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August 9th, 2016

Californians Deliver 350,000 Signatures Calling on State, Gov. Brown to Stop Irrigation of Crops With Oil Wastewater

Photo: Californians Against Fracking Asm. Mike Gatto Joined Statewide Coalition to Outline Major Health, Safety Concerns on Capitol Steps SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Pushing a wheelbarrow filled with 350,000

August 9th, 2016

Feds' Approval of GE Mosquito Release Doesn't Account for Risk

FDA approves plan to release genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida Keys despite inadequate safety assessment WASHINGTON— Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the relea

August 8th, 2016

Hawai'i Center for Food Safety Establishes Advisory Board of Local Leaders & Activists

Board will bring diverse perspectives and guidance to strengthen HCFS programs HONOLULU—This week, Hawai‘i Center for Food Safety (HCFS) is launching a new advisory body to oversee and guide its work

August 3rd, 2016

Nixing Antibiotics from Fast Food: McDonald's Ahead of the Pack on Chicken

WASHINGTON— This week McDonald’s announced that the popular fast food chain has met its pledge to stop selling chicken raised on medically important antibiotics. The achievement comes well ahead of th

July 29th, 2016

President Obama Signs GMO "Non-labeling" Bill, Leaves Millions of Americans in the Dark

New law discriminates against low-income, elderly and minorities WASHINGTON— Today President Obama signed into law a GMO labeling bill that discriminates against more than 100 million Americans. The b

July 26th, 2016

Obama Forced to Acknowledge Opposition to the DARK Act

100,000+ signatures on White House petition decry GMO labeling bill WASHINGTON— Today a petition calling on President Obama to veto a discriminatory GMO labeling bill surpassed the 100,000 signature t

July 14th, 2016

Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls on President Obama to Reject Discriminatory Labeling Bill

(Photo Credit: Post Gazette) Urges veto on basis of discrimination against poor, elderly and minorities WASHINGTON— Today Reverend Jesse Jackson urged President Obama to veto the GMO labeling bill tha

July 14th, 2016

Win for Animal Welfare and Food Safety: Missouri Governor Vetoes Ag-gag Bill!

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

July 6th, 2016

CFS Condemns Senate Vote on GMO Non-Labeling Bill

*** UPDATE *** The Senate passed the DARK Act shortly after 11pm ET Thursday evening with a final vote of 63-30. The bill will now move to the House where CFS will continue the fight against this disc

July 5th, 2016

Agreement: Monarch Butterfly to Get Endangered Species Act Protection Decision by 2019

Butterfly Has Declined by 80 Percent Over Past Decades WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now legally bound to determine whether to protect imperiled monarch butterflies under the Endan

July 1st, 2016

National Organic Organizations, Farmer Groups and Companies Oppose Senate GMO Labeling Deal

Cite dangers of Stabenow/Roberts Bill to organic WASHINGTON—Organic organizations, farmer groups and companies around the nation representing millions of organic consumers and thousands of organic f

June 30th, 2016

Victory! Hawaii's Landmark Organic Farming Tax Credit Legislation is Now Law

$2 million in state-funded tax credit for certified organic food production first of its kind in U.S. HONOLULU—In a huge victory for organic farmers Hawai‘i governor David Ige did not move to veto rec

June 29th, 2016

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION STRONGLY CRITICIZES STABENOW/ROBERTS DRAFT GMO LABELING BILL

AGENCY SAYS BILL WOULD EXEMPT VAST MAJORITY OF GMO FOODS FROM LABELING WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its technical comments to the Senate Agriculture Committee on

June 28th, 2016

Food Movement Opposes "Backroom Deal" on GMO Labeling

Coalition of 70 groups condemn “compromise” bill that would keep the public in the dark WASHINGTON—Today a national coalition of consumer, food safety, farm, environmental, and religious groups along

June 23rd, 2016

Senate Compromise on GMO Labeling is Blow to Americaâ€™s Right to Know

New bill promoting “smart labels” is biotech pass that would keep a third of Americans in the dark WASHINGTON— Today members of the Senate Ag Committee released language for a bill that would deny one

June 21st, 2016

CFS Film Soil Solutions to Climate Problems now available in French

Film short highlights the critical importance of soil health in protecting the environment SAN FRANCISCO—Soil Solutions to Climate Problems, a short film highlighting the potential power of improving

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