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April 29th, 2013

EU votes for moratorium on neonicotinoid pesticides

Statement by Center for Food Safety: EU votes for moratorium on neonicotinoid pesticides Today, European Union member states approved a moratorium on the use of certain neonicotinoid chemicals across

April 25th, 2013

Farmers and Sustainable Ag Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Canola Rule that Threatens $100 Million Industry

Moratorium Legislation Moving, Passes Key House Committee Sustainable agriculture non-profits and Oregon farmers have filed a second lawsuit to halt the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) contro

April 25th, 2013

Previously Undisclosed Documents Reveal Requests by Several Companies to Obtain Government Approval to Grow Controversial Salmon in U.S. Facilities

Center for Food Safety, Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth, and Food & Water Watch will join over 1.8 million people who have raised vehement objections, based on science, policy and law, to a proposa

April 24th, 2013

Federal Legislation Introduced To Require The Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Foods

Companion Legislation Introduced by Senator Boxer and Congressman DeFazio with Bipartisan Support; Backed by Pending State Legislation in Over Half of U.S. States, Labeling Laws in 64 Countries First

April 23rd, 2013

Center for Food Safety Scores Victory for Consumers: Court Orders FDA to Enact Food Safety Regulations

Federal Court Declares FDA Delay of Food Safety Regulations Illegal When Congress passed the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, it mandated that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) e

April 19th, 2013

Groups Call for Protection of Honey Bees on Earth Day

With honey bees suffering a devastating decline as high as 90 percent as Earth Day approaches, national environmental groups, Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety, have launched a campaign cal

April 11th, 2013

National Organic Standards Board Decision a Victory for Organics, Preservation of Antibiotics

A joint statement of Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, and Food and Water Watch (Portland, OR) Today the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) rejected a petition to extend the expiration dat

April 8th, 2013

Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Food & Water Watch Urge National Organic Standards Board to Discontinue Use of Antibiotics in Organic Apple, Pear Production

New Consumer Reports Poll: More than 80 Percent Don’t Know or Don’t Think Antibiotics Used to Treat Disease in Apple, Pears; More than Half Think Apples, Pears Treated with Antibiotics Should Not Have

April 5th, 2013

U.K. Parliamentary Commission Calls for Moratorium on Bee-Killing Pesticides

Report challenges industry research practices, raising questions at home and abroad Today, the U.K. House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) released their heavily anticipated report Polli

March 29th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Applauds Senator Mikulski's Statement Opposing Biotech Rider

Mikulski Statement Positive First Step; Senate Must Steer Clear from Biotech Rider in Future Legislation Today, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski released a statement asserti

March 22nd, 2013

U.S. Senate Passes Amendment in Favor of Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Fish

Center for Food Safety applauds passage of the Begich amendment in Senate Budget Resolution.The Center for Food Safety (CFS) applauds the passage of an amendment offered by Senator Mark Begich (D-Alas

March 21st, 2013

CFS, Beekeepers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides

Lawsuit seeks to address bee Colony Collapse Disorder and demands EPA protect livelihoods, rural economies and environmentToday, a year after groups formally petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protecti

March 20th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Denounces Dangerous "Biotech" Earmark in Senate-passed Spending Bill

Center calls rider “corporate welfare” for Monsanto and other biotech companies The Center for Food Safety (CFS) condemns the inclusion of a dangerous corporate earmark, the “biotech rider,” in the Se

March 20th, 2013

Top grocery stores: We won't sell genetically engineered seafood

Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh among stores that will reject GE fish A coalition of consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups today launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE

March 15th, 2013

New Legal Petition asks FDA to Prohibit Yet Another Unnecessary Antibiotic Use

Agriculture organizations ask FDA to halt antibiotic use in fuel byproduct sold as animal feed According to a legal petition submitted today to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), antibiotic use i

March 1st, 2013

Epa Improperly Withholds Information Vital To The Public Health

Despite the threat of a lawsuit, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is continuing to improperly withhold information vital to the public health, acting in direct dereliction of its duties und

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