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October 17th, 2014

Who is Really Financing the Anti-Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Campaigns?

Pesticide Giant Monsanto Spends $4 Million to Undermine Oregon’s Right to Know Initiative Portland, Oregon (October 17, 2014) – Monsanto, the multibillion dollar chemical company best known for produc

October 16th, 2014

CFS Statement in Response to USDA's Announcement of Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 16, 2014 – Center for Food Safety scientists today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the U.S. Department o

October 15th, 2014

EPA Approves New 2,4-D Herbicide Blend, Paving Way for Controversial GE Crops

Center for Food Safety says it will pursue all available legal options to stop commercialization October 15, 2014 (Washington, DC)—Center for Food Safety (CFS) today condemned the Environmental Protec

October 8th, 2014

VPIRG and Center for Food Safety granted permission to help defend Vermont GMO labeling law

MONTPELIER, VT – Two consumer advocacy groups with a keen interest in defending Vermont’s new GMO labeling law have been granted permission by a federal judge to file legal briefs at every stage of th

October 6th, 2014

Coalition for Safer, Healthier Maui Launches To Protect Local Families from Pesticides

Coalition includes Maui Residents, Farmers, Hawai`i Center for Food Safety, Pesticide Action Network, Beyond Pesticides, The MauiMama, Wailuku Coffee Company, Living Aloha Magazine, and More Maui Coun

October 3rd, 2014

Victory for Consumers! California Court Dismisses Challenge Against Egg Law

Eliminating Battery Cages in Chicken Farms Will Reduce Risk of Salmonella Poisoning Center for Food Safety (CFS) today thanks U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller for dismissing a legal challeng

October 3rd, 2014

Partial Victory to Protect National Organic Standards Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) responded last week to a legal petition from 20 farm, consumer, and environmental groups by reinstating some authorities of the National Organic Standards Boa

October 2nd, 2014

California Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Expands Protections, but Opens a Dangerous Loophole

New Ban Expands 2003 Law Championed by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) cautiously welcomes California law AB 504, signed by Governor Jerry Brown, which bans commercial production

October 1st, 2014

Study Shows GE Food Labeling Will Not Significantly Raise Food Prices

False Industry Claims Challenged in Run Up to November Ballot Initiatives in Oregon and Colorado October 1, 2014--Today, ECONorthwest released a report on behalf of Consumers Union, the public policy

September 26th, 2014

New Experimental GE Wheat Contamination in Montana Puts Wheat Farmers at Risk

Center for Food Safety calls “coexistence” a failed policy, demands moratorium on open-air field trials September 26, 2014 (Washington, DC)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced t

September 25th, 2014

Community Groups Appeal Court Decision Against Kaua'i Pesticide Disclosure Law

(Honolulu, Hawaii, September 25, 2014)--Four nonprofit organizations—Ka Makani Ho‘opono, Center for Food Safety, Pesticide Action Network North America and Surfrider Foundation—represented by Earthjus

September 17th, 2014

USDA Approves New GE Corn and Soy, Triggering Onslaught of Millions of Pounds more Pesticides

Center for Food Safety announces it will pursue all available legal options to stop commercialization Center for Food Safety today condemned the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to ful

September 12th, 2014

New Pollinator Bill Helps Pesticide Industry, Not Bees or Beekeepers

September 12, 2013 (Washington, DC)—Center for Food Safety today expressed concerns with a bill that could derail positive efforts already underway in Congress and the White House to improve pollinato

September 11th, 2014

EPA Plan to Slow Superweeds is Remedy in Name Only

Center for Food Safety identifies key flaws in Agency’s new plan September 11, 2014 (Washington, DC)—Center for Food Safety today panned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new plan to manage

September 4th, 2014

Court Rules in Favor of Public Interest Coalition, Denies Idaho's Motion to Dismiss Ag Gag Lawsuit

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 constituti

September 3rd, 2014

Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens

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 mov

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