Food Policy
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.
Lawmakers and Regulators Act Like They Hate Farmers Markets
Existential threats from meddlesome rulemakers
Hemp and Pot Restrictions Not Dying Fast Enough
The push for legalization-particularly farming-is being hampered by in a number of ways.
Scientifically Absurd Proposed FDA Regulations on Genetically Improved Livestock Should Be Withdrawn Immediately
"If DNA is a drug, then all life on Earth is high."
Here's Why It's Dumb to Tell a Restaurant How Much Booze it Can Sell
Virginia and other states force receipts to equal a high percentage of food sales. That's foolish.
The Perils and Promise of International Food Safety
Food safety-just like food production and sales-is an increasingly global effort.
Government Must Stop Protecting Cow Milk Producers from Competition
Lawmakers try to further restrict who can use the term 'milk.'
Food Policy Experts Comment on Bests, Worsts, and What's to Come
The year that was and the year that will be.
Anthony Bourdain on Sichuan Peppers, Sex, Eating Dogs, and Political Correctness
An exclusive post-election interview with the culinary celebrity host of Parts Unknown.
Montreal Bans New Restaurants to Protect Incumbents
'Montreal has one of the highest restaurant per-capita ratios in North America and the amount of places to eat is worrying local politicians.'
Feds' Rules Tell Cider Makers to Shut Up About Vintage Years on Labels
Producers prohibited from sharing information with consumers about the year their apples were harvested.
Tomato Growers Lose Millions Thanks to False FDA Warning, Courts' Failure to Act
What happens when a food's link to salmonella is proven false? Nothing.
Can Egg Producers Recover from November's Great Fall?
Large farms have been stung by two recent setbacks. What's next?
Who Should Decide if 'Hydroponic' is 'Organic'?
A controversy highlights the need to get the USDA out of organic food altogether. (Even a major newspaper thinks so!)
Election Focus on Food Policy Is Lacking
As the presidential race drags into the home stretch, food issues don't even rate as a blip on the polls.
Bad Food Data and Science Still Make for Bad Food Policy
USDA's diet guidelines are a mess because the information it uses is suspect.
The USDA's Synthetic Oversight of Organic Food
As an ongoing lawsuit makes clear, the regulations are a joke. How do we fix them?
Why the World Health Organization is Wrong on Soda Taxes
WHO's proposal that countries enact steep fees globally is wrong and unjustified.
USDA Wrongly Targets Wyoming's Food Freedom Act
A raid last month targeted a vendor who was selling chili at a farmers market.
"Biting the Hands that Feed Us: How Fewer, Smarter Laws Would Make Our Food System More Sustainable"
Reason columnist Baylen Linnekin will talk about his new book in DC on Saturday, 1 P.M. at Politics & Prose.
Hooray for Factory Farming!
It's is good for the environment and it feeds people too.
Donald Trump Was Right to 'Float Rolling Back Food Safety Regs'
If you think the FDA and food inspectors rather than vendors' desire not to kill their customers is what keeps you safe, you're an idiot.
Drafter of U.S. Dietary Goals Was Bribed by Big Sugar to Demonize Fat
Newly released historical documents show the Sugar Research Foundation paid scientists to blame fat and cholesterol, not sugar, for coronary heart disease.
Dairy Lobby Sides with Florida in Orwellian Attempt to Redefine 'Skim Milk'
According to state regulators, skim milk = skim milk + mandated additives.
Eating Away at State Roadkill Bans
Some states bar people from harvesting dead animals. But Montana has gotten good results from lifting its ban.
Why the USDA Shouldn't Be Buying Up Surplus Cheese
The feds are bailing out dairy producers. Here's why that's a terrible and wasteful mistake.
Venezuela's Latest Response to Food Shortages: Ban Lines Outside Bakeries
Maduro's government claims the lines are a calculated political attempt to stir up "anxiety."
How Safe Is Our Food Supply?
Our food supply is safe, say 66 percent of Americans. And data backs them up.
Stop Government Promotion of Food Waste
Why do we put up with laws and regulations that contribute to the problem?
Good News! The Benevolent State of California Will Let You Have Proper Vietnamese Rice Cakes
Yes, it takes a bill to allow the food to be sold at the appropriate temperature.
Thank God Nobody Died From This Texas Woman's Illegal Tamales
Massive fines over a very common home-based business.
Dumped Cherries a Reminder of Awfulness of USDA Marketing Orders
Hurting farmers and consumers. Squeezing out competitors. Forcing production abroad. Causing food waste. What's not to love?
Monster Win Is Good For Energy Drink Makers and Consumers
Is the foolish campaign against energy drinks fizzling out?
Massachusetts Voters Could Have Egg on Their Faces
Ballot measure will decide in November whether to impose unwise, harmful, costly, and unconstitutional standards for raising a host of livestock animals.
State Beer Laws Continue Slow Creep in Right Direction
A few new good laws go on the books, but many terrible ones remain.
Does Classifying Food as 'Healthy' or 'Unhealthy' Miss the Point?
A handful of experts weigh in on a survey of nutritionist and consumer perceptions.
Starved by Socialist Policies, Venezuelans Urged to Take Up Urban Farming
The Ministry of Urban Agriculture promotes home and community gardening in hunger-wrecked Venezuelan cities.
Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is a Bad Idea Other Cities Will Copy
Despite promises from activists and lawmakers, it won't help low-income consumers.
FDA: Never Eat Raw Cookie Dough Ever. (Except Ben & Jerry's, That's OK)
No dough. Cost benefit analysis be damned.
Unless a Federal Court Acts Fast, Vermont's GMO Labeling Law Will Wreak Havoc on the Nation's Food Supply Next Week
It's set to take effect next week and will cost food companies for no good reason.
Five Years and $500 Million Later, USDA Admits That 'Food Deserts' Don't Matter
You can lead people to Whole Foods, but you can't make them buy organic kale.
Winery Fights Utah's Laughably Awful 'Zion Curtain' Rule
The law requires blocking the view of alcohol being mixed or poured.
