leading exports and industry.
Good Samaritans in Southern California Cited for Feeding the Homeless
El Cajon is just the latest city to abuse "public safety" fears to control how people help each other.
'Food Police' Thriving Under Alleged Deregulator Trump
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
Canada's Food Laws Ban the Best Burgers
America's neighbor to the north also has a host of dumb regulations.
Why Won't the FDA Let Me Shove Chocolate Up My Nose?
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
Atlanta Targets Good Samaritans Sharing Food with Homeless
Feed yourself in a public park. Feed the pigeons and the squirrels there, too. Whatever you do, though, don't share your food with a hungry person.
Kinder Eggs Coming to America? Sadly, No—Ban on Chocolate Candies Still Persists
Smuggling some Kinder Surprise Eggs into America could still earn you a fine of $2,500 per chocolate egg.
The Secret Meaning of Thanksgiving Dinner
Food historian Rachel Laudan explains why we eat what we eat on "turkey day" - and it has nothing to do with the Pilgrims.
You Don't Have to Listen to the Government to Eat the Foods You Like.
Bad Food Bible author Aaron Carroll on flawed government nutrition guidelines, diet-science nihilism, and why you shouldn't give in to restrictive food moralism.
Maine Food Sovereignty Bends but Doesn't Break After USDA Threats
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
'Blatantly Irrational' Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods in Wisconsin Must Stop
Despite a May ruling declaring the ban unconstitutional, Wisconsin continued to target home bakers.
Us Silly Right-Wingers and Our #Problematic Sombreros!
The New Republic unwittingly praises Reason and Lionel Shriver with faint damning.
The Ninth Circuit's Foie Gras Blunder
A federal appeals court raises California's unconstitutional ban from the dead.
Judges Dump Foie Gras Back off California Menus
Ninth Circuit rules state's ban doesn't conflict with federal agriculture regulations.
Stossel: Star Trek's William Shatner Debates Safety and Space Travel
Captain Kirk vs. John Stossel on space travel in a libertarian world.
Pizza Is Awesome and the FDA Sucks
FDA honcho Scott Gottlieb caves on Obama's menu labeling regulations.
Harvesting Roadkill Now Legal in at Least Half of U.S. States
Oregon is the latest. Let's welcome this tasty trend.
Shake Your Head at Italy's Crappy New Food Laws
Bans on drinking and eating in public and a host of other lousy rules could jeopardize Italy's culinary future.
Maine's Food Sovereignty Win Is a Big Deal
Cities will be able to set local rules governing food production and sales.
The Truth About Seattle's Proposed Soda Tax and its Ilk
It's one of a growing number of misguided anti-soda laws around the country.
Local Officials Are Coming for Your Garden
Local regulatory busybodies are zoning away your right to grow food in your garden.
Enforcement Looms of FDA's Menu Labeling Regulations
Expensive calorie count mandate set to begin on May 5. Is delay or repeal possible?
Food Freedom Movement Spreads to North Dakota
The right to sell what you make without overwhelming government regulation affirmed.
How a Trade Barrier Aimed at Vietnam Will Batter Businesses in Virginia and Maryland
The Mississippi catfish cartel vs. the Chesapeake invader-eaters
Appeals Court Embraces Free Speech, Rules Skim Milk is 'Skim Milk'
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt an important ruling for food freedom this week.
Deregulation of Local Foods Is a Winning Idea That's Spreading
New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.