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How wood got in our food, then out of it, then back into it again

Nov 1, 2017
A look at how the government determines what ingredients are allowed in bread, and how that has changed over time.
Two members of the Women's Timber Corps do their bit for the war effort by carrying a felled log through the lumber camp at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 1942.
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Video: A day in the life, surrounded by federal regulations

Oct 19, 2017
Can you name a single federal regulation? Probably not, but they're all around you, from the second you open your eyes in the morning.