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April 12th, 2016

Scott’s Miracle-Gro to remove bee-killing chemicals from Ortho-brand products. WASHINGTON—Major lawn and garden care product manufacturer Scott’s Miracle-Gro today announced that it would remove chemi

April 7th, 2016

USDA Proposes Organic Animal Welfare Regulations

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 p

April 4th, 2016

Villanova University becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus

Center for Food Safety Certifies Second University Under BEE Protective Campaign. Center for Food Safety (CFS) congratulates Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania on becoming a designated ne

March 31st, 2016

Lawsuit Challenges FDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

Coalition of Fishing, Consumer, and Environmental Groups Say First-ever Approval of Laboratory-Created Food Animal Violated Laws and Ignored Risks to Wild Salmon and Fishing Communities A broad coali

March 31st, 2016

Groups Sue to Force FDA to Act on Chemical in Food Packaging

The Natural Resources Defense Council and Center for Food Safety, on behalf of themselves and four other public health and environmental organizations, sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toda

March 22nd, 2016

Another Victory for Consumers: MARS to Label GE Ingredients

Major food producer says it will include clear labeling on all packaging Mars, Incorporated has announced it will introduce clear, on-package labeling on its products that contain genetically engineer

March 21st, 2016

Study: World's Largest Monarch Population Could Disappear in 20 Years

84 Percent Decline Driven by Loss of Milkweed Due to Genetically Engineered Crops The eastern population of the monarch butterfly — which includes 99 percent of the world’s monarchs — is at high risk

March 18th, 2016

Hawai'i Governor Agrees to Review Citizens' Demands for Pesticide Reform

Affected moms, children and community members meet with Governor David Ige, ask him to take action on the KauaÊ»i Joint Fact Finding Report Recommendations March 18, 2016 (Honolulu, HI)—20 community m

March 16th, 2016

Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated in Senate

Defeat of the “DARK Act” is Major Victory for America’s Right to Know Today the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act failed to garner enough votes for cloture by a vote of 49-48, effectively de

March 10th, 2016

Major Gaps in Hawai'i's Pesticide Regulations Revealed

Government-Sponsored Joint Fact-Finding Study on Pesticide Use by Agribusinesses on KauaÊ»i Finds Pesticides Are not Sufficiently Regulated Honolulu, HI—Community activists in Hawai‘i hailed the draft

March 10th, 2016

Obama Administration Sued Over Failure to Protect Monarch Butterflies

WASHINGTON—Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. Center for Food

March 8th, 2016

USDA Urged to Reform Scientific Integrity Policy after Allegations of Scientific Censorship

Federal scientists cite agency interference in research on bee-toxic pesticides As scrutiny of censorship of federal scientists has grown – including a feature in Sunday’s The Washington Post Magazine

March 3rd, 2016

Hawai'i House Judiciary Committee Blocks Right to Spray Bill to Protect Public Health

Communities in Hawai'i celebrated today after the deadline passed for Hawai'i’s House Judiciary Committee to hear House Bill 849, relating to Right to Farm. This decision comes as a relief to resident

March 2nd, 2016

Center for Food Safety Moves to Defend California From Monsanto Attack

Intervention sought in Monsanto lawsuit challenging the listing of Roundup pesticide as cancer-causing Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a legal motion to intervene in Monsanto corporation’s li

March 1st, 2016

DARK Act Returns to Congress in Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling

Senate Agriculture Committee passes anti-democratic, anti-labeling bill WASHINGTON, DC (March 1, 2016)—Center for Food Safety has condemned a new bill introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairm

February 26th, 2016

Monarch Butterfly Population Rebounds to 68 Percent of 22-year Average, But Still Low

Favorable Weather Boosts Numbers, But Herbicides Still Threaten Butterfly's Future WASHINGTON—At 150 million butterflies, the annual overwintering count of monarch butterflies released today shows an

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