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August 16th, 2013

EPA Admits Safety Labels Fail to Protect Pollinators Vital to Food Supply

New Labels For Neonicotinoid Pesticides – New Requirements Still Not Enough Center for Food Safety (CFS) welcomes the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) acknowledgement that current warning labe

August 15th, 2013

Victory for Willamette Valley Farmers and Public as Oregon Governor Signs Moratorium on Canola Production

New Law Protects $50 Million Industry, Halting Canola Production until 2019, As Sought by a CFS Lawsuit Late yesterday, Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR) signed into law a bill banning commercial product

August 14th, 2013

New tests find bee-killing pesticides in 'bee-friendly' plants from garden centers nationwide

175,000 people demand Lowe’s, Home Depot stop selling “pre-poisoned plants” Many “bee friendly” home garden plants sold at Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) and other leading garden centers ha

August 13th, 2013

Federal Court Again Sides with Center for Food Safety in Food Safety Case

Judge upholds order for FDA to meet deadlines, denies unnecessary extensions Judge Phyllis Hamilton again sided with Center for Food Safety and affirmed her earlier order that the Food and Drug Admini

August 2nd, 2013

Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution

Chicken manure threatens Potomac River in West Virginia case; Groups file legal brief to protect public health and environment A coalition of local and national public interest organizations yesterda

July 31st, 2013

CFS Statement on New Biotech Industry Website "GMO Answers"

Andrew Kimbrell, executive director at Center for Food Safety, today responded to a new public relations blitz from the agrichemical industry. The promotional campaign includes a one-sided, new websit

July 12th, 2013

Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill Announced in Congress

Legislation to Stem Decline in Bees Would Limit the Use of Toxic Pesticides Center for Food Safety today thanks Representatives John Conyers (D, MI) and Earl Blumenauer (D, OR) for announcing long awa

July 12th, 2013

Farm Bill Amendment Could Delay Lifesaving Food Safety Regulations

Center for Food Safety Vows to Fight for American Consumers Center for Food Safety (CFS) denounces a dangerous and unnecessary provision that was included in the pared-back Farm Bill that passed in th

July 1st, 2013

Farm Groups Celebrate as Oregon Senate Passes HB 2427 to Ban Canola Production in the Willamette Valley Until 2019

Bill overturning controversial Department of Agriculture canola rule passes House and Senate with bipartisan support Today, the Oregon Senate passed a bill to ban commercial production of canola (rape

June 24th, 2013

Citizens Win Major Victory in Ground-breaking Lawsuits against Industrial Dairies

Court allows groups’ first stage of contamination lawsuits to proceed Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and theCenter for Food Safety (CFS) – represented by Public Justic

June 21st, 2013

Center for Food Safety Prevails in Foodborne Illness Prevention Case

Federal Court Issues Injunction, Orders Food and Drug Administration to Complete Food Safety Regulations By New Deadlines Today a Federal Court ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to c

June 20th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Applauds Passage of Pollinator Protection Amendment in Farm Bill

The Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a pollinator protection amendment yesterday that was offered by Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) to the Farm Bill currently being considered by the

June 20th, 2013

House Failure to Pass Farm Bill Offers Opportunity for Do-Over

Members of the food movement are hopeful for the opportunity to restart negotiations after the House of Representatives today handily rejected a $940 billion Farm Bill by a final vote of 234 to 195.

June 20th, 2013

Mandatory Labeling for GE Salmon Overcomes Major Hurdle

Food Movement Celebrates Historic Vote The Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill

June 13th, 2013

Center for Food Safety and International Center for Technology Assessment Hail Supreme Court Decision on Patenting of DNA

Nearly 15,000 gene patents no longer valid as a result to today’s ruling Today, the Supreme Court declared that Myriad Genetics’ patenting of DNA violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against p

June 12th, 2013

Maine Legislature Passes Center for Food Safety Supported GE Labeling Law

Momentum of food movement continues to build on state labeling front Center for Food Safety (CFS) applauds Maine legislators for passing a bi-partisan bill requiring the labeling of genetically engine

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