The organic food market has become the fastest-growing sector of the food industry, blossoming over the years into a business that rakes in $23 billion each year. Part of the reason for organic food’s success, however, could be that the government has slowly eased the standards for what receives a U.S. Department of Agriculture “organic” label.
 
For example, organic baby formula may now contain synthetic additives that USDA employees found, three years ago, to be unsuitable for inclusion in a product with an organic label. Getting the government to change its mind only required lobbying from the makers of the baby …read more

If House Bill 601 passes, restaurant chains across the country will face new nutritional requirements.
Currently, most fast food restaurants must display a board that shows the calories, trans fat, carbs, and sodium in each menu item. The new legislation would require sit-down chains with 15+ outlets to do something similar, probably in the form of menu changes instead of huge food boards.
Restaurants like Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Applebee’s, Red Robin, and Friday’s would be affected. It would mean that they’d have to print new menus, in most cases, which could be a huge expense for a restaurant with hundreds or …read more