You Don't Need a Bread Czar to Know that the Bakery Will Be Stocked Every Morning
Watch Russ Roberts' animated ode to the magic of markets, "It's a Wonderful Loaf"
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PRIME Act Would Help Put the 'Local' Back in Local Meat Production
States could set their own rules for meat that's processed and sold within their own borders.
To Reduce Food Waste, Government Must Get Out of the Way
Efforts to combat the problem continue to bump up against idiotic and outrageous laws.
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.
Mandating Menu Labeling is Foolish, Not 'Easy'
Despite claims by supporters, requiring calorie counts is neither easy nor sensible.
Ninth Circuit Should Strike Down Idaho's 'Ag-Gag' Appeal
The court should uphold a lower-court ruling suppressing the unconstitutional (and unconscionable) law.
Local Officials Are Coming for Your Garden
Local regulatory busybodies are zoning away your right to grow food in your garden.
School Lunches To Suck More Like They Used To
Awful Obama administration-era reforms are being scaled back slightly. School lunches will still stink.
The Scoop on 'Frozen Dessert' Licenses
You got a permit for that ice cream machine?
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.
Maine Lawmaker Targets Foragers on Private Property
Should advanced permission be required, or should land owners post signs?
How a Trade Barrier Aimed at Vietnam Will Batter Businesses in Virginia and Maryland
The Mississippi catfish cartel vs. the Chesapeake invader-eaters
Corporate Farming Laws a Bad Deal for Farmers
A farmer in Kansas who wants to sell his property challenges the state's law.
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.
Good News! A Court Has Ruled This Skim Milk Can Be Called Skim Milk!
A decision so plainly obvious must have roots in intrusive government regulations.
Food Taxes Should Die, but Won't
Against all common sense and fairness, some states continue to tax grocery purchases.
Shocker: Dairy Industry Urges FDA to Crack Down on Milk Alternatives
A new bill not surprisingly has several Wisconsin lawmakers' support.
New Study Blames Instagram for Food Waste. Seriously.
New studies blame Instagram and gluttony as causes of food waste.
10 Ridiculous Recent Food-Marketing Lawsuits
And why these class-action endeavors are on the rise. (Hint: it's not consumer protection.)
Don't Look Now, But Michigan's Restricting Wine Shipments Again
Michigan lawmakers and the Twenty-First Amendment stink.
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."
A Food Fight Over Virginia Liquor Laws
It's time for Virginia's restrictive regulation of alcohol sales to go.
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.
Senator Pushes a Ridiculous "Milk" Law That Treats Consumers Like Idiots
The "Dairy Pride Act" calls for the FDA to crack down on cow-dairy alternatives that use terms like "milk" or "yogurt."
The Perils and Promise of International Food Safety
Food safety-just like food production and sales-is an increasingly global effort.
Watch Tampa Police Arrest Activists for Feeding the Homeless Without a Permit
Outlaw quinoa runs rampant in Tampa.
Government Must Stop Protecting Cow Milk Producers from Competition
Lawmakers try to further restrict who can use the term 'milk.'
Rob Schneider's Paella and the Mortal Sin of Cultural Appropriation
"When celebrities-and celeb chefs like Jamie Oliver-render Spain's beloved dish unrecognizable, our culture suffers."
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?
FDA Salt Guidance Could Kill More People Than It Saves
Treat people as individuals not just as members of an undifferentiated public health herd
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!)
Thanksgiving: A Day For Thumbing Your Nose at Those Haughty Elites!
Food historian Rachel Laudan on why we never add truffles to our turkeys.
What Trump's Win Means for Food and Agricultural Policy
Should we expect a scaling back of regulations or even repeals?
Politicians vs. Tasty, Delicious Food: Q/A with "Food Freedom" Advocate Baylen Linnekin
New book Biting the Hands that Feed Us says too many dumb laws get in the way of a sustainable, freer, better food system.
