Latino Group Fights New York City Soda Ban
Calls it "short-sighted" and "senseless"
Food
Food Allergies Now Covered Under Federal Disabilities Law
Settlement leaves places that serve food vulnerable to lawsuits over delicate tummies
The FDA's Pathetic Food Safety Proposal
Federal regulators want to impose costly new rules that won't make our food any safer.
Chicago Alderman Proposes Energy Drink Ban
You will drink what the government tells you to drink!
Growing Popularity of Food Trucks in New Orleans Yields Push for More Regulations
"If it keeps moving, regulate it"
Lawmakers Seek Data on Energy Drinks
Aren't you guys supposed to trying to solve a fiscal crisis? Focus! Maybe an energy drink could help.
Red Bull Sued over Energy Claims
Because they charge more money than coffee. No, it makes no sense.
Americans Support Food Freedom by a Wide Margin
A new poll finds Americans oppose food bans by a 5-1 margin and food taxes by a 2-1 margin. Supporters of food freedom should take note-and maybe even a victory lap.
Woman Arrested After Child Dies from Eating Chili Powder
Accused of child abuse after 2-year-old girl has seizure and dies
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.
