Will more regulations and a more centralized food safety bureaucracy make us safer? What kind of regulations and implementation mechanisms would best serve the public's desire for ensuring food safety?

The only way to improve the availability of these products is to make it possible for firms to keep pace with rising production costs and earn enough returns to invest back in better manufacturing that enables stable, safe, and more scalable supply.

Protectionism is just as harmful as it ever was--it has just become more difficult to recognize.

The spread of Europe's precautionary principle could wreak havoc on economies, public health, and plain old common sense.

Ranbaxy's run-in with the FDA illustrates problems in developing-world drug production, but is there a place for less stringent quality standards?

In its first six months in office, the Obama administration has offered contradictory signals on trade.