With free commerce between the states regulations make more sense defined at the higher level for consistency and because issues like pollution don't care that

With free commerce between the states regulations make more sense defined at the higher level for consistency and because issues like pollution don't care that you've crossed a political boundary. Even if it were devolved to the states how much of that would change because huge states like California already have an outsized impact on products because of their huge market. Devolution would paradoxically lead to even lower political influence than now, what does a politician on the other side of the country or 3 states away upstream of your water supply care about your vote? Also the devolution back to Congress which is the more likely outcome of this is similarly fraught with issues. We delegated these powers to agencies so that your 1 term state rep didn't need to get involved deciding if 3-Methylbut-3enyl acetate [0] in apple juice is a problem or just comes from squeezing the apples. Congress sets up and defines the boundaries of the agencies and if they over step there are dozens of checks on their power including new laws from Congress. I much prefer that state of affairs over a geriatric stagnant Congress trying to decide if a new chemical additive is food safe or not. [0] One of the thousand natural chemicals that sound spooky but are just hard to name because nature doesn't care for our convenience. Taken from the classic Antivaxx vs chemical composition of an apple image.