Threats to the "freedom to eat." Many politicians and self-appointed nutrition czars see Americans as incapable of making decisions about a basic necessity of life: eating. Therefore, they feel that government at all levels must try to control their diets. This control means trying to direct people to eat a certain way or expressly ... MORE
Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FDA. Show all posts
The Problem With Federal Food-Labeling Laws
by Baylen Linnekin. Since I wrote a
column focusing on the increasing ubiquity and success of
private food labeling in June, a series of important federal food
labeling issues have made headlines. Not surprisingly, the
government’s actions are mostly rife with drawbacks. Just this month, the FDA published a final
rule on gluten-free ... MORE
Government Nannies And The New Caffeine Crackdown
by Baylen Linnekin. The FDA announced earlier this week that the agency
will
investigate “any and all products with added caffeine.” FDA officials claim they were spurred to take action after the
recent introduction of one product, Alert Energy Gum, a new
caffeinated gum made by Wrigley. The agency argues that such a novel product ... MORE
Robert Higgs: ABC's For Today's Public School Students
A is for Alzheimer’s Disease. If you eat lots of vegetables and floss your teeth, you will live a long time and get this condition as your reward. B is for Baconator. If thou shouldst ever eat one, thou shalt surely die. C is for Crumbling Infrastructure, an incantation government officials mutter when they want to spend more of the public’s money ... MORE
Brady Dennis: FDA To Roll Out New Cigar Regulations
Government continues to reduce the people's options. Nearly four years after it began regulating cigarettes, the Food and
Drug Administration is poised to extend its reach to a broader range of
tobacco products. At the top of that list: cigars, which have
experienced a boom in recent years even as cigarette sales have
declined, in part ... MORE
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Phil Kerpen: Government Spending Hurts People
The money comes out of their hides. We should not accept the statist premise that most government spending helps people. Government spending is not just wasteful or inefficient, but all too often serves to crush the private economy and individual freedom. In the coming days the media will provide a constant stream of purported victims of ... MORE
Michael Moeller: There Is No 'Good Regulation'
The case for unbridled economic freedom. For an unapologetic capitalist, it's particularly frustrating when an allegedly pro-capitalist politician lacks the intellectual ammunition to adequately defend the free market. Concessions to statist opponents provide the illusion that statists have the moral upper hand. This is especially self-defeating when a ... MORE
Let Consumers Make Their Own Choices On Sugary Drinks
by Baylen Linnekin. Earlier this week the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a group that regularly pushes for increased food regulations and considers soda to be “a slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon,” announced it would be launching “a major action regarding the regulation of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.” ... MORE
Baylen Linnekin: Food Freedom Vs. Regulatory Busybodies
The state of things are looking up. While national stories like the multi-pronged
assault on energy drinks and the FDA’s
proposed Food Safety Modernization Act rules rightly grab
headlines—and often my attention—it’s perhaps too easy to overlook
the fact that much of what’s good and bad in the area of food law
and policy is taking place in our backyards ... MORE
Baylen Linnekin: The FDA's Pathetic Food Safety Proposal
Costly rules that won't make safer. Earlier this month the FDA released drafts of two highly
anticipated food-safety rules. The agency has billed the proposed
regulations as key tools for implementing the Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA), the biggest FDA food-safety update in
more than seven decades, which President Obama signed. ... MORE
Baylen Linnekin: Labeling Law Will Hurt American Pizza
Congress needs to order a slice of wisdom. This week, as a new Congress was being sworn in, the Food and
Drug Administration
released two sets of controversial and long-delayed food-safety
rules. Another FDA rule that’s been long in the making is the agency’s proposed menu-labeling rule. The purpose of that rule, first proposed
in 2010 as ... MORE
John Stossel - Food Bunk
We'll all be poisoned! With America's "fiscal cliff" approaching, pundits wring their hands
over the supposed catastrophe that government spending cuts will bring. A
scare newsletter called "Food Poisoning Bulletin" warns that if
government reduces food inspections, "food will be less safe ...
(because) marginal companies ... ... MORE
6,125 Proposed Government Regulations In Last 90 Days
Obama administration spitting out an average of 68 a day. It’s Friday morning, and so far today, the Obama administration has posted 165 new regulations and notifications on its reguations.gov website. In the past 90 days, it has posted 6,125 regulations and notices – an average of 68 a day. The website allows visitors to find and comment on proposed ... MORE
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SF Gate: Most Expired Drugs Work Fine
Most expired drugs remain potent for decades. Thinking about going through your medicine cabinet and throwing out all your expired prescriptions? That might not be necessary, according to a UCSF-led study. Researchers analyzed eight prescription drugs with 15 active ingredients that expired between 28 and 40 years ago and found ... MORE
Shikha Dalmia: ObamaCare's Rationing By Another Name
About the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The stunning post-debate reversal in Mitt Romney’s fortunes may
not last through the elections. But win or lose, he’ll do the
country a big favor if he continues to expose the Independent
Payment Advisory Board—the beloved center-piece of Obamacare—for
what it is: An effort to give an ... MORE
Richard E. Ralston: The Separation Of Medicine & State
For politicians, healthcare is all about control. The federal government in general, and the Food and Drug Administration in particular, increasingly inject themselves into direct control of every medical practice. The FDA is aggressively moving past its lock on the approval of every medication and all medical equipment. It now seeks control ... MORE
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The Sickening Nature Of Many Food-Safety Regulations
Food-safety regulations don't always mean safer food. Nearly 18 months after passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, a landmark piece of legislation that granted new powers and authority to the FDA, the legislation is still mired in congressional debates over how to fund it. If this status update sounds familliar, it's with good reason. The FSMA ... MORE
Washington Times: A Regulatory Drug Shortage
Cancer patients endangered by FDA bureaucrats. The last thing a sick person wants to hear is that ample supplies of a life-saving medicine have been replaced by a surplus of red tape. That’s precisely what’s happening nationwide, with 82 percent of hospitals reporting shortages so severe that treatment must be put on hold, according to the ... MORE
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