Statement from Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch Regarding USDA's Dangerous Slaughterhouse Self-Inspection Program

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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

September 13th, 2022

Statement on USDA National Organic Program Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule

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."

August 2nd, 2022

Factory Farm Gas is Not "Climate-Smart"

July 19th, 2022

Biden Climate Emergency Must Address Industrial Meat Emissions

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

March 15th, 2022

Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law

March 7th, 2022

USDA to Undo Its Trump-Era Withdrawal of Organic Livestock Rule

Court Sends Withdrawal Rule Back to Agency

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

January 18th, 2022

Dangerous Hog Slaughter Self-Inspection Program Should Be Stopped, Advocates Tell Court

Organizations file brief in key food safety case

December 6th, 2021

Center for Food Safety Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports Due to Mad Cow Disease

October 27th, 2021

Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution

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

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

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

July 14th, 2021

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

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

June 17th, 2021

USDA to Reinstate Vital Organic Animal Welfare Protections Gutted by Trump Administration

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

February 19th, 2021

Pilot Swine Slaughter Plants with 'Self-Inspection' Rules Have Almost Twice as Many Violations for Carcass Fecal and Digestive Matter

February 5th, 2021

Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court

November 18th, 2020

Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment

November 17th, 2020

New Survey: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Unprecedented Awareness and Consensus Regarding Factory Farming Risks

October 12th, 2020

Public Oral Argument in NGO Groups' Unfair Practices and False Advertising Lawsuit Against Sanderson Farms

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

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

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

April 15th, 2020

DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farms Held in Contempt for Continuing to Pollute Despite Court Order

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 6th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program

September 25th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices

September 18th, 2019

New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers

History shows self-inspection of meat spells disaster for food and worker safety

September 12th, 2019

Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board

April 22nd, 2019

Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law

April 12th, 2019

Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster

March 6th, 2019

Groups Poised to Sue Sunnyside Dairy for Endangering Public Health

December 4th, 2018

Sanderson Farms Loses Motion to Dismiss NGO Lawsuit on False and Misleading Advertising

September 13th, 2018

Center for Food Safety Launches EndIndustrialMeat.org to Reduce Climate Change and Transform the U.S. Food System

September 13th, 2018

Florence and Other Severe Storms Highlight the Hazards of CAFOs

Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge

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

February 27th, 2018

Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied

January 30th, 2018

Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds

January 4th, 2018

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho's Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech

December 18th, 2017

USDA Gives In to Big Organic Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules

December 8th, 2017

Data Shows Drop in Sales on Antimicrobials for Food Animals

November 14th, 2017

Public Interest Groups Oppose EPA's Third Attempt to Shield CAFOs From Disclosing Hazardous Pollution

November 7th, 2017

WHO Recommends Sharp Reduction in Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture

October 10th, 2017

Public Interest Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa's Ag-Gag Law

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

August 24th, 2017

McDonald's Shares its Vision for Global Phase-out of Critical Antibiotics

June 28th, 2017

Community Groups Sue Idaho-based Big Island Dairy for Polluting Hawaii Waters with Animal Waste

Consumer Coalition Calls on In-N-Out Burger to Fulfill Promise to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef

Groups Put Dirty Dairy on Legal Notice

April 7th, 2017

The Colonel Calls it Quits on Antibiotics Important to Medicine

March 31st, 2017

Oregon Issues Permit for Polluting Mega-Dairy

March 6th, 2017

Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices

February 21st, 2017

Environmental Groups Challenge New Permits for Industrial Dairies