FDA Sets Standards for 'Gluten-Free' Foods
Took nearly 10 years after law was passed asking for it
Food
Chuck Schumer Engineers USDA Greek Yogurt Subsidy
The New York senator helps land a sweetheart deal for a politically-connect yogurt company.
FDA Wants Tougher Safety Rules for Imported Foods
Compliance expected to cost industries $480 million
FDA Wants to Manage How Free-Range Chickens Are Contained
Regulation could end up hurting large-scale pastures
Lawsuit Prompts 7-Up to Stop Adding Vitamin E to Soda
Will halt claims product contains antioxidants
Study Shows Calorie-Counting Backfiring as Obesity-Fighting Measure
McDonald's diners given calorie guidelines ate more, not less
Dry Asparagus Prompts Allegations of Racial Discrimination in Missouri City
Member of University City's human relations commission wondered if standards of asparagus at different stores was correlated with demographics
Mississippi Enacts Anti-Competitive Catfish Marketing Law
Protectionism rears its head in the Magnolia State.
France Furious Over U.S. Ban on Mimolette Cheese
Anything wrong with letting cheese-fanciers decide for themselves?
NYC Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn Wants Crackdown on Kids Meals
Says she was bulimic as a child
Agriculture Department Cracking Down on Junk Food in Schools
Is it a federal government or a central one?
New Federal Rules Mandate Healthier Snacks in Schools
Government limits on sugar, salt and fat
Paleo Diet Blogger's Free Speech Suit Allowed to Move Forward
North Carolina trying to censor over lack of credentials
Customers Paying Price for Prop 65 Serial Lawsuits in California
Law allows anyone to sue restaurants in the "public interest" if they don't warn about chemicals in their food
The Quiet and Growing Success of Private Food Labeling
Most mandatory government food labeling schemes stink. Private ones usually don't stink. Problem, meet solution.
Anti-Food Truck Meddling Ends Up Ruining Miami Farmer's Market
The unintended consequences of not letting consumers have what they want
American Medical Association: Call Obesity a Disease
Does that make a cheeseburger a "controlled substance"?
Eyeing the Calorie-Watcher Researchers
A new study on the impact of calorie information at fast food and chain restaurants raises more questions than it answers.
Unanimous Supreme Court Allows Raisin Farmers to Challenge New Deal-Era Farm Control Law
Takings Clause challenge will proceed in 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Rules Raisin Farmers Can Fight Federal Controls
Depression era rules manage how much can be sold
Meet the New Farm Bill, Same as the Old Farm Bill
Taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance, like all farm subsidies, is a costly bipartisan disaster.
