• Obama pick for USDA nutrition chief advances food-as-social-justice theme [Politico, Free Beacon and more, Jeff Stier/Des Moines Register]
• Hawaii GMO battle is one the whole nation should watch [Mark Strauss, io9]
• “Overprotective Government, Overweight Kids?” [Lenore Skenazy]
• “Cherry wars: The crazy economics of Michigan’s favorite pitted fruit” [Bridge Magazine]
• “FDA’s Artificial Trans Fat ‘Ban’: A Dangerous Step to Control Personal Dietary Choices” [Daren Bakst, Heritage via Michelle Minton, CEI]
• And in the wings: FDA readies crackdown on salt as ingredient [AP]
• French law mandating disclosure of whether restaurant food is made in house isn’t going well [Baylen Linnekin, more]

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