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August 13th, 2010
Federal Court Rescinds USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
Order Bans Planting or Sale of Controversial Crop. Court Denies Monsanto Request to Allow Continued Planting. Today Judge Jeffrey White, federal district judge for the Northern District of California,
August 5th, 2010
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Fails to Provide Comprehensive Testing of Sewage Sludge Compost
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Fails to Provide Comprehensive Testing of Sewage Sludge Compost
A recent study commissioned by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seeks to mislead and confuse San Francisco residents about the quality of sewage sludge-derived compost distributed b
July 15th, 2010
Announcing the True Food Shoppers Guide Mobile App
Announcing the True Food Shoppers Guide Mobile App
The Center for Food Safety today launched a new mobile application that will help shoppers to quickly and easily identify foods made with ingredients from genetically modified (GM) organisms.  The fre
July 1st, 2010
Lawsuit Filed to Halt Release of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the American South
Lawsuit Filed to Halt Release of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the American South
An alliance of conservation organizations today sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered (GE) hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the
June 24th, 2010
A Pressing Issue: David and Goliath Battle on GM Alfalfa and How the Media Got it Wrong
by Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D. The media got it wrong and let the public down when it erroneously reported Monsanto’s wholesale victory in its Supreme Court appeal of the GM alfalfa case — the first-ever Sup
June 23rd, 2010
56 Members of House and Senate Ask USDA to Keep Ban on GM Alfalfa
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), joined by 49 other representatives and five other senators, sent a letter today to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking
June 21st, 2010
Update on Supreme Court Decision
Many of you may have read press today reporting that the 7-1 decision announced by the Supreme Court this morning went entirely in Monsanto’s favor, and have asked us to clarify this decision. Not to
June 21st, 2010
Supreme Court Ruling in Monsanto Case is Victory for Center for Food Safety, Farmers
High Court Delivers Ruling that Leaves Ban on Planting of Roundup Ready Alfalfa in Place in First-Ever Case on a Genetically-Engineered Crop The Center for Food Safety today celebrated the United Stat
April 27th, 2010
Center for Food Safety Presents Arguments Before Supreme Court on Biotech Alfalfa
High Court Hears Arguments In First-ever Case on Genetically Engineered Crops. States, Scientists, Organic and Conventional Farmers, Food Companies, Exporters, and Legal Scholars File Briefs in Suppor
April 19th, 2010
Diverse Interests Back Center for Food Safety, Oppose Monsanto in Upcoming High Court Hearing on Biotech Alfalfa
STATES, SCIENTISTS, ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMERS, FOOD COMPANIES, EXPORTERS, FORMER GOVT. OFFICIALS, AND LEGAL SCHOLARS FILE BRIEFS IN SUPPORT. SEVEN AMICUS BRIEFS FILED IN ALL. A myriad of intere
April 12th, 2010
Vandana Shiva and Andrew Kimbrell discuss "Global Perspectives on Genetically Engineered Foods"
Vandana Shiva and Andrew Kimbrell discuss
On Saturday, April third, World-Renowned Environmentalists & Activists Andrew Kimbrell and Vandana Shiva Discussed Genetically Engineered Eggplant Moratorium in India and upcoming U.S. Supreme Court c
March 16th, 2010
Court Rules in GMO Sugar Beet Case
Today, federal district Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California denied a request by a coalition of organic seed growers, and conservation and food safety groups seeking a temporary
March 3rd, 2010
More Than 200,000 NGOs, Farmers, Consumers, and Organic Producers Call for USDA to Prohibit Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Resulting contamination of non-GE and organic alfalfa hay and seed would devastate livelihoods and organic industry The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today announced that more than 200,000 people s
March 1st, 2010
Lawsuit Filed to Bar GE Crops from National Wildlife Refuge
Delaware’s Bombay Hook Lacks Required Environmental Review and Justification A lawsuit filed today in federal court against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service seeks to compel the Service to uproot genet
February 25th, 2010
Food Safety and Health Organizations Criticize Elanco for Inaccuracies in rbGH White Paper
Food safety, consumer and health advocacy organizations blasted Eli Lilly subsidiary Elanco for claiming that prominent health organizations had endorsed use of the controversial artificial growth hor
January 20th, 2010
Farmers and Conservation Groups Seek to Halt Planting of Illegal Crop
Farmers and Conservation Groups Seek to Halt Planting of Illegal Crop
Earlier Court Decision Found Federal Approval of GE Sugar Beets to Be Unlawful Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety announced today that they filed court papers seeking a ban on genetically enginee