Creative dog food and creative dog food marketing have blown up in the last few years. Probably the first dog food on the scene that aimed to “shake up the competition” was Blue Buffalo. Pretty much the entire campaign is built on telling us to check the ingredients and see that chicken or meat is … Read more
In 1978, the home-brewing of beer or wine for personal use was legalized for all adults. Of course, we don’t all have the same definition of what constitutes a reasonable amount of beer or wine for personal use and not for sale! Therefore, of course, regulations were put in place as to the maximum amount … Read more
I am very surprised to find, on an internet search, that many Americans are under the impression that it is legal to distil liquors (spirits) like whiskey, brandy, gin, rum, etc. for your own personal use at home, as long as you don’t sell it. This is absolutely FALSE! Yes, it is true that homebrewing, for … Read more
Jamie Oliver has famously attacked McDonald’s, school lunches, and pink slime. He claims that we are killing our children and today’s children will live a ten-year shorter lifespan than their parents. He said that McDonald’s burgers were not fit for human consumption and accused them of using ‘pink slime’ in their burgers. First of all, … Read more
The FDA, for the first time in 20 years, is proposing some updates to the food labeling regulations. These changes are meant to reflect the latest scientific information. Perhaps surprisingly, one of the changes is that calories from fat will no longer be given as a separate listing to total calories. Instead, under the new … Read more
Cottage food laws are laws that certain states have passed concerning the production of certain types of foodstuffs for sale without a commercial license. The particulars of the laws vary from state to state, but they basically lay out when it is OK to start a food production business in your own home kitchen, or … Read more