food regulations

I have seen an odd trend of otherwise sensible skeptics strongly advocating that GMO foods should not be labeled. I find this really bizarre. I do have to state that I am not against GMOs and that I am not advocating health claims made by "organic" foods. I just think that one should not...

So Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to regulate portion size of soft drinks. What's next? Hamburger size? Sounds to me he's kinda losin' it...maybe a workout video is next? "Losin' It with Bloomberg".

I've been following the Pink Slime story with disgust. Obviously we can not count on the government to provide protection or honesty on what is being sold as food. Absolutely outraged that major stores have gotten away with selling this. Our food supply is poisoned. What I'm most outraged...

So with the FDA announcing a ban to caffeinated malt beverages, and rumors of a Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission issuing an order to stop distribution immediately and to destroy all product, I was wondering about the science behind it. Is this an over reaction repeating prohibition all over...

Interesting article I came across. It is very short, but it brought up some thoughts. Not sure which sub-forum I should put it in though, so if a mod thinks it should go somewhere else, feel free to move it. Basically, a restaurant in Mesa, Arizona (a suburb of Phoenix) decides to sell lion...