Big Government (page 53)

CCF To NYC: ‘Ban This!’

We kept our fingers crossed, but it seems that New York City’s glory-hungry Board of Health couldn’t resist the temptation to ban a politically unpopular food ingredient. Undaunted, this…
Posted December 7, 2006 at 12:00 am

The Economist Takes on NYC’s Trans Fat Follies

Like Thanksgiving leftovers, New York City’s proposed trans fat ban is getting less appealing every day. Only a few months ago, food scolds nationwide were billing the ban…
Posted November 28, 2006 at 12:00 am

NYC Trans Fat Update

When he proposed a sweeping ban that would forbid restaurants in the city from offering foods which contain trans fats, New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said…
Posted November 20, 2006 at 12:00 am

Heart Doctors Take On NYC Trans Fat Ban

New York City is sliding ever closer to a full-out ban on using trans fat in restaurants, the sort of move we have decried in the pages of both…
Posted November 15, 2006 at 12:00 am

E.coli Is “All Natural” Too

If its reaction to September’s spinach E.coli outbreak is any indication, the organic food industry isn’t looking to change. In a unified act of finger pointing,…
Posted November 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

CCF Posts Stirring Defense Of Food Freedom

Ever tenacious in our defense of liberty, the Center for Consumer Freedom took to New York newsprint again this weekend to fight the anxiety spread by scaremongers looking to…
Posted October 23, 2006 at 12:00 am

CCF Keeps Trans Fat Bans At Bay

New York City and New Jersey aren’t the only places where restaurants are being threatened with bans on trans fats, regardless of what they can afford or what…
Posted October 18, 2006 at 12:00 am

CCF Dogs Animal Activists In The Sun Belt

Arizona’s a growing state, but not every newcomer is simply looking for a nice place in the sun. Animal rights activists are flocking to the state to fight multiple battles.
Posted October 17, 2006 at 12:00 am

Two Snacks And You’re Out?!

Forget about “three strikes” laws. A British schoolboy was recently ejected from his school’s dining hall for breaking the school’s zero-tolerance “two snacks” rule. According to…
Posted October 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Garden State Sprouts Discontent

From arena-rock deities and creators of fictional mob families, to movie stars who revel in middle-class existential angst, New…
Posted October 10, 2006 at 12:00 am