FL Lawmakers Push Back on 'Nanny State' Criticism of Bill Requiring Food Dye Warning Labels

FL Lawmakers Push Back on 'Nanny State' Criticism of Bill Requiring Food Dye Warning Labels

Liv Caputo
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March 13, 2025
TALLAHASSEE—Sponsors of a bipartisan bill requiring warning labels on Florida food and beverages containing synthetic dyes defended their measure on Thursday against critics claiming it would create a "nanny state" harmful to small businesses. While the bill, which boasts 10 co-sponsors in the state House, aligns with new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. […]
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DeSantis' Ban On Cultivated Meat: Food Freedom Battered in the Free State of Florida

DeSantis' Ban On Cultivated Meat: Food Freedom Battered in the Free State of Florida

Liv Caputo
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June 28, 2024
WYNWOOD, FL—As it turns out, the freedoms promised in Governor DeSantis' "Free State of Florida" don't extend to food—at least that's what tech company UPSIDE Foods told The Floridian at their first (and last) cultivated meat event before the Governor's statewide ban takes effect. "I don't know that there's anything less American than the government […]
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