The headline seems a bit sensational given that the actual ban applies to government and tourist establishments. Seems reasonable that any government should be

The headline seems a bit sensational given that the actual ban applies to government and tourist establishments. Seems reasonable that any government should be able to setup standards that have only the jurisdiction to apply to their own entities and/or functions. This doesn't prevent individuals from consuming things as they see fit. " planning to outlaw all imported food at government functions and tourist establishments across the province’s 13 inhabited islands. " Additionally most of these imported items inherently cost more than local foods in a lot of places anyways so it's not completely out of the norm.