The Whole Foods magnate and his nonprofit colleague Alexander McCobin want to "elevate humanity through business" and make us all smarter, kinder...and richer.
Allergen labeling is hard work that's done often, and often done wrong.
WeWork's efforts to influence employee behavior might rate as stupid, but they're not tyranny
Writer Gustavo Arellano talks about food slurs, the late Jonathan Gold, and why Donald Trump's taco salad is a step in the right direction.
When life hands you lemons, call the health department to complain.
Activists want to "protect" restaurant workers right out of their jobs.
In an effort to preserve its regulatory power, the Department of State Health Services refuses to concede that you can pickle foods other than cucumbers.
Will Philly soda tax win cause local food taxes to "bubble up," or could it spur still more states to squash local food taxes?
When he grows up and gets that food truck, though, he'll probably have a very different experience.
The state health department can't stop meddling with cottage bakers
Food prices are rising, and they're likely to soar even more
Our current system of federal food regulation is expensive and dangerous
What if everybody on the Food Network was high?
Fear mongering over ingredients derived from genetically modified yeast
The late travel host changed television—and my life.
Cities like San Francisco and Seattle have already passed similar laws, and more states are currently evaluating the costs of doing the same.
Authoritarian cruelty in Hungary, civil disobedience in Ukraine, and booze reform in Canada
Carrefour used artful civil disobedience and smart marketing to challenge ridiculous regulations.
As long as regulators don't erect pointless hurdles along the way, a future filled with more tasty, crittery culinary choices seems happily inevitable.
Farm subsidies are a menace, especially when they line the pockets of the wealthy.
America's realest celebrity chef is gone, and the world is less interesting for his absence.
A summer promotion will cover fines and fees when your local code enforcers come calling.
Protectionism takes many forms, but it always leads to the same end: fewer choices for consumers
Here's how to tell a productive food-related lawsuit from a frivolous one.
Maybe don't do both, though.
Federal legislation may be the only solution to overreaching state laws.
But the pizza place next door can have one.
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act is a bad law, and bad laws make good regulations nearly impossible
Q&A with journalist Nina Teicholz
After years of treating the city's richest cultural resource like contraband, L.A. flirts with sensible street food policy.
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association petitioned the USDA to declare that "meat" and "beef" exclude products not "slaughtered in the traditional manner."
Special interests want the government to protect them from competition.
A bill in the California senate could legalize street vending across the state.
The cattle industry would rather rent-seek than compete.
New "cottage food" reforms haven't yet increased freedom.
Whole Foods' John Mackey on why he's optimistic about American youth, his company's merger with Amazon, and the spread of 'conscious capitalism.'
Why the "conscious capitalist" thinks we are headed for "a consumer utopia."
Food and Agriculture Organization
"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."
If government will stay out of the way.
The attack on fatty foods, in favor of carbohydrates, contributed to rising rates of obesity and diabetes.
Lawyers look to cash in for the silliest of reasons.
