Food
Portuguese Food Co-op Fights Back Against EU-Mandated Waste
Baylen Linnekin speaks with Maria Canelhas from Fruta Feia, which has saved literally tons of great food from the garbage.
There's Nothing SWEET About the National Soda Tax
Rep. Rosa DeLauro's SWEET Act would implement an excise tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. Supporters of the measure are difficult to find.
The FDA's Idiotic Attack on 'Added' Ingredients
The FDA's growing crackdown on added food ingredients just doesn't add up.
Find Mama's Borscht Recipe: Russia to Ban Food Imports from US, EU
Tit continues to meet Tat.
Government Menu Mandates Are Not Curing Obesity
Obesity rates may be leveling off or even falling.
Raw Milk Vending Machines May Hit U.K.
The U.K. Food Standards Agency says vending machines are the best way to make raw milk more widely available to consumers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
France's Absurd New 'Homemade' Law Handcuffs Restaurants
France's restaurants and French cooking are under attack. The enemy comes from within-and wears a white hat.
Lawsuit Against USDA Says Authoritarian Cherry Board Is the Pits
A lawsuit shines a light on a USDA-created board that controls supply, says you can't sell tart cherries without board permission.
The New Yorker's Dana Goodyear on the Coming Clash Between Foodies & Regulators
Pop-up restaurants and underground supper clubs are just some of the more inventive ways chefs are able to experiment and provide new dishes to customers.
The Real Impact of the NYC Soda Ban's Well-Deserved Defeat
Public health activists in New York City and beyond will feel the sting from the defeat of the city's misguided soda ban. And that's a good thing.
In Defense of Dr. Oz
Congress took Dr. Oz to task for offering dietary advice. One needn't have any affection for Oz to recognize the chilling effect this has on free speech.
Report: Food Freedom Under Attack
A new Institute for Justice report on food freedom, which I co-authored, makes clear that your right to grow, raise, produce, buy, sell, share, cook, eat, and drink the foods you want is under attack.
Baylen Linnekin on the Battle for Food Freedom
A new Institute for Justice report on food freedom, which I co-authored, makes clear that your right to grow, raise, produce, buy, sell, share, cook, eat, and drink the foods you want is under attack.
The FDA's Unpalatable Cheese Crackdown
Did the FDA really back down? There are holes in that argument.
Baylen Linnekin on the FDA's Cheese Crackdown
You dine at the pleasure of the FDA. Enjoy it while it lasts.
We Should Ignore Michelle Obama
What exactly qualifies her to oversee a "major transformation of our nation's school-lunch program"?
New York City's Soda Ban is a Loser
New York City's ridiculous soda ban had its final day in court this week. Here's why the state's highest court should strike down the ban.
The School Lunch Fight Misses the Mark
Should we expand the USDA's failing National School Lunch Program, as First Lady Michelle Obama wants, or should we slow down its implementation, as House GOP members prefer? No.
Why Do These Well-Fed Anti-Science Activists Oppose Safe, Cheap Food For Poor People?
Nearly 2,000 studies about GMOs all say the food is safe
Danger – Renegade Hummus Among Us!
Only government can guarantee the purity of your hummus
