North Carolina Is the Latest State To Try To Restrict Lab-Grown Meat
Cultivated meat isn't challenging slaughtered meat anytime soon. But states keep trying to restrict competition.
Food Labeling
Surgeon General Gins Up a Questionable Drinking Causes Cancer Scare
Stealth alcohol prohibition in the guise of an anti-cancer campaign.
FDA Recalls 80,000 Pounds of Costco Butter Over Missing Milk Allergy Warning
Apparently consumers are too stupid to know that butter contains milk.
Should Consumers Expect to Find Bones in "Boneless Wings"?
"Boneless wings" aren't wings, so does that mean they don't have to be boneless either? The Ohio Supreme Court weighs in.
He Wants To Label Food 'Low FODMAP.' The Government Won't Let Him.
Lots of Americans have an intolerance to FODMAPs—the sugars prevalent in garlic, onion, and many other foods.
John Fetterman Thinks You're Too Dumb To Understand That Vegan 'Milk' Isn't Dairy
The DAIRY PRIDE Act says it wants to protect consumers. In reality, it's trying to protect dairy farmers from economic competition.
FDA Commissioner: No One 'Envisioned' the Consequences of New Sesame Seed Labeling Rule
No one could have considered this possibility, except perhaps the many food-processing facilities that immediately did exactly that.
Belgium Destroys Thousands of Miller High Life Cans Over 'Champagne of Beers' Slogan
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The USDA Can't Stop Organic Food Fraud
It's time to return oversight to industry groups and the states.
Public Health Researchers Float Idea of Climate-Change Warnings on Menu Items
Warning diners that red meat is bad for the environment is yet another attempt to socially engineer food choices.
Why Is Sesame Suddenly in Everything?
Plus: spending bill on its way to Biden, Don't Be a Feminist reviewed, lawsuit over Yesterday trailer can go forward, and more...
Texas Pete Hot Sauce the Latest Victim in Exploding Trend of Cynical False Labeling Lawsuits
A handful of law firms are behind a spike in class-action lawsuits claiming consumers are harmed by opaque, half-full macaroni boxes and "all natural" fiber supplements.
Not Even the FDA Trusts the FDA To Regulate Food Safety
The FDA has effectively thrown up its hands over its most important food-related role.
California Bill Would Mandate That Legal Marijuana Products Come With Warning Labels, Brochures
An earlier draft of the bill, favored by the Los Angeles Times, would have required the labels be huge, with 12-point font and yellow backgrounds.
Do We Really Need the Federal Government To Tell Us What Milk Is?
Everybody knows what almond, oat, and soy milk are. We don’t need the FDA’s intervention, no matter what the dairy lobby claims.
FDA Will Ease Enforcement of Baby Formula Regulations To Address Shortage
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How Bad Government Policy is Fueling the Infant Formula Shortage
Trade restrictions and over-zealous FDA regulation are a big part of the problem, but there's more.
The FDA Finally Liberates French Dressing from 72-Year-Old Ingredient Mandates
Why? A better question was why they were ever involved in the first place.
Mandatory GMO Disclosure Doesn't Sway Shopping Habits (But Will Drive Up Costs)
Plus: Questioning paranoia about smartphones and attention spans, new small business creation is thriving, and more...
Mexico's 'Junk Food' Warning Labels Are Junk
Government mandates have not resulted in a drop in sales of unhealthy snacks.
21 Federal Agencies Manage 200 Different Diet-Related Programs, Leading to Overlap and Chaos
"There really is no overarching federal strategy to guide the government’s efforts to improve Americans’ diets," says a new government report, which indicates that overlap in initiatives is creating waste.
California Court Rules Vegan Creamery Has First Amendment Right To Call Products 'Butter' and 'Cheese'
Who thought it was a good idea to give the government control over marketing?
Italy Moves to Protect 'Artisanal Gelato'
Italy's desire to impose "standards of identity" threatens the food freedom of eaters.
Europe Considers Orwellian Proposal To Protect Its Dairy Industry From Vegan Competitors
Consumers aren't confused about where plant milks come from. Quite the opposite, in fact.
FDA Announces Blueprint for 'New Era of Smarter Food Safety'
Past attempts to reduce foodborne illnesses haven't worked. Will a focus on technology make this effort any different?
The FDA Deserves Credit for Easing Food Ingredient Labeling Rules in Response to COVID-19
The flexibility will allow food makers to substitute small amounts of food ingredients temporarily without necessitating the creation or use of a new food label.
FDA Backs Away From Absurd 'Skim Milk' Legal Fight
Dairy industry-endorsed regulations required skim milk to be labeled as “imitation” if it hadn’t been enriched with added vitamins.
Federal Regulations Are Making the Grocery Store Supply Crunch Worse
The FDA has relaxed some labeling laws in order to allow restaurants to sell groceries, but it could do more.
Lawsuit Demands USDA Stop Certifying Hydroponic Foods as 'Organic'
Dirt farmers want the feds to stack the deck in their favor.
Wyoming May Improve on Its Great Food Freedom Law
New amendment would allow low-risk foods such as homemade jams to be sold in grocery stores and sold and consumed in restaurants.
FDA's Shoddy, Misleading Changes to Nutrition 'Facts' Label Take Effect
The label changes include new font along with pointless and misleading information.
Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
Mississippi Sued for Awful 'Veggie Burger' Ban
State lawmakers granted special marketing privileges to the animal meat industry
Arkansas Legislature Saves Residents From Accidentally Eating Rice Made From Cauliflower
Or maybe they're just protecting the Arkansas rice industry.
Research Supporting Chile's Anti-Obesity Regulations Doesn't Tell Us if the Regulations Work
We still know very little about whether regulations meant to curb obesity actually do so.
New Restrictions on Vaping, Trans Fats, Food Labeling in FDA Commissioner's Agenda: Reason Roundup
On the upside, agency promises to review over-the-counter drug rules, approve more new drugs, and liberate French dressing.
A Lawsuit Says LaCroix Can't Be '100% Natural' Due to Naturally Occurring Chemicals
A lawsuit says that certain chemicals mean the sparkling water is not "all-natural."
Mandatory Allergen Labels Are a Double-Edged Sword
Allergen labeling is hard work that's done often, and often done wrong.
Trump's Proposal To Reform Federal Food Regulations Is Long Overdue
Our current system of federal food regulation is expensive and dangerous
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."
Eating Insects Could Be the Future of Culinary Innovation
If government will stay out of the way.
