Mars Candy Violates its Pledge to Remove Titanium Dioxide from Skittles

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August 8th, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO—Center for Food Safety blasted Mars, Inc. today for failing to honor its pledge to remove dangerous toxins from Skittles and its other products by 2021. In an agreement with Center for F

August 5th, 2022

USDA Proposes to Reinstate Organic Animal Welfare Standards Gutted by Trump Administration, Marking Big Win for Organic Advocates and Consumers

WASHINGTON – Today the USDA officially committed to reinstate the 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule, affirming that the USDA Organic label includes animal welfare protections—a

August 2nd, 2022

Factory Farm Gas is Not "Climate-Smart"

The recently announced Energy Security and Climate Change Investments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a much-needed step towards decarbonizing our economy and ensuring a stable climate for f

August 2nd, 2022

Food Safety and Environmental Groups Urge National Marine Fisheries to Cease Expansions of Industrial Fish Farms

SAN FRANCISCO—The Center for Food Safety and allied organizations submitted comments to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) August 1 and two weeks earlier regarding the agency's proposed

July 26th, 2022

Army Corps Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Nationwide Permit 56 for Offshore Finfish Aquaculture Structures

SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for unlawfully withholding records regarding the Corps

July 26th, 2022

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Appeal Challenging Court Decision Authorizing Labeling of Soil-less Hydroponic Operations as Organic

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 27, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Center for Food Safety's (CFS) ongoing appeal challenging a district court ruling that authorized th

July 19th, 2022

Biden Climate Emergency Must Address Industrial Meat Emissions

WASHINGTON—According to multiple media reports today, President Biden is considering declaring a climate emergency, triggering executive actions to help rein in climate-damaging emissions. The news co

July 19th, 2022

EPA Finds New Insecticide Is Putting Over 100 Species in Jeopardy of Extinction

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation today showing that the bee-killing insecticide sulfoxaflor is potentially putting 24 species of insects in jeopar

July 19th, 2022

Biden Administration Rejects Legal Petition to Phase Out Use of Toxic Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied requests by conservationists and members of Congress to phase out the use of agricultural pesticides on national wildlife refuges. The Servic

July 18th, 2022

Legal Victory: Court Orders New Endangered Species Review for Toxic Fungicide

SAN FRANCISCO—In a major win for conservationists and wildlife, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ordered the Environmental Protection Agency today to review the potential harm a toxic new

July 11th, 2022

Agricultural and Pesticide Interests Seek to Appeal Recent Ruling that Bees can be Protected by California's Endangered Species Act

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—On Thursday, July 7, 2022, a consortium of agricultural and pesticide interests filed a petition for review with the California Supreme Court seeking to appeal a recent unanimous ru

July 7th, 2022

Monsanto and BASF Responsible for Unprecedented Peach Orchard Damage from Volatile Dicamba Pesticide, Appeals Court Rules

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a victory for Missouri peach farmer Bill Bader and environmentalists, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit issued a decision holding Monsanto-Bayer and BASF responsi

June 30th, 2022

SCOTUS Curbs EPA Authority to Regulate Emissions, Address Climate Crisis

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling in West Virginia v. EPA holding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prior attempt to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from po

June 24th, 2022

Statement on the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson

Today is a shameful day for the meaning of justice in our country. The Supreme Court's reactionary supermajority's ideological agenda to dismantle the right to choose safe and legal abortion harms eve

June 23rd, 2022

Legal Action Taken to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species from Industrial Finfish Aquaculture Operations

SAN FRANCISCO—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and a coalition of marine conservation organizations, trade groups, and the Quinault Indian Nation filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Army C

June 17th, 2022

Federal Court Rejects Glyphosate Registration Decision Because EPA Ignored Cancer Risks, Endangered Species Risks

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a historic victory for farmworkers and the environment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Center for Food Safety (CFS) and its represented farmworker a

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