This article was originally published in the Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section Spring Newsletter
This year the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to take the unprecedented step o
This blog originally appeared on Moms Rising
June 5th is World Environment Day. It’s like Earth Day, celebrated here in the U.S., but for the whole wide World! Run by the United Nation Environment Pro
This article was originally posted on Civil Beat.
There comes a point in every person’s life when they are confronted with the opportunity to stand up and speak out.
My name is Ashley Lukens and toda
This week, voters in both Josephine County and Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the counties. The Jack
Continuous improvement is the mainstay of organic agriculture. Unlike any other system of food production or product label, “improvements” are integral to the continued success of organic. In fact, t
Victory in Vermont Leads Nation toward GE Labeling
Today, the people of Vermont have won a hard fought victory for the right to know if their food has been produced through genetic engineering. Govern
Governor Expected to Sign First No-Strings-Attached Law to Require Labeling for Genetically Enginered (GE) Foods
Vermont is on the cusp of history after the legislature just passed the nation’s first
Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and lab
It’s Earth Week and you have a choice: Monsanto or Monarchs?
There is no mystery why monarch butterfly populations are at an all-time low. Industrial agriculture’s excessive use of Monsanto’s Roundup
Years of Living Dangerously airs this Sunday on Showtime. The first episode, which is highly worth your time, investigates different facets of the climate crisis in Texas, Syria, and Indonesia. The In
This is the first of a series of blogs on nanotechnology and how this emerging technology is being applied to foods and food related products.
Nanotechnology has the potential to be used in a broad ar
In March, Center for Food Safety, along with a coalition of animal protection, labor rights, and environmental groups, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Idaho’s new “ag-gag” statute, which was signe
This Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the worsening climate crisis. In short, we are in serious trouble, and we must act now. So, this Wednesd
We often hear that there’s no reason to label genetically engineered foods because companies can already voluntarily label whether or not their products contain GMOs. This disingenuous claim was parro
Bernie the Bee visited Washington DC this morning delivering more than half a million petitions to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding the agency do something to protect bees and other
At Center for Food Safety, our mission is to protect the public health and environment from the harmful impacts of the current industrial food system, and instead nurture a sustainable food future. T
