Debating Food Policy Requires Agreeing on Some Norms
When it comes to food policy, many writers reach vastly different conclusions. That works only if we all agree to share and follow a few ground rules.
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Vidalia® Onion Fight Highlights Absurdity of Many State Food® Rules
The nation's largest grower of Vidalia® onions is fighting-and flaunting-a Georgia state law that says he can't ship onions until the state says so. Why do Georgia and other states have dumb laws like these on the books?
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Suit Pitting Beverage Giants
How much pomegranate and blueberry must appear in "Pomegranate Blueberry" juice for the name not to be deceptive?
Bill Would Ban Connecticut Childcare Providers From Serving Whole Milk
The bill is based more on some legislator's harebrained idea of how nutrition and diet work than any actual nutrition or dietary science.
Bans on Sharing Food With Homeless Persist
It will take a concerted effort by advocates for the homeless to pressure cities to repeal these inane, mean-spirited, and un-American laws.
Milk Debate Touches Raw Nerve in California
Special interest groups are stopping Mariko Yamada's raw milk bill.
National School Lunch Program Embarrassment Continues
The USDA has managed to make school lunches stink even more. So why does the government continue to double down on the program?
House Raw Milk Bills Give Hope to Farmers, Consumers
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced two raw milk bills this week, with bi-partisan sponsorship and support. "It's a great issue because it's about freedom," says Massie.
Big Brother Is Watching You Eat
The federal government wants to use your technology to change what you eat. In the meantime, they're surreptitiously posting your data online.
Uncle Sam's Drinking Game
The federal government's definition of excessive alcohol consumption mixes medicine with moralism.
Paleo Libertarians
John Durant, author of The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, tells the story of how he discovered his inner hunter-gatherer.
Challenge Highlights Flaws in Hawaii's Anti-GMO Law
A judge on Hawaii's Big Island last week halted enforcement of part of Hawaii's flawed anti-GMO law.
Breaking the USDA's Slaughterhouse Stranglehold
The recent recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat highlights the fact that USDA regulations make eating truly "local" meat difficult for consumers. How can we fix that?
February's Furious Foray Against Food Freedom
February 2014 may go down as the worst month for food freedom since the height of the New Deal era.
Feds Don't Want Kids to Even See How Awesome Junk Food Is
Don't even show them pictures of soda!
Lawmakers Attempt to Stop Obamacare Food-Labeling Mandates
Say they go much further than they intended and would be impossible to implement
Montana Seeks to Loosen Food and Agricultural Regulations
Montana is looking to loosen some food regulations in the state. That's good, because there's room for improvement.
