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Food Police

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The homeless may not eat often enough, but in Fairfax County, Va., government officials want to make sure that the meals they do get are up to snuff:

Under a tough new Fairfax County policy, residents can no longer donate food prepared in their homes or a church kitchen — be it a tuna casserole, sandwiches or even a batch of cookies — unless the kitchen is approved by the county, health officials said yesterday.

They said the crackdown on home-cooked meals is aimed at preventing food poisoning among homeless people.

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What’s next, banning home-cooked meals for those who have homes? We can get food poisoning, too, you know. 

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John J. Miller — John J. Miller is the national correspondent for National Review and the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. His new book is Reading Around: Journalism on Authors, Artists, and Ideas.

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