Enthusiasm is building in Montana for a Food Freedom bill that may be fatally flawed in its major elements. The major sponsor, Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, has promised to keep working on the bill to
Continue Reading Sponsor promises to amend Montana Food Freedom bill to make it passable
Writing in Forbes recently, Nick Sibilia, with the public interest law firm Institute forJustice, was positively giddy about the Food Freedom movement.
“Almost four years after the nation’s first ‘food freedom law was enacted, hundreds
Continue Reading ‘Microenterprise home kitchens’ look for food safety exemptions in Washington
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has less than one week to sign or veto the “Home-Consumption and Homemade Food Act” that sailed through the state legislature with only seven dissenting votes.
The Utah Food Act is
Continue Reading Utah adopts a Food Freedom-lite bill; Maine town takes a bite
Editor’s Note: The Food Safety News list of the year’s most significant news is compiled annually by our writers and editors. The list for 2017 is not led by any one or two blockbuster food
Continue Reading Top food safety stories include regs, recalls, respects this year
On only a half dozen occasions, has Food Safety News published articles resembling “book reviews.” For various reasons, we are not really in that business. Sometimes, however, books merit mentions in the news. That’s what
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: A voice for Food Freedom
Maine earlier this month amended its newly adopted food freedom law to make it clear that local governments must “comply with state and federal laws when developing ordinances for meat and poultry production and sales.”
Continue Reading Maine clarifies food freedom law for meat, poultry facilities
The Maine Legislature will meet in special session on Nov. 1 to fix the state’s recently adopted food sovereignty law. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is prepared to take over all meat and poultry inspections
Continue Reading USDA ready to take over meat, poultry inspections in Maine
Two bills, one to enact a “Food Freedom” statute and the other to continue only pasteurized milk sales, followed a similar course during the recently completed session of the North Dakota Legislature in Bismarck. Both
Continue Reading North Dakota OK’s ‘Food Freedom’ bill — without raw milk
A Missouri state legislator wants to give people the right to sell farm-produced products directly to the consumer without any interference from state or local regulatory agencies. House Bill 866 is similar to the fast-moving
Continue Reading Missouri Bill Seeks End to State and Local Regulation of Direct Farm Sales
Since 2010, there have been waves of bills involving food and food safety washing through state capitals on subjects such as cottage foods, agricultural security, raw milk, and labeling food products containing genetically modified ingredients.
Continue Reading Tour of State Legislatures Finds Spotty Interest in Food Safety Issues
