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March 26th, 2024
Lawsuit Filed Demanding FDA Respond to Petitions Seeking to Ban Ractopamine
FDA's approval for ractopamine relied primarily on safety studies conducted by the drugmaker.
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December 18th, 2023
Groups Sue Montana Over Unlawful Factory Farm Water Pollution Permit
State permit lacks sufficient monitoring provisions to safeguard clean water
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October 26th, 2023
Advocates Continue Fight Against Foster Farms Mega-Chicken Operation in Oregon
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September 28th, 2023
As Signing Ceremony for CAFO Bill Takes Place Two of Three Controversial Foster Farms Poultry Operations will Not Move Forward in Stayton and Scio
Poultry company abandons two sites months after new CAFO regulations enacted in Oregon
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September 22nd, 2023
Proposed Oregon Mega-Chicken Operations Defeated
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September 11th, 2023
Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution
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August 15th, 2023
EPA Denies Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition
EPA "misses the moment" to address mounting factory farm pollution crisis
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August 9th, 2023
Easterday Giving Up on Lost Valley Mega-Dairy
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July 31st, 2023
Oregon Governor Signs First Reform of Industrial Factory Farm Regulation in Decades
Further protections still needed to shield Oregonians from factory farm threat
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July 12th, 2023
Waialua Egg Farm Poses Environmental Risk from Manure Mismanagement
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June 22nd, 2023
Oregon Legislature Passes Legislation Addressing Harms from Mega-Dairies
First state law in decades to protect public health and the environment from factory farms
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June 12th, 2023
Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit
Aquifer remediation, upgrades to manure management, and provision of clean drinking water to residents among the many improvements in the settlement
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May 11th, 2023
Center for Food Safety Applauds Supreme Court's Decision in Important Animal Welfare and Public Health Case
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April 4th, 2023
EPA Agrees To Address Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition This Summer
If successful, the petition could push EPA to adopt tighter water pollution standards for factory farms across the country.
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March 30th, 2023
Community Members Sue to Protect St. Lawrence River from Mega-Dairy Pollution
Center for Food Safety Members Demand Clean Water Protections
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January 10th, 2023
Ecology's Rewrite of Industrial Dairy Permits Endangers Public Health; Threatens Waterways, Aquifers, Ecosystems Across the State
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October 11th, 2022
After Long Delay, Groups Sue EPA for Response on Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules
Five years later, EPA has not responded to pollution petition
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October 4th, 2022
Local Farmer Groups Sue to Challenge Mega-Chicken Operation Permit
"My farm has been in my family for five generations, and now it is threatened by an industrial mega-chicken operation next door,"
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September 30th, 2022
Statement from Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch Regarding USDA's Dangerous Slaughterhouse Self-Inspection Program
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September 13th, 2022
Statement on USDA National Organic Program Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule
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August 5th, 2022
USDA Proposes to Reinstate Organic Animal Welfare Standards Gutted by Trump Administration, Marking Big Win for Organic Advocates and Consumers
"USDA has again confirmed our stance that organic does mean consistently protecting animal welfare."
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August 2nd, 2022
Factory Farm Gas is Not "Climate-Smart"
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July 19th, 2022
Biden Climate Emergency Must Address Industrial Meat Emissions
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April 26th, 2022
Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law
The court denying review of the case cements a coalition victory in Kansas for animal protection, food safety, and worker safety
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March 15th, 2022
Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law
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March 7th, 2022
USDA to Undo Its Trump-Era Withdrawal of Organic Livestock Rule
Court Sends Withdrawal Rule Back to Agency
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February 8th, 2022
Thousands Urge McDonald's to Follow Through on Cutting Antibiotic Use in Its Beef Supply
Pressure grows for largest burger chain to meet unfulfilled commitment as antibiotic resistance crisis worsens
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January 18th, 2022
Dangerous Hog Slaughter Self-Inspection Program Should Be Stopped, Advocates Tell Court
Organizations file brief in key food safety case
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December 6th, 2021
Center for Food Safety Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports Due to Mad Cow Disease
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October 27th, 2021
Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution
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October 26th, 2021
Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
Petition Calls for End to Decades-Long Amnesty for Factory Farm Polluters
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September 15th, 2021
Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step; Urge Biden Administration to Grant Petition and Reject Big Ag's False Methane Solutions
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August 20th, 2021
Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment
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July 14th, 2021
Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies
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June 30th, 2021
Washington Appellate Court Rejects State's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permits, Finds State Failed to Protect Water Quality and Account for Climate Change
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June 17th, 2021
USDA to Reinstate Vital Organic Animal Welfare Protections Gutted by Trump Administration
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April 6th, 2021
Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call for Biden EPA to Hold Industrial Dairy and Hog Operations Accountable and to Reject Big Ag Technology
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February 19th, 2021
Pilot Swine Slaughter Plants with 'Self-Inspection' Rules Have Almost Twice as Many Violations for Carcass Fecal and Digestive Matter
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February 5th, 2021
Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court
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November 18th, 2020
Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment
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November 17th, 2020
New Survey: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Unprecedented Awareness and Consensus Regarding Factory Farming Risks
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October 12th, 2020
Public Oral Argument in NGO Groups' Unfair Practices and False Advertising Lawsuit Against Sanderson Farms
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June 15th, 2020
North Carolina 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional
Wide-ranging Coalition Challenged Law on First Amendment, Equal Protection, and Due Process Grounds
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May 5th, 2020
Food Safety and Worker Advocacy Organizations File Legal Action to Implement Mandatory Worker Safety Standards at Meatpacking Facilities
5,000 meat and poultry plant workers have been sickened by COVID-19, but most facilities show no signs of improving public health and safety measures
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April 22nd, 2020
Coalition Calls on Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to Address Mega-dairy Emissions
New Executive Order from Governor Brown directing agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should apply to emission from mega-dairies
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April 15th, 2020
DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farms Held in Contempt for Continuing to Pollute Despite Court Order
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April 9th, 2020
Groups File Suit Against Dairy for Endangering Public Health
Community groups and Center for Food Safety sue Majestic Dairy for polluting neighbors' drinking water
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April 6th, 2020
New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic
Analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection Systems eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection
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March 3rd, 2020
Groups Notify Yakima Valley Factory Dairy of Intent to Sue for Endangering Public Health
Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take View Point Dairy to court for polluting neighbor's drinking water
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February 25th, 2020
Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, and Over 70 Groups Advocate for Passage of Bill That Will Reduce Threat of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Legislation is Necessary to Protect Public Health
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February 12th, 2020
Groups Sue Farm Service Agency for Concealing Records on Funding of Industrial Animal Ag
FSA's history of withholding records from advocacy groups violates federal law and shields the provision of public funds from public scrutiny
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January 22nd, 2020
Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment
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January 16th, 2020
Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon
Oregon officials have failed to meaningfully address drinking water contamination for three decades, may approve a new mega-dairy in the area
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January 13th, 2020
New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA's Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System
Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch just filed a lawsuit to protect consumers of pork products
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January 6th, 2020
Groups Poised to Sue Another Yakima Valley Factory Dairy for Endangering Public Health
Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take Majestic dairy to court for polluting neighbors' drinking water
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December 6th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program
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September 25th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices
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September 18th, 2019
New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers
History shows self-inspection of meat spells disaster for food and worker safety
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September 12th, 2019
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board
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April 22nd, 2019
Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law
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April 12th, 2019
Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster
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March 6th, 2019
Groups Poised to Sue Sunnyside Dairy for Endangering Public Health
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December 4th, 2018
Sanderson Farms Loses Motion to Dismiss NGO Lawsuit on False and Misleading Advertising
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September 13th, 2018
Center for Food Safety Launches EndIndustrialMeat.org to Reduce Climate Change and Transform the U.S. Food System
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September 13th, 2018
Florence and Other Severe Storms Highlight the Hazards of CAFOs
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June 5th, 2018
Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge
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March 13th, 2018
Trump Administration Undermines Organic Integrity, Withdraws Critical Rule for Welfare of Organic Animals
The rule, created through more than a decade of public input, strengthened the minimum practices required of organic livestock producers
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February 27th, 2018
Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied
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January 30th, 2018
Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds
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January 4th, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho's Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech
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December 18th, 2017
USDA Gives In to Big Organic Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules
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December 8th, 2017
Data Shows Drop in Sales on Antimicrobials for Food Animals
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November 14th, 2017
Public Interest Groups Oppose EPA's Third Attempt to Shield CAFOs From Disclosing Hazardous Pollution
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November 7th, 2017
WHO Recommends Sharp Reduction in Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
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October 10th, 2017
Public Interest Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa's Ag-Gag Law
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September 27th, 2017
More Than Half of Top 25 Restaurant Chains Commit to Responsible Antibiotics Use in Chicken, But Progress on Beef and Pork Still Lags
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August 24th, 2017
McDonald's Shares its Vision for Global Phase-out of Critical Antibiotics
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June 28th, 2017
Community Groups Sue Idaho-based Big Island Dairy for Polluting Hawaii Waters with Animal Waste
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May 25th, 2017
Consumer Coalition Calls on In-N-Out Burger to Fulfill Promise to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef
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May 2nd, 2017
Groups Put Dirty Dairy on Legal Notice
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April 7th, 2017
The Colonel Calls it Quits on Antibiotics Important to Medicine
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March 31st, 2017
Oregon Issues Permit for Polluting Mega-Dairy
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March 6th, 2017
Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices
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February 21st, 2017
Environmental Groups Challenge New Permits for Industrial Dairies
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January 5th, 2017
Consumer Groups Petition 16 Fast Food Chains to Reduce Antibiotic Use; Burger King's Announcement Doesn't Cut the Mustard
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December 6th, 2016
Another Superbug Found on Pig Farm in the U.S.
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September 22nd, 2016
United Nations Signs Commitment on Antibiotics to Fight Global Threat of Superbugs, Downplays Livestock Industry's Role in the Crisis
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September 20th, 2016
New Antibiotics Scorecard: Number of Top Restaurant Chains Restricting Use in Chicken Doubled in 2016
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August 15th, 2016
Impacted Communities, Broad Coalition to Gov. Inslee: WA's Drinking Water, Waterways Need Stronger Factory Farm Pollution Control
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July 14th, 2016
Win for Animal Welfare and Food Safety: Missouri Governor Vetoes Ag-gag Bill!
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May 27th, 2016
Dangerous Superbug Detected in the U.S. for the First Time
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April 7th, 2016
USDA Proposes Organic Animal Welfare Regulations
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February 24th, 2016
Consumer Coalition Calls for In-N-Out Burger to Reduce Routine Antibiotics Use in Beef
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January 13th, 2016
Coalition Sues North Carolina over Constitutionality of ˜Anti-Sunshine' Law
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December 29th, 2015
Judge Signals Wyoming's Data Trespass Laws Likely Unconstitutional
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October 20th, 2015
Subway Responds to Public Pressure, Details Plans to Remove Antibiotics from Meat Supply
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October 14th, 2015
New Report Reveals Broken Animal Drug Safety Review System
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October 9th, 2015
California Poised to Set Strictest Antibiotics Standards for Livestock Use in the Nation
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September 29th, 2015
Groups Sue to Overturn Controversial Wyoming Data-Censorship Laws
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September 15th, 2015
Report Finds Most Fast Food Chains Serve Meat Raised on Drugs
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September 1st, 2015
As Subway Moves to Reduce Antibiotics in Chicken, Groups Call for Details and Timelines
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August 3rd, 2015
Idaho Ag-gag Law Overturned, Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court
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July 22nd, 2015
Lawsuit Challenges Loopholes in New EPA Rule Exempting Wetlands and Streams From Clean Water Act Protections
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May 11th, 2015
Washington State Dairies Agree to Implement Sweeping Changes Following Landmark Lawsuit Over Water Supply Contamination
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April 28th, 2015
Leading Animal Welfare and Food Safety Groups Urge Chicken Industry to Reduce Antibiotics Responsibly
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April 27th, 2015
Hearing in Public Interest Coalition's Constitutional Challenge to Idaho's Controversial “Ag gag” Law
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April 1st, 2015
FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug
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March 5th, 2015
Center for Food Safety Urges Wyoming Governor to Veto Ag-Gag Law
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March 4th, 2015
McDonald's Announces Plan to Source Chicken Raised without Medically Important Antibiotics
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January 28th, 2015
Coalition Sues EPA for Failing to Address Factory Farm Air Pollution
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January 14th, 2015
Groups Win Landmark Victory Against Industrial Dairies
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November 18th, 2014
Public Interest Coalition Asks Court for Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Controversial Ag Gag Law
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November 6th, 2014
Lawsuit Targets FDA Approval of Controversial Animal Drugs Used in Food Production
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October 21st, 2014
World Trade Organization Opposes Country of Origin Labeling Laws in the United States
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September 4th, 2014
Court Rules in Favor of Public Interest Coalition, Denies Idaho's Motion to Dismiss Ag Gag Lawsuit
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September 3rd, 2014
Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens
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August 1st, 2014
Modernizing Poultry Inspections Undermines Food Safety Standards
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July 29th, 2014
Court Victory: Consumers Have a Right to Know About Their Food
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June 11th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Files Brief in Support of California Ban on Battery Cage Eggs
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May 13th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Maps CAFOs in Michigan
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April 22nd, 2014
Center for Food Safety and Animal Legal Defense Fund File Legal Brief In Support of Country of Origin Labeling Laws
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March 17th, 2014
Coalition of Civil Liberties, Animal, Consumer Groups Head to Court Over Controversial Idaho "Ag Gag" Law
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November 15th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Urges New Jersey Lawmakers to Protect Pigs from Extreme Confinement
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October 7th, 2013
Public Interest Groups Sue FDA Demanding Records on Controversial Animal Growth Drugs Under Freedom of Information Act
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October 1st, 2013
FDA to Withdraw Approvals of Arsenic in Animal Feed
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August 2nd, 2013
Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution
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June 24th, 2013
Citizens Win Major Victory in Ground-breaking Lawsuits against Industrial Dairies
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March 15th, 2013
New Legal Petition asks FDA to Prohibit Yet Another Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
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March 1st, 2013
Epa Improperly Withholds Information Vital To The Public Health
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February 21st, 2013
Citizen Action Pushes Dairies To Declare Hazardous Substance Releases
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February 15th, 2013
Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Groundwater Pollution from Industrial Dairies
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January 30th, 2013
Public Interest Groups Applaud Russia's Ban On U.S. Beef, Pork And Turkey Products
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December 20th, 2012
Public Interest Groups Challenge FDA on Use of Controversial Animal Growth Drug
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December 7th, 2012
Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Virginia Factory Farm Suit
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October 18th, 2012
Groups Poised To Sue Yakima Valley Factory Farms Responsible For Public Health Hazards
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November 9th, 2017
USDA Further Delays Critical Organic Welfare Rule, Betraying Organic Farmers, Consumers, and Animals DUPLICATE
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June 29th, 2012
This is Your Meat on Drugs. CFS Joins Consumer Campaign for Meat Produced without Antibiotics
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