In a decision handed down today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a nationwide ban on the planting of genetically-engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa pending a fu
The controversial practice of disposing of sewage sludge on agricultural land and public parks will be examined by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a public hearing on Septem
The FDA announced today that it will allow food producers to start irradiating fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce in an attempt to kill E. coli O157:H7 and other bacteria that cause food-borne illnesse
Today, the Center for Food Safety and other consumers and farm groups declared a victory for consumers in the ongoing "milk wars" when the the Monsanto Company announced this morning that it was "p
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) today applauded the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) final cloning risk assessment, which stated that more testing is required to determine if foods from new
The day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its scaled-back annual report on 2007 pesticide use in American agriculture, a coalition of 44 environmental, sustainable farming,
The Center for Food Safety today sent letters to the Attorneys’ General of 49 states urging the top state law enforcement officials to take action against the misleading practice of labeling seafood
This afternoon the Center for Food Safety and the CornerStone Campaign announced the launch of the “Cool Foods Campaign.” This national initiative is designed to empower people and businesses to take
On April 15th the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer, will be holding hearings on recent studies documenting pharmaceuticals found in drinking water aroun
Ventria Bioscience, the California-based developer of genetically engineered pharmaceutical rice, faces new and daunting challenges in efforts to market its “pharma rice” compounds, reported the Cente
A coalition of consumer and environmental groups today wrote to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, urging him to reconsider the proposed Ohio rule that would restrict labels on milk from cows not treated w
The Center for Food Safety announced today that a Federal Court of Appeals has tossed out the appeal of Scotts Grass Company, ending a long-running dispute over the United States Department of Agricu
A report commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that the public does not want food from cloned animals, nor would they feed milk or meat from cloned animals to their children, it
Today, ninety dairy farmers, consumer, farm and agricultural, public health, animal protection and environmental organizations, food processors and retailers wrote to the Utah Department of Agricultu
Today, ninety-three dairy farmers; consumer, farm and agricultural groups; public health, animal protection and environmental organizations; food processors, and retailers wrote to the Kansas Senate A
This afternoon, the Center for Food Safety voiced grave concern regarding news of yet another contamination episode involving an unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) crop. Known as ‘Event 32,’ the