In praise of food freedom

I'd rather eat unregulated local food than regulated corporate food product. Why shouldn't I be allowed to?

Goldfish crackers with open mouths eating each other in a food chain
(Image credit: Illustrated | iStock/Garrett Aitken)

It's already been quite a year for food recalls.

Since January, we've been warned away from Swiss rolls, melons, eggs, Honey Smacks cereal, ice cream bars, Panera cream cheese, and romaine lettuce. Now, Ritz crackers and Goldfish crackers are being recalled over salmonella fears. Parent companies Mondelez and Pepperidge Farm said the products may contain a contaminated whey powder distributed by the Associated Milk Producers Inc. — and the FDA fears more products containing the ingredient could be recalled in coming weeks.

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Gracy Olmstead

Gracy Olmstead is a writer and journalist located outside Washington, D.C. She's written for The American Conservative, National Review, The Federalist, and The Washington Times, among others.