Who decides which food and food processes are safe? Who decides what food safety research will be federally-funded and food-safety regulations mandated? Georgia State University climate scientist Judith Curry’s Climate, Etc. post excerpts from Michael...
In their 2008 Heritage Backgrounder, “A Safe and Bountiful Harvest: How to Ensure America’s Food Safety,” Daniella Markheim and Caroline Walsh note: Americans are shopping the world’s grocers like never before, importing almost $75...
The Stoa policy topic on agriculture and/or food safety has been selected: The United States federal government should substantially reform its agricultural and/or food safety policy in the United States. Two earlier posts discussed...
A proposed Stoa resolution reads: “The United States federal government should substantially reform its agricultural and/or food safety policy in the United States.” In an earlier post I focused mostly on agricultural policy reform...
Agricultural policy reform has been a past debate topic for public school and homeschool students. Food safety policy reform is discussed after agricultural policy. Public Choice economics explains the dynamics of federal agricultural policies:...
Update: See Food Behind Bars Podcast episode “The Science” for discussion of prison nutrition research. High sugar, high-carb foods a key problem in prisons. Interviews Kimberly Wilson about her podcast series Crime and Nourishment....
Food safety is always a challenge. Insuring food safety from suppliers in distant countries like China is even more of a challenge. “Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad Peanut Butter?,” (New...
For the Stoa policy topic how do USFG vs. NGO approaches compare? (U.S. Federal Government vs. Non-Government Organizations). Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology. In...
[Updated April 30 with new title, notes on Google searching, and links from FDAReview.org] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has attracted a wide range of critics. Some criticize FDA regulation of cherries in...
It’s always a good time to review, restructure, and reduce federal programs long shown to be ineffective. This includes programs for foreign aid, and foreign policy regarding international terrorism, plus legal immigration, recent national...
