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December 3rd, 2021
Food Safety Advocates Call for Regulation and Transparent Labeling of Cell-Cultured Lab 'Meats'
Food Safety Advocates Call for Regulation and Transparent Labeling of Cell-Cultured Lab 'Meats'
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Food and Water Watch submitted comments to U.S Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), urging the agency to
November 29th, 2021
Legal Challenge to USDA's Deceptive and Discriminatory GMO Labeling Scheme Moves Forward
Legal Challenge to USDA's Deceptive and Discriminatory GMO Labeling Scheme Moves Forward
SAN FRANCISCO—Last week, Center for Food Safety (CFS) took an important step in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Department of Agriculture's (USDA) rules on labeling genetically engi
November 22nd, 2021
Senator Booker Reintroduces Legislation in Congress to Reform Pesticide Regulation and Protect Farmworkers
Senator Booker Reintroduces Legislation in Congress to Reform Pesticide Regulation and Protect Farmworkers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced legislation today to protect children and farmworkers by banning dangerous pesticides like paraquat, neonicotinoids and organophosphates. The Pro
October 27th, 2021
Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution
Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution
YAKIMA VALLEY, WA—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety, Food and Water Watch, and Friends of Toppenish Creek petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to exercise its emergency powers to limit and m
October 26th, 2021
Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
WASHINGTON— As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, 24 advocacy organizations are dema
October 15th, 2021
Biden to Pick FDA Veteran Robert Califf to Lead the Agency as Deadline Nears
Biden to Pick FDA Veteran Robert Califf to Lead the Agency as Deadline Nears
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is likely to nominate former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf to lead the agency again, Politico reported on Thursday. Mr. Califf previously
October 4th, 2021
Organic Food Advocates Seek Reversal of Decision Authorizing Labeling of Hydroponic Operations as 'Organic'
Organic Food Advocates Seek Reversal of Decision Authorizing Labeling of Hydroponic Operations as 'Organic'
SAN FRANCISCO—Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), representing a broad coalition of organic farmers, certifiers, and organic nonprofits, filed their opening brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appe
October 1st, 2021
Statement on District Court Ruling in CFS's Lawsuit Challenging FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' Rule
Statement on District Court Ruling in CFS's Lawsuit Challenging FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' Rule
NEW YORK—In a blow to food safety advocates and public health, today a federal judge in the Southern District of New York sided with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ruling that the agency's co
October 1st, 2021
Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Proposed in California
Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Proposed in California
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a proposal by Oxitec, a UK-based corporation, to introduce billions of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes across 12 undisclosed
September 15th, 2021
Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step; Urge Biden Administration to Grant Petition and Reject Big Ag's False Methane Solutions
Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step; Urge Biden Administration to Grant Petition and Reject Big Ag's False Methane Solutions
Today, environmental justice, rural community and environmental groups across the United States recognized the U.S. and European Union's joint pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent from 202
August 26th, 2021
Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides
Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides
Washington, D.C. – For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released new nationwide endangered species analyses and draft determinations for neonicotinoids pesticides,
August 20th, 2021
Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
TOPEKA, Kan. – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling by a lower court striking down Kansas's "Ag-Gag" law for violating the First Amendment. The lawsuit was
August 18th, 2021
EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
WASHINGTON—In a historic victory for farm workers, environment, and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it will be revoking all tolerances of chlorpyrifos, effecti
August 17th, 2021
124 Organizations Demand Home Depot and Lowe's Immediately Pull Cancer-Linked Weedkiller Following Bayer Announcement that Glyphosate Will Remain in Roundup Until 2023
124 Organizations Demand Home Depot and Lowe's Immediately Pull Cancer-Linked Weedkiller Following Bayer Announcement that Glyphosate Will Remain in Roundup Until 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 124 consumer, health and environmental groups sent letters today calling on Lowe's and Home Depot to immediately end the sale of Roundup following Bayer's recent decision to remove
August 16th, 2021
Farmworkers and Conservationists' Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roundup from the Market Moves Forward
Farmworkers and Conservationists' Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roundup from the Market Moves Forward
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed its reply brief in the ongoing lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of glyphosate, the active ingredient
August 6th, 2021
Cooke Aquaculture Secures Permit to Stock Risky Washington Fish Farm
Cooke Aquaculture Secures Permit to Stock Risky Washington Fish Farm
SEATTLE— Despite ongoing litigation and timing questions regarding the lease for the facility, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has granted fish farming giant Cooke Aquaculture a permit