Last week, as countless Americans around the country celebrated School Lunch Hero Day, which honors school lunchroom staff, parents and students were busy complaining furiously about the frequently inedible food those heroes serve our nation’s public school students. Unlike School Lunch Hero Day, which just turned 10, such complaints about government-provided school lunches are an […]
A new study on food marketing and kids, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, concludes, as a UPI report this week explains, that “[e]xposure to food and beverage marketing and advertising boosts consumption of these products appreciably among children and adolescents.” Study co-author Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool tells UPI the “research is […]
A California law that took effect this year and that was supposed to help the environment while combating hunger is instead causing chaos for food banks, businesses, and small cities and towns throughout the state. The law, S.B. 1383, which took effect in January, “requires supermarkets and other big food providers to divert as much […]
Last week, Politico published the results of an in-depth, months-long investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of our nation’s food supply. The findings? The agency “is failing to meet American consumers’ expectations on food safety and nutrition.” The Politico investigation, which focuses chiefly on food safety, nutrition, and structural issues within FDA, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important challenge to a terrible, regressive California animal-rights law that violates the U.S. Constitution, fairness, and common sense. The challenge was filed by the nation’s largest pork producers, most of whom may no longer be able to supply pork to the California market due to Proposition […]
Struggling new Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) seems hellbent on making things difficult or impossible for city restaurants, many of which are still struggling in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Wu is facing growing criticism from restaurateurs, columnists, and others in the city for her administration’s unfair and outrageous outdoor-dining policies. The city’s pilot outdoor […]
A pair of bills in Connecticut could make it easier for small farmers there to raise and slaughter rabbits and sell their meat. One, a standalone bill, would allow farmers to slaughter, process, and sell meat from up to 1,000 rabbits they raise each year. The other bill contains similar language, along with other agricultural […]
In states across the country, liquor laws are evolving. Though some states are embracing the need to alleviate the crushing regulatory burden faced by producers, sellers, and consumers alike, they’re moving too slowly—while others are moving in the wrong direction entirely. In Rhode Island, for example, lawmakers are considering legalizing party bikes—those oversized bicycles for […]
A new study is pouring cold beer on Seattle’s soda tax. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, reveals that since the city I call home adopted a soda tax in 2018, residents have swapped out soda and replaced that soda with beer. Pointedly, the study says Seattle’s soda tax “induced” consumers to buy […]
