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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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Pilot Swine Slaughter Plants with 'Self-Inspection' Rules Have Almost Twice as Many Violations for Carcass Fecal and Digestive Matter Washington D.C.—New data released today show that in the years leading up to the Trump administration's approval of new inspection rules for swine slaughter plants, those establishments that piloted the system—which relies on company employee…
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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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Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court Washington D.C.—In a ruling yesterday, a federal court allowed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration's rollback of food safety rules in swine slaughter plants to proceed…
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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 18, 2020; Washington, D.C.) Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) publicly released a list of urgent agricultural, food, public health, and environmental policy recommendations submitted to the incoming Biden Administration and transition team…
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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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NEW YORK—Today the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) released data from a new public opinion surve y conducted by Lake Research Partners, showing that the COVID-19 crisis has elevated already high levels of concern about industrial animal agriculture and reinforced the links between inhumane treatment of farm animals and human health 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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Public Oral Argument in NGO Groups' Unfair Practices and False Advertising Lawsuit Against Sanderson Farms (San Francisco, Calif.) Tomorrow, on Tuesday, October 13th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety and Friends of the Earth's lawsuit against Sanderson Farms, the country's third largest poultry producer…
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June 15th, 2020
North Carolina 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional
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North Carolina 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional Wide-ranging Coalition Challenged Law on First Amendment, Equal Protection, and Due Process Grounds Late Friday, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a North Carolina law designed to inhibit undercover investigations in the state…
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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
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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 Washington, D.C …
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April 22nd, 2020
Coalition Calls on Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to Address Mega-dairy Emissions
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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 emissions from mega-dairies Salem, OR  –  Today, the Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition , a broad coalition of family farming, environmental, food safety, and animal welfare organ…
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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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DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farms Held in Contempt for Continuing to Pollute Despite Court Order YAKIMA, WA: Yesterday, Judge Thomas O. Rice of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington found  two large dairy factory farms in the Lower Yakima Valley in contempt of court for violating the Court's Order to stop polluting community water…
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April 9th, 2020
Groups File Suit Against Dairy for Endangering Public Health
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Groups File Suit Against Dairy for Endangering Public Health   Community groups and Center for Food Safety sue Majestic Dairy for polluting neighbors' drinking water YAKIMA, WA — Today, Center for Food Safety, Community Association of Restoration of the Environment (CARE), and Friends of Toppenish Creek filed suit against Majestic Dairy to end the facility's contaminati…
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April 6th, 2020
New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic
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New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic -   - Analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection System eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection Washington, D.C. —Newly received data released today shows that the U.S…
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March 3rd, 2020
Groups Notify Yakima Valley Factory Dairy of Intent to Sue for Endangering Public Health
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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 neighbors' drinking water YAKIMA, WA: Today, Center for Food Safety, Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE), and Friends of Toppenish Creek notified View Point Dairy, owned by …
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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
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  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 Albany, NY — Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal joined NYPIRG, Consumer Reports, Center for Food Safety, and over 70 national and state environmental, …
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February 12th, 2020
Groups Sue Farm Service Agency for Concealing Records on Funding of Industrial Animal Ag
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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 Washington D.C…
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January 22nd, 2020
Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
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Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment TOPEKA, Kan. - Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas struck down nearly all of Kansas's "Ag-Gag" law for violating the First Amendment…
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January 16th, 2020
Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon
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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 - Portland, OR —Moments ago, a coalition of public interest groups filed a petition under the Safe Drinking Water Act requesting the federal Envi…
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January 13th, 2020
New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA's Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System
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Photo credit: Food and Water Watch 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 Washington D.C.— Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), Food & Water Watch (FWW), and two supporting members filed an action against the U.S…
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January 6th, 2020
Groups Poised to Sue Another Yakima Valley Factory Dairy for Endangering Public Health
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Photo: Illustrative/Adobe Stock 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 YAKIMA, WA—Today, Community Association of Restoration of the Environment (CARE), Friends of Toppenish Creek, and Center for Food Safety warned …
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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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Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program Consumer Group Argues the Federal National Residue Testing Program is Outdated and Inaccurate Washington, D.C…
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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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Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices   Tillamook Buys Majority of its Milk from One of the Largest Factory Farms in the Country Portland, OR —Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) launched a petition urging citizens to commit to boycotting Tillamook's dairy product…
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September 18th, 2019
New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers
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New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers History shows self-inspection of meat spells disaster for food and worker safety Yesterday, Trump's USDA announced the finalization of a new hog slaughter inspection rule that embraces privatized inspection…
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September 12th, 2019
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board
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Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board Salem, OR —Ten family farm, animal welfare, and environmental groups today sent a letter to Governor Brown, condemning the reappointment of Marty Myers, general manager of Threemile Canyon Farms for a second four-year term on Oregon's Board of Agriculture…
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April 22nd, 2019
Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law
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Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law First Amendment (still) protects undercover investigations at factory farms and puppy mills DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, a coalition of public interest groups, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit in the U.S…
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April 12th, 2019
Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster
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Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster SALEM, OR — Oregon is at risk of repeating the ecological and economic disaster that occurred at the Lost Valley mega-dairy in Eastern Oregon after three bills aimed at fixing the problem failed to pass this legislative session…
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March 6th, 2019
Groups Poised to Sue Sunnyside Dairy for Endangering Public Health
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Groups Poised to Sue Sunnyside Dairy for Endangering Public Health Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take the industrial dairy to court for polluting the drinking water of Yakima residents YAKIMA, WA – This week, Community Association of Restoration of the Environment (CARE), Friends of Toppenish Creek, and Center for Food Safety warned Sunnyside Dairy, LLC that they wi…
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December 4th, 2018
Sanderson Farms Loses Motion to Dismiss NGO Lawsuit on False and Misleading Advertising
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Sanderson Farms Loses Motion to Dismiss NGO Lawsuit on False and Misleading Advertising Judgment comes after poultry giant announces major shift in policy on antibiotics use in chicken production WASHINGTON â?? A judge dismissed Sanderson Farms' motion to dismiss a lawsuit from multiple NGOs about the company's misleading advertising yesterday…
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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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Center for Food Safety Launches EndIndustrialMeat.org to Reduce Climate Change and Transform the U.S…
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September 13th, 2018
Florence and Other Severe Storms Highlight the Hazards of CAFOs
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Florence and Other Severe Storms Highlight the Hazards of CAFOs (Washington, D.C.) Hurricane Florence made landfall today, battering southern North Carolina with intense winds and heavy rains…
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June 5th, 2018
Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge
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Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C…
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March 13th, 2018
Trump Administration Undermines Organic Integrity, Withdraws Critical Rule for Welfare of Organic Animals
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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 WASHINGTON, D.C. â?? Yesterday, the U.S…
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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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Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied Advocates for Animals, Workers, Free Speech and Food Safety Take on Agricultural Giants, Following Victories in Utah and Idaho - DES MOINES, Iowa â?? Today the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denied Iowa's motion to dismiss a pending lawsuit challenging the constit…
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January 30th, 2018
Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds
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Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds - - Announcement of Upcoming Process to Lift Line Speeds at Individual Plants Raises New Concerns Washington DC—USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has denied a petition from the National Chicken Council requesting that the agency eliminate line speed caps for some chicken slaugh…
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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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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech Ninth Circuit Rules Audio, Visual Recording of Factory Farms is Protected by First Amendment SAN FRANCISCO– Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first federal appellate court to strike down provisions of an Ag-Gag law,…
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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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USDA Gives In to Big “Organic” Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) formally proposed withdrawing a set of rules finalized at the end of the Obama administration that establish stronger, more enforceable animal welfare requirements for certified organic producers…
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December 8th, 2017
Data Shows Drop in Sales on Antimicrobials for Food Animals
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Data Shows Drop in Sales on Antimicrobials for Food Animals Historical trend still shows increases, cattle and pig industries are the bulk of sales WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its annual summary of the sales and distribution of antimicrobial drugs for food animals. The results show an overall 10% decrease in sales last year…
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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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Public Interest Groups Oppose EPA’s Third Attempt to Shield CAFOs From Disclosing Hazardous Pollution NEW YORK–Last week, Earthjustice, representing Waterkeeper Alliance, The Humane Society of the United States, Sierra Club, Center for Food Safety, and Environmental Integrity Project, filed their opposition to the U.S…
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November 7th, 2017
WHO Recommends Sharp Reduction in Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
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WHO Recommends Sharp Reduction in Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture Global health body says food animal industry must stop using antibiotics for growth promotion WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) came out strongly against misuse of medically important antibiotics in food animal production…
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October 10th, 2017
Public Interest Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa's Ag-Gag Law
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Advocates for Animals, Workers, Free Speech and Food Safety Take on Agricultural Giants, Following Victories in Utah and Idaho DES MOINES, Iowa – Today a coalition of public interest groups and journalists led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Center for Food Safety and Public Justice, f…
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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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Annual Antibiotics Scorecard Shows KFC is Most Improved; - 11 Others Get Fs More than half of the top 25 chain restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict the routine use of antibiotics in the production of the chicken they serve, according to a new scorecard released today by a group of consumer, environmental and public health organizations…
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August 24th, 2017
McDonald's Shares its Vision for Global Phase-out of Critical Antibiotics
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Today, McDonald’s released an updated version of its Global Vision for Antibiotic Stewardship in Food Animals , providing a clear framework for how the company plans to address routine use of medically important antibiotics by its meat and poultry suppliers around the globe. The company also released a timeline for implementing a new antibiotics policy for its global chicken suppliers…
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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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Lawsuit challenges industrial dairy’s illegal discharge of animal waste under the federal Clean Water Act HONOLULU, HAWAII — Community groups Kupale Ookala and Center for Food Safety sued the Idaho"‘based dairy company Big Island Dairy, LLC, owned by Steven and Derek Whitesides, this Wednesday, June 28, 2017, for violating the federal Clean Water Act by continuously discharging…
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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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2017 Consumer Coalition Calls on In-N-Out Burger to Fulfill Promise to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef Over 30 Groups Push Restaurant Chain to Act on Antibiotics Pledge OAKLAND, CALIF…
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May 2nd, 2017
Groups Put Dirty Dairy on Legal Notice
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Groups Put Dirty Dairy on Legal Notice Center for Food Safety, Kupale Ookala will take megadairy to court for polluting HI waters OOKALA, HAWAII — Community groups Kupale Ookala and the Center for Food Safety will take to court a polluting megadairy on Hawai‘i’s Big Island for endangering local waterways with massive amounts of manure waste…
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April 7th, 2017
The Colonel Calls it Quits on Antibiotics Important to Medicine
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Colonel Calls it Quits on Antibiotics Important to Medicine Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken looking to raise its grade WASHINGTON— One of the most recognizable chicken fast food chains, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), has announced its intention to serve only chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine by the end of 2018…
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March 31st, 2017
Oregon Issues Permit for Polluting Mega-Dairy
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Statement from Center for Food Safety, Friends of Family Farmers, Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Columbia Riverkeeper, Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society of the United States, Food & Water Watch and Socially Responsible Agricultural Project on Opposition to State's Approval of Permit for Oregon Mega-Dairy: - - Despite broad concerns a…
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March 6th, 2017
Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices Higher animal welfare is critical to healthier, safer flocks WASHINGTON— Avian flu was detected in a Tennessee-based poultry breeding operation contracted by Tyson Foods, Inc., the largest chicken meat producer in the United States…
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February 21st, 2017
Environmental Groups Challenge New Permits for Industrial Dairies
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SEATTLE — On Feb. 17, 2017, a coalition of environmental groups filed an appeal with the Washington state Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) challenging the Department of Ecology’s waste discharge permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)…
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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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More than 125,000 consumers urge top fast food companies to take action in 2017 to prohibit regular use of antibiotics in meat and poultry WASHINGTON— Consumer health and food safety groups today delivered petitions signed by more than 125,000 people to the CEOs of 16 fast food restaurants, calling on them to stop the unnecessary use of antibiotics in their meat and poultry supply…
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December 6th, 2016
Another Superbug Found on Pig Farm in the U.S.
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Critical medicines of last resort could be lost without immediate regulatory action WASHINGTON— E. coli bacteria resistant to a critical class of antibiotics has been identified in samples from a pig farm in the Midwest, according to new research released by Ohio State University…
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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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WASHINGTON— Yesterday the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly met in New York to commit to global actions for combatting the growing public health crisis of antibiotic resistant bacteria. All 193 member countries formally signed and accepted the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance…
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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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Subway and Wendy’s most improved; KFC, Olive Garden and 14 others get Fs NEW YORK (September 20, 2016) – Since last year, twice as many of the nation’s top fast food chains are responding to the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance by adopting strong policies that prohibit the routine use of antibiotics, or medically-important antibiotics, in the meat and poultry they ser…
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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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Coalition Delivers Thousands of Public Comments for Stronger Permit Before Aug 17 Deadline Seattle, WA – Local homeowners and environmental justice leaders from communities impacted by factory farm pollution joined health professionals and a diverse coalition of regional and statewide organizations to call on Governor Inslee and the state Department of Ecology to protect public health a…
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July 14th, 2016
Win for Animal Welfare and Food Safety: Missouri Governor Vetoes Ag-gag Bill!
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Governor Nixon calls the bill an “odious effort” to keep citizens in the dark WASHINGTON— Last week Missouri governor Jay Nixon vetoed what he called an “odious” bill that would have deprived citizens of information about animal agriculture facilities, agricultural producers and owners of agricultural land…
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May 27th, 2016
Dangerous Superbug Detected in the U.S. for the First Time
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Bacteria resistant to a critical, last-resort antibiotic have been found in at least one person and one pig. WASHINGTON —Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that E. coli resistant to the critical antibiotic, colistin, was discovered in a person 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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New rule would hold organic food animal production to higher standards. WASHINGTON— Today the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule that would hold organic livestock producers to a high standard of care for rearing food animals…
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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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Over 50 Groups Call on Restaurant Chain to Change Beef Sourcing Policies Oakland, CA -- Public interest, environmental, food safety and consumer groups representing millions of consumers today announced a campaign calling on In-N-Out Burger, California's iconic hamburger restaurant chain, to stop selling beef produced with the routine use of antibiotics…
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January 13th, 2016
Coalition Sues North Carolina over Constitutionality of ˜Anti-Sunshine' Law
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Law challenged on First Amendment, Equal Protection, Due Process Grounds Raleigh, N.C…
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December 29th, 2015
Judge Signals Wyoming's Data Trespass Laws Likely Unconstitutional
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Ruling on Motions, Judge Expresses First Amendment Free Speech Concerns CHEYENNE, WY (December 29, 2015) – A federal judge noted “serious concerns and questions” about the constitutionality of Wyoming’s controversial “data trespass” laws in response to a suit from a diverse coalition of conservation, press, academic and animal-protection groups …
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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 20, 2015 (WASHINGTON, DC)-- Center for Food Safety (CFS) today commended Subway Restaurants for announcing its plan to eliminate the use of antibiotics in much of the company’s meat supply chain…
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October 14th, 2015
New Report Reveals Broken Animal Drug Safety Review System
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Limited public information, incomplete analysis and fragmented system jeopardize public and animal health October 14, 2015 (Washington, DC)— Today, Center for Food Safety released a new report, “ America’s Secret Animal Drug Problem: How lack of transparency is endangering human health and animal welfare.” The comprehensive report surveys the current available safety information on …
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October 9th, 2015
California Poised to Set Strictest Antibiotics Standards for Livestock Use in the Nation
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SACRAMENTO (October 9, 2015) – By the end of the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown will announce his decision on legislation by Sen. Jerry Hill that sets the strictest limits in the U.S. on the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in meat production. The bill will help protect the efficacy of antibiotics needed for human use. Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine…
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September 29th, 2015
Groups Sue to Overturn Controversial Wyoming Data-Censorship Laws
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“Un-American” laws illegally trample free speech and other fundamental constitutional rights CHEYENNE, WY (September 29, 2015) – A diverse coalition of conservation, press, academic and animal-protection groups filed suit today in federal court seeking to strike down a pair of Wyoming state laws that stifle freedom of speech and make citizen science illegal in the state…
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September 15th, 2015
Report Finds Most Fast Food Chains Serve Meat Raised on Drugs
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New Fast Food Scorecard: 20 of the 25 top U.S. Chains Surveyed Fail on Antibiotics Policies WASHINGTON, D.C…
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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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SAN FRANCISCO (August 31, 2015) — Following calls to action from US PIRG, Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Keep Antibiotics Working, Food Animals Concern Trust, Consumers Union and FoodBabe.com, Subway appears to be making important updates to its approach on antibiotics use in its meat and poultry supply…
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August 3rd, 2015
Idaho Ag-gag Law Overturned, Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court
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District Court Rules Anti-Whistleblower Law Violates U.S. Constitution BOISE – Idaho’s Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho ruled today, overturning the law…
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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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In Bow to Industry, EPA Rule Hurts Water Quality, Human Health and Wildlife Across Country Contact: Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 817-8121, bhartl@biologicaldiversity.org - Tina Posterli, Waterkeeper Alliance, (516) 526-9371, tposterli@waterkeeper.org - Adam Keats, Center for Food Safety, (415) 826-2770, akeats@centerforfoodsafety.org - Joanna Nasar, Tu…
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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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Yakima Valley, WA - In a court settlement announced today, four Washington State dairies have agreed to implement sweeping changes in their operations following a series of lawsuits brought by the Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and Center for Food Safety against the dairies alleging that their mismanagement of manure contaminated water supplies in the Lower Ya…
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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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ASPCA and Center for Food Safety say better welfare practices must be implemented alongside reduction of antibiotic use for chickens Media Contacts: - ASPCA - Natasha Whitling, 646.306.3740 / natasha.whitling@aspca.org - CFS - Abigail Seiler, 202-547-9359 / aseiler@centerforfoodsafety.org NEW YORK, NY — The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and …
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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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Advocates Ask Court for Judgment in Suit Against Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers BOISE – On Tuesday, April 28, the U.S…
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April 1st, 2015
FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug
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After 5 years of legal pressure from Center for Food Safety, meat supply is finally going arsenic-free April 1, 2015 (Washington, DC)— Center for Food Safety today applauded the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) move to withdraw the last arsenic-based feed additive approved for use in chicken and turkey…
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March 5th, 2015
Center for Food Safety Urges Wyoming Governor to Veto Ag-Gag Law
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March 5, 2015 (Washington, DC)— Center for Food Safety is today calling on Wyoming Governor Mead to veto “ag-gag” bill S.F. 12. The bill would criminalize the documentation of day-to-day activities on factory farms, which has been used to reveal food safety and animal welfare violations. Now that the bill has passed the legislature, Governor Mead has until Friday to make a decision…
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March 4th, 2015
McDonald's Announces Plan to Source Chicken Raised without Medically Important Antibiotics
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“McDonald's is setting the bar for the entire fast food industry.” Washington D.C (March 4, 2015) – Center for Food Safety today applauded the announcement by McDonald's that the company will require poultry suppliers to stop using certain antibiotics…
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January 28th, 2015
Coalition Sues EPA for Failing to Address Factory Farm Air Pollution
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Environmental, humane and community organizations seek action to protect public health, animals, and the environment A coalition of environmental, humane and community organizations filed two lawsuits against Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to address air pollution from factory farms…
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January 14th, 2015
Groups Win Landmark Victory Against Industrial Dairies
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Citizens win major victory in first stage of ground-breaking lawsuits Contacts - Helen Reddout, Community Association for Restoration of the Environment: 509-840-0335 - Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety: 443-854-4368; aseiler@centerforfoodsafety.org - Charlie Tebbutt, Law Offices of Charles M…
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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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Coalition Presents Constitutional Challenge To Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers Contact: - Megan Backus, ALDF: 707-795-2533, ext. 1010 (office); 707-479-7872 (mobile); mbackus@aldf.org - David Perle, PETA: 202-483-7382, ext. 2194; DavidP@peta.org - Leo Morales, ACLU of Idaho: 208-344-9750, ext…
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November 6th, 2014
Lawsuit Targets FDA Approval of Controversial Animal Drugs Used in Food Production
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Agency Repeatedly Approved Pig Drugs Banned in Dozens of Countries Contact: - Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety, (202) 547-9359 - Jonathan Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 436-9682 x318 November 6, 2014 (SAN FRANCISCO) – Center for Food Safety, the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club today filed a lawsuit against the U.S…
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October 21st, 2014
World Trade Organization Opposes Country of Origin Labeling Laws in the United States
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Center for Food Safety Will Keep Fighting for “COOL” Rules Washington D.C. (October 20, 2014) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday announced its opinion that the United States’ county-of-origin labeling law, known as COOL, violates the WTO rules…
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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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Case Moves Forward to Challenge State Law That Silences Factory Farm Whistle-Blowers Today, a federal district court allowed an “ag gag” lawsuit to proceed against the state of Idaho in the constitutional challenge brought by a coalition of national nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the American Civil Libertie…
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September 3rd, 2014
Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens
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Center for Food Safety Challenges FDA to Issue Mandatory Regulation Center for Food Safety (CFS) today expressed support for Perdue Food’s decision to end the use of antibiotics in hatcheries. The move comes as a result of growing concern among consumers and public health professionals about the overuse of antibiotics, which has led to the growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria…
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August 1st, 2014
Modernizing Poultry Inspections Undermines Food Safety Standards
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Center for Food Safety today criticized the final rule issued by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) that purportedly “modernizes” poultry inspection at slaughterhouses. The final rule did not include a controversial proposal to allow faster line speeds, but does privatize food safety inspectors…
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July 29th, 2014
Court Victory: Consumers Have a Right to Know About Their Food
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DC Circuit Court Upholds Country Of Origin Labeling Rules Today, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule which requires information about where meat is raised and slaughtered. USDA drafted COOL rules in 2009 and finalized them in 2013…
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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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Despite Legal Challenge, California Law is Legally Sound - and Rightly Safeguards Consumers Late yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed an amicus brief in support of the State of California’s AB 1437, a law that protects public health by prohibiting the sale of eggs produced in facilities that use battery cages…
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May 13th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Maps CAFOs in Michigan
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New tool shows how animal factories impact local communities Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) released a digital map of animal factories in Michigan, often referred to as Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)…
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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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Consumers Have a Right to Know about their Food Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule…
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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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Constitutional Challenge Made to State’s Attempt to Silence Factory Farm Whistle-Blowers Today, a coalition of organizations dedicated to civil liberties, animal protection, food safety, labor rights, and the environment, along with journalists, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Idaho’s newly passed “ag gag” statute, signed into law by Idaho governor C.L…
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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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Policy Director Elizabeth Kucinich to meet with legislators and press on Monday, day of the vote On Monday, legislators in New Jersey will hold a vote to overturn a controversial veto by Governor Chris Christie on a bill to ban gestation crates in New Jersey hog farming…
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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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Challenges to Industry Use of Ractopamine and Zilpaterol in Light of Animal Welfare, Food Safety Concerns Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S…
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October 1st, 2013
FDA to Withdraw Approvals of Arsenic in Animal Feed
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Win for Public Health as Legal Pressure of Food Safety and Agriculture Groups Compels Agency and Industry to Act Late yesterday, under threat of a lawsuit, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to a nearly four-year-old petition, calling for the immediate withdrawal of the vast majority of arsenic-containing compounds used as feed additives for chickens, turkeys and hogs…
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August 2nd, 2013
Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution
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Chicken manure threatens Potomac River in West Virginia case; Groups file legal brief to protect public health and environment A coalition of local and national public interest organizations yesterday filed a brief in federal court supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-held authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate waste from commercial animal farms and seeking to…
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June 24th, 2013
Citizens Win Major Victory in Ground-breaking Lawsuits against Industrial Dairies
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Court allows groups’ first stage of contamination lawsuits to proceed Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and theCenter for Food Safety (CFS) – represented by Public Justice, P.C., Law Offices of Charles M…
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March 15th, 2013
New Legal Petition asks FDA to Prohibit Yet Another Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
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Agriculture organizations ask FDA to halt antibiotic use in fuel byproduct sold as animal feed According to a legal petition submitted today to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), antibiotic use in ethanol production is illegal, unnecessary and adds to the catastrophic public health threat from antibiotic-resistant infections in humans…
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March 1st, 2013
Epa Improperly Withholds Information Vital To The Public Health
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Despite the threat of a lawsuit, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is continuing to improperly withhold information vital to the public health, acting in direct dereliction of its duties under the Freedom of Information Act. In December, 2012, EPA sampled groundwater in various areas surrounding five of Yakima Valley’s largest dairies…
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February 21st, 2013
Citizen Action Pushes Dairies To Declare Hazardous Substance Releases
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Following years of violations, threat of lawsuits forces industrial dairies to publicly report data. Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and the Center for Food Safety (CFS)—represented by Public Justice, P.C., Law Offices of Charles M…
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February 15th, 2013
Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Groundwater Pollution from Industrial Dairies
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Citizens react to dairies’ failure to change practices and regulators’ wait-and-see approach Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and the Center for Food Safety (CFS) – represented by Public Justice, P.C., Law Offices of Charles M…
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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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U.S. Insistence on Feed Additive “Ractopamine” Causes Alarm Worldwide The Center for Food Safety applauds Russia’s ban on U.S. beef, pork and turkey products because the meats may include a feed additive known as ractopamine. In December, 2012 Center for Food Safety and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) jointly filed a petition with the U.S…
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December 20th, 2012
Public Interest Groups Challenge FDA on Use of Controversial Animal Growth Drug
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Petition calls for a review of ractopamine use in nation’s meat industry; cites animal welfare, food safety concerns and widespread international ban Today, Center for Food Safety and the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a petition with the U.S…
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December 7th, 2012
Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Virginia Factory Farm Suit
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Pollution of local waterways, public health at stake from farm lobby actions A coalition of local and national public interest organizations have asked a federal court for permission to participate in a legal action that will decide when Clean Water Act restrictions apply to the release of pollutants in animal manure into local waterways used for recreation, drinking and to support nearby com…
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October 18th, 2012
Groups Poised To Sue Yakima Valley Factory Farms Responsible For Public Health Hazards
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Threatened lawsuits come on heels of EPA finding of significant groundwater contamination in residential wells The Center for Food Safety and the Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) Wednesday warned four major Yakima Valley factory farms that they will take them to federal court unless, in the next 90 days, the farms stop contaminating local drinking water suppli…
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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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USDA Further Delays Critical Organic Welfare Rule, Betraying Organic Farmers, Consumers, and Animals This is the third time the rules, which were developed through 17 years of stakeholder input and finalized under Obama, have been delayed from going into effect by the Trump Administration…
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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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The Center for Food Safety has joined Consumers Union and Fix Food for the launch of Meat Without Drugs, a campaign urging supermarkets to only sell meat raised without antibiotics. The campaigns first target is Trader Joes, one of the leading national supermarket chains best poised to make this commitment…
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