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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

May 11th, 2005

Recall Urged for Illegal Biotech Corn

Environmental and food safety groups today demanded in a letter to the heads of three U.S. regulatory agencies that the government remove unapproved genetically engineered corn from the nation’s food

February 9th, 2005

USDA Tactic to Block Release of Organic Agriculture Records Ruled Illegal

In a clear victory for advocates of organic agriculture, a federal district court judge ruled a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stalling tactic illegal, clearing the way for the Center for Food

February 8th, 2005

Government Forced to Disclose Locations of Test Sites of Biopharmaceutical Crops

In a first step toward public disclosure of test sites of biopharmaceutical crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was forced by court order on February 4 to reveal the locations of these sites in

January 27th, 2005

Court Acts to Preserve Integrity of National Organic Program; Rules USDA Overstepped its Authority

In the first legal test of USDA’s implementation of the National Organic Program to reach the federal courts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on January 26, 2005 that USDA had overstepped its

January 13th, 2005

Monsanto Assault on U.S. Farmers Detailed in New Report

The Center for Food Safety released today an extensive review of Monsanto’s use and abuse of U.S. patent law to control the usage of staple crop seeds by U.S. farmers. The Center (CFS) launched its in

November 19th, 2004

New FDA Guidelines Okay Contamination of Food Supply With Genetically Engineered Crops Still In Field Research

Late today, the FDA released new guidelines for genetically engineered crops still in testing that would allow them to contaminate the nation’s food supply with genetic material. The policy sets guid

November 16th, 2004

Rat Study Reveals Potential Dangers with New Monsanto Corn, EPA Called on to Review Study

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) today alerted both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Monsanto about the failure of Monsanto to comply with the adverse reporting requirements of the Federa

November 3rd, 2004

California Initiative Finds Winning Formula for Protecting Farmers, The Environment from Engineered Crops

In what is being called “a victory for local communities,” citizens in Marin County, Calif., voted on Tuesday to join Mendocino and Trinity counties in blocking the growing of genetically engineered p

October 26th, 2004

Is USDA Stacking the Deck in Favor of Genetically Engineered Bentgrass?

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) are engaged in a lawsuit against the USDA for its failure to perform adequate environmental review prior to al

October 5th, 2004

Immediate Injunction Sought on Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Turf Grass

The International Center for Technology Assessment has filed for an immediate injunction aimed at halting current and future field tests of genetically engineered creeping bentgrass. The motion comes

September 20th, 2004

EPA Finds Contamination from Genetically Engineered Turf Grass Miles from Source

In a seminal study of gene contamination from genetically engineered creeping bentgrass, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found evidence of “multiple instances at numerous locations of lon

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