Food
How a Federal Menu-Labeling Law Will Harm American Pizza
Complying with a proposed FDA menu-labeling rule would be somewhere between costly and impossible for tens of thousands of U.S. pizza and grocery chains.
FDA Proposes New Food Safety Rules
Would control how some agricultural products are processed
California Allows Homemade Food to be Sold to Restaurants and Grocery Stores
Changes comes with a bunch of regulations
Chicago Bureaucracy Shuts Down Food Trucks
Though the trucks were legalized in July, not a single one has been able to get a license from the city
Top 10 Food Policy Success Stories of 2012
This year had its share of good news for supporters of food freedom.
Mass. Trans Fat Ban Set to Hit Bakeries
One Chelsea baker says he may stop selling pastries because alternatives taste awful
Fiscal Cliff Could Result in Soaring Milk Prices
Thanks to archaic, protectionist agriculture regulations
Study: We Have All the Farmland We Need
Conflicting with other population studies, says we could actually reduce the amount of land the world takes up for agriculture
Teen Petitions Pepsi to Change Drink Formulas
At least she's not trying to use the government to force it
San Francisco's Libertarian Food Market Is Closing–But the Movement it Inspired Will Continue
San Francisco's famed Forage Underground Market will shut down later this month. But the tracks laid by its founder Iso Rabins--and others around the country--mean that the choice to make and sell many foods locally is increasingly returning to small entrepreneurs.
Why PETA's Foie Gras Lawsuit May Signal the End of California's Ban
PETA's lawsuit against a small California restaurant comes out of frustration that the state's foie gras ban isn't being enforced. But that's because the ban is unenforceable.
Price Controls Favor California Cheese Makers, Hurt Everybody Else
Don't even try to make sense of the rules
The Supreme Court Should Tackle the Federal Government's "Naked Economic Favoritism"
A New Deal price-fixing scheme reaches the High Court. Will the justices take the case?
Is Alcohol the New Soda?
New government research appears likely to help activists impose more restrictions on alcohol.
Philadelphia: No Love for the Homeless
Charities Continue Suit Against City's Ban on Feeding Homeless Outdoors
Cory Booker to Live on Food Stamps for a Week
In response to a tweeter saying that nutrition isn't the government's responsibility
What a True Food Movement Looks Like
Much has been made of late of a "food movement" that would restrict our right to make our own food choices. But victories for food freedom in Denmark, California, and (hopefully) New York City show the true food movement is something else altogether.
Kucinich Wants to End Tax Deductions for Marketing Junk Food to Kids
Fiddling with the tax code while Hostess burns
Chicago to Cut Calories in City Snack Machines
Healthy food for city employees isn't going to fix that budget deficit, Emanuel
Free the Schnitzel: Chicago Food Truck Owners Sue
Several Chicago, Illinois food truck owners filed a lawsuit against the city today.
Ham-Burgled: Los Angeles Council Pushes 'Meatless Mondays'
Los Angeles City Council leaders have voted 14-0 in favor of endorsing the internationally led "Meatless Mondays" campaign.
