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.
Some cities have warmed to them, but protectionist policies still oppress.
"Meat is meat, not a science project."
A drug-free approach might be the best treatment we have for America's most ubiquitous lifestyle disease.
Poor people are likely to make better food choices for themselves than the government.
Nanny efforts in the U.S. and Chile to shape eating habits continue to accomplish little.
Josephine, in the Bay Area, linked aspiring food entrepreneurs with hungry neighbors.
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
Uncertainty over Brexit and meddlesome rules could harm the EU's leading exports and industry.
El Cajon is just the latest city to abuse "public safety" fears to control how people help each other.
A likely-fatal blow to to the state's censorious "ag gag" law
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
America's neighbor to the north also has a host of dumb regulations.
Fear of GMO foods is an example of the broader problem of political and scientific ignorance.
A judge suspends oppressive city regulations as too vague, but the fight's probably not over.
A dispute with neighbor spurred a measure to crack down on smaller properties. But the town's large agricultural community fought back.
Two states attempt to dictate how farmers outside their boundaries treat their animals.
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
Regulations that limit food truck operations are a protectionist scam.
Protectionism at play? Politicians say food trucks are "unfair competition" for restaurants.
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.
Smuggling some Kinder Surprise Eggs into America could still earn you a fine of $2,500 per chocolate egg.
A TaxPayers' Alliance report says EU farm subsidies, tariffs, and overly strict regulations have made food in Britain seventeen percent costlier.
Food historian Rachel Laudan explains why we eat what we eat on "turkey day" - and it has nothing to do with the Pilgrims.
The Amazon/Whole Foods deal is just the latest chapter in a long story of progress.
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.
Two new efforts in Washington seek to rein in the subsidies.
Tasty Impossible Burger uses 95 percent less land, uses 74 percent less water, and emits 87 percent less greenhouse gas.
A court says a city can squash your property rights because it thinks vegetables are ugly.
Why is the agency revoking a claim of soybeans' health benefits?
President Maduro pulls a tasty snack out of his desk during a live broadcast
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
Choose education over regulation when food companies abuse terms like "local" and "sustainable."
Bad mandates result in uneaten foods. Schools figure out how to respond.
Despite a May ruling declaring the ban unconstitutional, Wisconsin continued to target home bakers.
The government taking away your bakery because you listed "love" as an ingredient in your granola isn't very, well, lovable.
The New Republic unwittingly praises Reason and Lionel Shriver with faint damning.
Mayor says the town doesn't ban food trucks, but only allows them on certain days. And that's one rule that can't bend even in the wake of a major hurricane.
A federal appeals court raises California's unconstitutional ban from the dead.
Ninth Circuit rules state's ban doesn't conflict with federal agriculture regulations.
City worries bikini hot dog stands could be next.
Watch a Berkeley officer seize the cash out of the wallet of a street merchant.
Legal threats over food marketing appear to be on the rise. But who really benefits?
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