The Center for Food Safety http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org Protecting Human Health and the Environment Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:05:46 +0000 en hourly 1 UPDATE! USDA Extends Comment Period Through April 27th: USDA To Decide Imminently On Novel “Agent Orange” Corn http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/22/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-novel-agent-orange-corn/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/22/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-novel-agent-orange-corn/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:45:43 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2181 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/22/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-novel-agent-orange-corn/feed/ 0 Food Safety Update: A Budget Cut Only the Produce Industry Could Love http://truefoodnow.org/2012/02/22/food-safety-update-a-budget-cut-only-the-produce-industry-could-love/ http://truefoodnow.org/2012/02/22/food-safety-update-a-budget-cut-only-the-produce-industry-could-love/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:11:19 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2189 http://truefoodnow.org/2012/02/22/food-safety-update-a-budget-cut-only-the-produce-industry-could-love/feed/ 0 Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) and Representative Peter DeFazio (OR) circulate Congressional letter in support of CFS’s legal petition to FDA demanding labeling of GE foods. http://bit.ly/LabelingDC http://bit.ly/LabelingDC#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:39:33 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2176 http://bit.ly/LabelingDC/feed/ 0 Consumer Groups Petition FDA to Ban GE Salmon as an Unsafe Food Additive. Groups say fish couldn’t pass proper review. http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/07/consumer-groups-petition-fda-to-ban-ge-salmon-as-an-unsafe-food-additive-groups-say-fish-couldn%e2%80%99t-pass-proper-review/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/07/consumer-groups-petition-fda-to-ban-ge-salmon-as-an-unsafe-food-additive-groups-say-fish-couldn%e2%80%99t-pass-proper-review/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:32:35 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2169 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/02/07/consumer-groups-petition-fda-to-ban-ge-salmon-as-an-unsafe-food-additive-groups-say-fish-couldn%e2%80%99t-pass-proper-review/feed/ 0 Center for Food Safety Calls On EPA Not To Backpedal On Its Agreement To Track U.S. Animal Factories http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/26/center-for-food-safety-calls-on-epa-not-to-backpeddle-on-its-agreement-to-track-u-s-animal-factories/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/26/center-for-food-safety-calls-on-epa-not-to-backpeddle-on-its-agreement-to-track-u-s-animal-factories/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:51:38 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2160 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/26/center-for-food-safety-calls-on-epa-not-to-backpeddle-on-its-agreement-to-track-u-s-animal-factories/feed/ 0 Genetically Engineered Foods Will Not Feed The World: The Center for Food Safety Pushes Back Against Gates Foundation “Feed the World” Propaganda http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/25/genetically-engineered-foods-will-not-feed-the-world-the-center-for-food-safety-pushes-back-against-gates-foundation-feed-the-world-propaganda/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/25/genetically-engineered-foods-will-not-feed-the-world-the-center-for-food-safety-pushes-back-against-gates-foundation-feed-the-world-propaganda/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:08:24 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2154 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/25/genetically-engineered-foods-will-not-feed-the-world-the-center-for-food-safety-pushes-back-against-gates-foundation-feed-the-world-propaganda/feed/ 0 FDA Bans Extra-Label Use Of Cephalosporin Drugs http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/04/fda-bans-extra-label-use-of-cephalosporin-drugs/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/04/fda-bans-extra-label-use-of-cephalosporin-drugs/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:23:41 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2132 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2012/01/04/fda-bans-extra-label-use-of-cephalosporin-drugs/feed/ 0 Consumer Safety Groups File First Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/21/consumer-safety-groups-file-first-lawsuit-on-risks-of-nanotechnology/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/21/consumer-safety-groups-file-first-lawsuit-on-risks-of-nanotechnology/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:39:16 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2123 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/21/consumer-safety-groups-file-first-lawsuit-on-risks-of-nanotechnology/feed/ 0 Coalition calls for FDA to halt approval of genetically engineered salmon http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/20/coalition-calls-for-fda-to-halt-approval-of-genetically-engineered-salmon/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/20/coalition-calls-for-fda-to-halt-approval-of-genetically-engineered-salmon/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:21:34 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2119 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/20/coalition-calls-for-fda-to-halt-approval-of-genetically-engineered-salmon/feed/ 0 Senate Holds First Hearing on Genetically Engineered Fish http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/15/senate-holds-first-hearing-on-genetically-engineered-fish/ http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/15/senate-holds-first-hearing-on-genetically-engineered-fish/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:31:45 +0000 Heather http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?p=2114 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/2011/12/15/senate-holds-first-hearing-on-genetically-engineered-fish/feed/ 0