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April 9th, 2009
29 Groups Urge Governor Sebelius to Veto Bill on rbGH Milk Labeling, Citing Concerns for Food Safety, Consumers' Right to Know and Freedom of Speech
29 Groups Urge Governor Sebelius to Veto Bill on rbGH Milk Labeling, Citing Concerns for Food Safety, Consumers' Right to Know and Freedom of Speech
Today a broad array of 29 farmers, consumer groups, businesses and other organizations sent a letter to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s pick to lead the Department of Health and H
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April 1st, 2009
CyClone Dairy: Perfect Cows, Perfect Milk
CyClone Dairy: Perfect Cows, Perfect Milk
Were you one of the thousands of people appalled at a new dairy company, "CyClone Dairy," selling milk from cloned cows? April Fools! Ben & Jerry's launched this fictitious dairy company - selling mil
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March 26th, 2009
LAWSUIT ENDS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS ON WILDLIFE REFUGE
LAWSUIT ENDS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS ON WILDLIFE REFUGE
Ruling on Delaware’s Prime Hook May Affect Farming on Scores of Other RefugesA federal court has ordered the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to stop planting genetically engineered (GE) crops on its Prim
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March 20th, 2009
DIVERSE FARMER AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS URGE USDA TO FREEZE APPROVALS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS
Contacts: Contacts: Bill Wenzel, Center for Food Safety (202) 547-9359; Lisa Bunin, Center for Food Safety, (415) 826-2770; Heath Fradkoff, Goodman Media, (212)-576-270 Groups Seek Revamping of Midnig
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February 26th, 2009
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN MERRIGAN AS USDA DEPUTY SECRETARY
Contacts: Contacts: Carly Jansen, Goodman Media, (212) 576-2700, xt 250; Havelock Nelson, Goodman Media, (212) 576-2700, xt 235 Center says Kathleen Merrigan’s academic and public policy experience in
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February 12th, 2009
Companies Vow to Reject Genetically Modified Beet Sugar
Companies Vow to Reject Genetically Modified Beet Sugar
As a Valentine to Consumers, 73 Companies Pledge Not to Use Sugar from Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Sugar Beets. Non-GM Beet Sugar Registry Goes Live for Valentines Day Today the Center for Food Safety, a
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February 11th, 2009
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FEED BIOTECH GIANTS, NOT THE POOR
Contacts: Bill Freese, Center for Food Safety, 202-547-9359 (North America); Nnimmo Bassey, Friends of the Earth Nigeria, +234 80 37 27 43 95 (Africa); Helen Holder, Friends of the Earth Europe Brusse
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February 6th, 2009
DRUG FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED GOAT APPROVED WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARING VIOLATING CONSUMERS' RIGHTS
Contacts: Jaydee Hanson, CFS, (202) 547-9359; Heath Fradkoff, Goodman Media, (212) 576-2700 Center for Food Safety Calls FDA Action “An Outrage” and Demands Transparency in Regulation of Products from
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February 3rd, 2009
USDA Gives Preliminary Approval to New Pesticide-Promoting GE Corn Variety
USDA Gives Preliminary Approval to New Pesticide-Promoting GE Corn Variety
SDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has given preliminary approval to the first of a new generation of pesticide-promoting, genetically engineered crops designed to survive sprayi
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January 20th, 2009
Center for Food Safety Criticizes Loopholes in USDA Country of Origin Labeling Rules
Center for Food Safety Criticizes Loopholes in USDA Country of Origin Labeling Rules
Group Urges Wider Application of Regulation to Ensure Public Right to Know The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has criticized USDA’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule for falling short of fully prot
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January 15th, 2009
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY PRESSES USDA TO HALT APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD FOR FUEL
The Center for Food Safety today urged the incoming U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) to refrain from approving the world’s first genetically engineered (GE) crop designed specifically for fuel, not fo
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January 15th, 2009
Groups Challenge Bush Administration's Factory Farm Exemption
 In a lawsuit filed today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a coalition of groups challenged a last minute Bush Administration rule that exempts factory farms from federal laws requiri
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December 3rd, 2008
Center for Food Safety Urges President-Elect Obama to Quickly Bring Progressive Change to USDA
A recent letter sent from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) urged President-Elect Obama to consider its recommendations for the most qualified and committed candidates for Secretary and Undersecretarie
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December 2nd, 2008
DAIRIES, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS URGE KANSAS TO NOT BAN LABELING OF ARTIFICIAL GROWTH HORMONE IN MILK
Today, 94 dairy farmers; consumer, farm and agricultural groups; public health, animal protection and environmental organizations; food processors; and retailers wrote to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebe
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November 13th, 2008
NEW POLL REVEALS THAT PROPOSED "ORGANIC" STANDARDS FOR FISH WILL FAIL TO MEET CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
The USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is poised to dilute the meaning of the trusted organic label when it meets next week to decide what the label should mean for fish. The NOSB will vot
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