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January 15th, 2010

Supreme Court to Hear First Genetically Engineered Crop Case

Monsanto Takes Center for Food Safety Legal Victory to Highest Court Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear a first-time case about the risks of genetically engineered crops. Named Monsanto v.

December 15th, 2009

USDA AGAIN AIMS TO ALLOW UNLIMITED PLANTING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA

Center for Food Safety to lead coalition to protect public, farmers and environment from GE crop hazards The Center for Food Safety today announced that it will lead a coalition of concerned farmers,

December 8th, 2009

Center for Food Safety and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Petition FDA to Remove Arsenic from Animal Feeds

Groups Urge Government Ban of Common Additives Used in Feed for Chicken, Turkeys and Hogs Today, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), filed a pet

November 20th, 2009

Groups Deliver the Concerns of 90,000+ Citizens to Senate on Nomination of Former Pesticide Industry Lobbyist

Siddiqui would represent industry, not best interests of the American people A broad coalition of groups delivered a petition today to the White House and Senate leaders opposing the nomination of Isl

November 17th, 2009

New Report Reveals Dramatic Rise in Pesticide Use on Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops Due to the Spread of Resistant Weeds

GE crops increase herbicide use by 383 million pounds from 1996 to 2008, with 46 percent of the total increase occurring in 2007 and 2008 Genetically engineered (GE) corn, soybeans and cotton have inc

November 13th, 2009

American Public Health Association Supports Ban On rbGH

The Cancer Prevention Coalition announced today that the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association has voted to oppose the continued sale and use of genetically engineered hormonal r

October 30th, 2009

Biotech industry insiders nominated for key posts

Despite campaign promises to the contrary, President Obama has nominated to two key posts “Big Ag” industry insiders who come straight from the chemical pesticide and biotechnology sectors. Islam Sidd

October 16th, 2009

USDA Considers a ban on nanotech in organic

USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is voting on whether nanotechnology should be banned from use in Organic products. Thanks to your overwhelming outcry in May 2009 the Board's initial rec

September 24th, 2009

CFS Petitions San Francisco Mayor to Stop Giving Away Poison Compost to Public

Compost is the sine qua non of organic gardening and farming. But the material that San Francisco is giving away to homeowners, gardeners, and the general public is toxic sewage sludge masquerading as

September 22nd, 2009

Victory! Court Finds USDA Violated Federal Law by Allowing Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets on the Market

Government Failed To Evaluate Environmental and Economic Risks of Monsanto Product In a case brought by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice representing a coalition of farmers and consumers, a Fed

July 22nd, 2009

Over 40 Groups Urge Ohio Governor to Repeal Emergency Decision on Milk Labeling

Letter Asks Governor to Act as Trade Associations Enter into July 23 Mediation with Ohio Department of Agriculture An alliance of over 40 consumer, farmer, environmental, ethical investor, and food sa

July 16th, 2009

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

Nearly 17,500 public comments were sent to the US Department of Agriculture opposing their recommendation for approval of an ArborGen proposal [1] to plant over a quarter of a million genetically engi

July 13th, 2009

Groups Urge Ohio Governor to Repeal Emergency Decision on Milk Labeling

Rule Fails to Serve Consumers, Dairy Processors, and Ohio Family Farmers. Trade Associations to Enter Into Mediation over Rule with Ohio Department of Agriculture An alliance of consumer, farmer, envi

June 30th, 2009

Thousands across the US demand that USDA revamp its regulation of GMOs to prevent contamination

Health, Consumer, Environmental, Organic Agriculture, Food Companies, and Farm Groups Join the Call for USDA to reign-in the Biotech Industry The Center for Food Safety today announced that it deliver

June 1st, 2009

Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto

Tri-national Statement Responds to Industry Pledge to Commercialize GE Wheat Montréal, Ottawa, Washington, Canberra – Monday, June 1, 2009. Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Austra

April 23rd, 2009

Kansas Governor Vetoes Milk Labeling Bill!

In a victory for local dairy farmers and consumers, Gov. Sebelius vetoes controversial bill that would have limited rbGH labeling on dairy products in the state To support Kansas dairy farmers and con

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