California Considers Mandatory Warning Labels for Sugary Drinks
Because people just don't know.
Food
Missouri Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Bullying California Food Rules
Missouri wants a federal court to tell California that its overbearing laws don't apply to Missouri farms. Win or lose, the lawsuit could have far-reaching implications.
Food Industry Launches Push for Voluntary GMO Labeling
In order to stave off fear-based, unscientific federal mandates
Your Food's Reputation vs. Government Regulation
Government (so far) doesn't micromanage who you share your food with.
Dept of Agriculture Shuts Down Slaughterhouse Over Animal Rights Group's Secret Video, Opens Investigation
Into alleged inhumane practices
Guacamole Is the Real Winner of the Super Bowl
As is so often the case, popular and consumer culture are ahead of our political culture.
California Chefs, Bartenders Now Forced To Wear Gloves
A new law prevents food professionals from touching what they serve to customers. Can a loophole help them skirt the rules?
Federal Budget Could End Plans for Horse Slaughter Plants
No money included for plant inspectors
Virginia Bill Would Expand Farm and Food Freedom
Critics may moan about food safety risks, but anyone who's read Joel Salatin's Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal knows that the link between inspection and food safety is tenuous at best.
Study: Food Companies Cut 6.4 Trillion Calories From Products
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds
Food Companes Cut Trillions of Calories from Products
Fulfilling their own pledge, not a government mandate. Imagine that!
They Want to Eat Horses, Don't They?
Slaughtering horses is still a good idea. So why do some continue to oppose it?
Obamacare Requires Calorie Counts on Vending Machines
You really shouldn't eat a vending machine, regardless of the calories
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
California Regulators Attempt to Kill Sriracha
Why did state regulators shut down the company's sales for a month and push the hot sauce's maker to consider leaving the state?
What Does Sriracha-geddon Say About California's Business Climate?
Perhaps Huy Fong officials will seek out locations that don't subject them to lawsuits and costly production stoppages.
European Commission Proposes Temporary Ban on Cloning Animals For Food
But not food from the animals' offspring
California Regulators Halt Shipping of Sriracha Until Mid-January
Some residents close to factory had complained about odors emitted from the factory
Discovering Your Inner Hunter-Gatherer: Q&A with Paleo Manifesto Author John Durant
Why do so many libertarians want to eat like cavemen?
European Regulators Say Aspartame Sugar Substitute Is Safe
Now if they can just get EU to gasp GMO foods better
New Washington, DC, Food Truck Rules Are (Mostly) Good (So Far)
One week in, I'm cautiously optimistic about the District's new food truck rules.
