Food Freedom
New Hampshire Bill Would Take on Federal Regulation of Locally-Produced Food
CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 17, 2017) – A bill prefiled in the New Hampshire House would set the stage to prohibit the federal government from regulating food produced and sold wholly within the state as long as it is labeledΒ βMade in New Hampshire.βΒ A coalition of...
Feds Threaten Maine Food Sovereignty Law; Governor LePage Caves
AUGUSTA, Maine (Sept. 14, 2017) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage has called for a special emergency session of the legislature to roll back a food sovereignty bill he signed into law earlier this year, after the federal government threatened to take over meat and...Signed by the Governor: Maine Law Gives Local Government Control Over Food Regulations, Will Hinder FDA
AUGUSTA, Maine (July 6, 2017) – Last month, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law that gives local governments the authority to enact ordinances regulating local food distribution without state interference. The new law not only takes a big step forward...
Moneyed Interests Want Feds to Undermine State Laws Regulating GMOs
Several states across the Union have chosen to legislate on genetically modified foods. But national food industry lobbyists and the members of Congress they fund in Washington D.C. cannot abide any deviation from central authority, including the independent...