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From a purely libertarian perspective, Social Security would have to be curtailed -- probably not immediately but surely in stages. So would Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, unemployment insurance, compulsory laws about workers' compensation, most public safety laws, the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Communications Comm
In the wake of headline food scandals, China's cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle a draft law on food safety to address the "weak points" in food production, processing, delivery, storage and sales.
The Conservative hechsher tzedek, Hebrew for "justice certification," will attest that a particular food was produced at a plant that meets ethical norms in six areas: fair wages and benefits, health and safety, training, corporate transparency, animal welfare and environmental impact.
Regulator agencies like the European Food Safety Authority and the UK Food Standards Agency have been ignoring the precautionary principle, manipulating and corrupting science, sidestepping the law, and helping to promote GMOs in the face of massive public opposition and damning evidence piling up against the safety of GM food and feed
China has banned toothpaste companies from using diethylene glycol — a thickening agent used in antifreeze — in its latest move to raise confidence in the country's food and drug safety procedures, the official Xinhua news agency said Wednesday.