With immigration reform in the news, here’s another tale of the federal government telling foreigners that they’re not welcome in the United States: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding thousands of pounds of mimolette cheese captive in a New Jersey compound because the regulators say the orange-hued, gouda-like fromage has too many mites on its rind.
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Just about every federal agency these days — not just the IRS, but also the Department of Justice, FBI and Department of Homeland Security — seems engaged in some brazen form of seizing and abusing power. Now add the Food and Drug Aministration to the list. It not only wants to regulate cigarette sales, but also a broad range of products containing nicotine, going beyond tobacco products to encompass electronic cigarettes. Is there any phase of our lives these bureaucrats don’t want to control?
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