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August 14th, 2006

Court Rules Federal Government Acted Illegally In Permitting Field Trials Of Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops In Hawaii

Citing possible harm to Hawaii’s 329 endangered and threatened species, a federal district judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in p

June 21st, 2006

New FDA Policy Condones Contamination of Food Supply by Experimental GE Crops

Contamination of the food supply by experimental genetically engineered (GE) crops is deemed “acceptable” under a new policy expected to be released today by the Food and Drug Administration. As the b

June 20th, 2006

Hawaiians, Farmers Force UH to Abandon Taro Patents

At a ceremony to be held at the Hawaiian Studies campus of the University of Hawai’i (UH) this morning, June 20th, from 10-11:30 am, Hawaiian activists and farmers will announce victory in a five-mont

June 13th, 2006

Contamination From Gene-Altered Crop Trials Pose Unappreciated Threats To Wildlife

Current field trials of experimental, untested genetically engineered (GE) crops pose unassessed risks to wildlife, yet government regulators have inadequate safeguards to protect the environment from

June 7th, 2006

Lawsuit Challenges Unscientific FDA Policy on Gene-Altered Foods

The Center for Food Safety today filed suit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the agency’s failure to adopt any pre-market safety requirements for genetically engineered (GE) foods, a

April 12th, 2006

Organic Milk Market Threatened By Lack of Adequate Pasture Requirement

A new national poll released today indicates that many U.S. organic milk purchasers, especially women, would stop buying organic milk after learning that some organic dairy companies do not allow sign

April 12th, 2006

New Surveys Project Drop in Organic Milk Market If Federal Agency Fails to Fix Pasture Standards

A week before the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) gets ready to hold a hearing on the issue, national surveys from The Center for Food Safety and Consumers Union (CU) project a signific

April 5th, 2006

Suit to Stop Illegal Agriculture on Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has for more than ten years illegally entered into Cooperative Farming Agreements with private parties, allowing some 500 acres of the Prime Hook National Wildlife Ref

February 16th, 2006

Lawsuit Calls Genetically Engineered Alfalfa a Risk to Farmers and the Environment

Shortly after a government report cited problems with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of genetically engineered (GE) crops, a coalition of farmers, farm groups, consumers, and e

January 23rd, 2006

Broad Failures Signal Weak Future for Irradiated Foods

Food irradiation has been marred by decades of problems, ranging from chronic food quality problems to company bankruptcy to weak consumer sales, and has little chance of becoming a mainstream solutio

January 19th, 2006

California Gets Failing Grade in Protecting the Public from Gene Altered Food Risks

California’s legislature and state agencies are failing to address risks from genetically engineered (GE) crops and food, according to a report released today by the Center for Food Safety. The Califo

January 13th, 2006

University of Hawaii Told to Give Up Taro Patents

Hawaiian activists and farmers today demanded that the University of Hawaii (UH) give up its patents on three lines of taro whose lineage extends back to Polynesian taro first brought to the Islands c

July 25th, 2005

Food, Farm Groups Call For Cancellation of Monsanto-backed Public Television Series on Farming

Over 40 environmental, food safety, farming, responsible investment and other groups sent a letter Friday to the heads of American Public Television (APT) and Sacramento PBS station KVIE requesting th

June 30th, 2005

USDA Approves Applications to Grow Rice With Human Genes on 270 Acres in North Carolina, Missouri

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has quietly approved controversial proposals by genetic engineering firm Ventria Biosciences to grow rice containing human genes on 270 acres in North Carolina and M

June 22nd, 2005

USDA Asked to Bring Organic Food Regulations Into Compliance with 1990 Law

Six agriculture, retail and food safety groups have petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update organic food labeling rules following a judge’s ruling in the case of Harvey v. Joha

May 12th, 2005

First-Ever U.S. Labeling Law for Genetically Engineered Food Passes in Alaska

The nation’s first-ever labeling legislation for genetically engineered food is poised to become law in Alaska after being passed unanimously by both the state Senate and House. In a move widely seen

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