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April 2nd, 2024

Center for Food Safety Demands Endangered Species Protection for Imperiled Butterfly

March 26th, 2024

Lawsuit Filed Demanding FDA Respond to Petitions Seeking to Ban Ractopamine

FDA's approval for ractopamine relied primarily on safety studies conducted by the drugmaker.

March 21st, 2024

U.S. Tries to Force Potentially Hazardous GM Corn on Mexico

U.S. Position Based on Sham Regulatory Regime That Does Not Ensure GMO Safety, Mexico Fully Justified in Prohibiting GM Corn for Staple Corn Products

March 5th, 2024

Statement on Organic Grower Group Amicus Brief

February 8th, 2024

California's Dairy Methane Digester Program More Costly and Less Efficient Than Claimed, Report Finds

Comprehensive investigation and analysis of dairy industry program reveals hidden costs, recommends transparency reforms

February 6th, 2024

Federal Court Halts Spraying of Monsanto's Dicamba Pesticide Across Millions of Acres of Cotton, Soybeans

December 18th, 2023

Oregon County Requires One-Mile Setbacks for New Large Factory Farms Following Statewide Legislation

December 18th, 2023

Groups Sue Montana Over Unlawful Factory Farm Water Pollution Permit

State permit lacks sufficient monitoring provisions to safeguard clean water

December 13th, 2023

Farmworkers, Environmental Groups File Legal Action Demanding Roundup Ban

A groundbreaking legal action today calls on EPA to immediately suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate.

November 13th, 2023

Groups Urge Court to Strike Down Army Corps' Decision Greenlighting Ocean Fish Farming

Fish Farming Poses Risks to Marine Life, Fishing and Indigenous Communities

October 26th, 2023

Advocates Continue Fight Against Foster Farms Mega-Chicken Operation in Oregon

October 25th, 2023

New USDA Animal Welfare Rule Restores Organic Integrity After Six Years of Litigation and Advocacy

New Rule Formally Rejects Trump Admin. Rule Litigated by CFS, Results in Major Win for Organic and Animal Welfare Advocates

October 5th, 2023

Court Grants Reversal of U.S. Army Corps' Industrial Shellfish Permits

However, Corps undermines "narrow victory for marine life" by permitting more industrial operations.

October 2nd, 2023

EPA Refuses to Regulate Risks of Pesticide Formulations

EPA Denies Legal Petition and Continues to Ignore Real-World Dangers of Whole Pesticide Formulations, Focusing on just the "Active" Ingredient

September 28th, 2023

As Signing Ceremony for CAFO Bill Takes Place Two of Three Controversial Foster Farms Poultry Operations will Not Move Forward in Stayton and Scio

Poultry company abandons two sites months after new CAFO regulations enacted in Oregon

September 22nd, 2023

Proposed Oregon Mega-Chicken Operations Defeated

September 11th, 2023

Groups Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution

September 6th, 2023

Legal Appeal Challenges Hidden GMO Foods in Marketplace

Center for Food Safety Challenges Exemptions for Highly Refined Foods and Unfamiliar Terminology (Bioengineered) in GMO Food Labeling Regulations

August 15th, 2023

EPA Denies Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition

EPA "misses the moment" to address mounting factory farm pollution crisis

August 9th, 2023

Easterday Giving Up on Lost Valley Mega-Dairy

July 31st, 2023

Oregon Governor Signs First Reform of Industrial Factory Farm Regulation in Decades

Further protections still needed to shield Oregonians from factory farm threat

July 17th, 2023

EPA Withdraws Decision on Toxic Fungicide Difenoconazole

Pressure from Center for Food Safety and Courts Prompts New EPA Review of Impacts

July 12th, 2023

Waialua Egg Farm Poses Environmental Risk from Manure Mismanagement

Congressional Bill Would Curtail State Health and Environmental Protections

"Blatant attempt" to preempt cancer warnings and pesticide limits by states and localities

June 22nd, 2023

Oregon Legislature Passes Legislation Addressing Harms from Mega-Dairies

First state law in decades to protect public health and the environment from factory farms

June 12th, 2023

Washington State Dairies Agree to Clean Up Groundwater in Response to Lawsuit

Aquifer remediation, upgrades to manure management, and provision of clean drinking water to residents among the many improvements in the settlement

EPA Failed to Protect Against Toxic Enlist Herbicides, Lawsuit Alleges

EPA ignored the adverse effects of Enlist on rural communities and the environment in re-approval.

Groups Sue EPA Over Failure to Regulate Insecticide-Coated Seeds

Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Wetland Protections under Clean Water Act

Genetically Engineered Mosquito Experiment in California's Central Valley Halted

Biotech corporation withdraws permit request in a win for agricultural communities threatened by risky insect mass release

Center for Food Safety Applauds Supreme Court's Decision in Important Animal Welfare and Public Health Case

EPA Confirms Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid Insecticides Threaten Extinction for More than 200 Endangered Species

April 26th, 2023

Shellfish Harvesters and Conservationists Challenge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Refusal to Oversee Industrial Shellfish Dredging in Long Island Refuge

Lawsuit takes aim at agency's long-term failure to examine whether industrial shellfish dredging conflicts with Refuge's wildlife-protection purposes

April 13th, 2023

Farmers, Conservationists Ask Court to Strike Down Crop-Damaging Dicamba Pesticide

Toxic Drift Continues to Harm Millions of Farmland Acres, Wild Places, Endangered Species

April 4th, 2023

EPA Agrees To Address Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition This Summer

If successful, the petition could push EPA to adopt tighter water pollution standards for factory farms across the country.

March 30th, 2023

EPA: Sulfoxaflor Insecticide Likely Puts 63 Endangered Species in Jeopardy of Extinction

Final Analysis Finds Grave Harm to Imperiled Species Despite Label Changes Aimed at Reducing Impacts to Protected Plants, Animals

March 30th, 2023

Community Members Sue to Protect St. Lawrence River from Mega-Dairy Pollution

Center for Food Safety Members Demand Clean Water Protections

March 28th, 2023

Center for Food Safety Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Imperiled Iowa Skipper Butterfly

Like Monarchs, Another Iconic Butterfly Being Driven to Extinction by Pesticides and Industrial Agriculture

March 22nd, 2023

New Eastern Monarch Butterfly Count Indicates Pollinator Still Threatened

Long-Term Decline of 90% Going Into Endangered Species Act Decision

February 16th, 2023

Despite Clear Evidence of Continuing Dicamba Pesticide Harm, EPA Makes Only Minor Changes to Its Approval

January 18th, 2023

New USDA Rule Boosts Organic Integrity

Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule a Big Win for Organic Farmers and Consumers

January 10th, 2023

Ecology's Rewrite of Industrial Dairy Permits Endangers Public Health; Threatens Waterways, Aquifers, Ecosystems Across the State

December 23rd, 2022

Court Forces EPA to Address Harms of Four Pesticides to Endangered Species

Decision Among Three Recent Rulings Chastising Agency for Not Completing Required Reviews of Pesticides' Harms to Protected Species

December 21st, 2022

Court Rules EPA's Registration of Bee-Killing Insecticide Unlawful, Citing Failure to Assess Risks to Endangered Species

December 21st, 2022

Groups Sue EPA Over Decades of Inaction on Harmful Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides

November 22nd, 2022

Court Orders EPA to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Toxic Pesticide

November 18th, 2022

In Huge Win for Oceans, Washington State Bans All Commercial Net Pen Aquaculture

November 17th, 2022

Statement on FDA's First-Ever Approval of Lab Grown Chicken

from Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director

November 17th, 2022

International Coalition Says U.S.-led AIM for Climate Project Promotes "False Solutions" and "Distractions"

November 16th, 2022

Lawsuit Challenges Restrictive and Unclear GMO Food Labeling Rules

November 15th, 2022

Conservationists, Fishermen, and Tribes Sue Over Fish Farming Slated for Federal Waters

Groups Allege the Army Corps Lacks Authority and Failed to Consider Impacts on Endangered Species, Oceans, and fishing and Indigenous Communities

November 3rd, 2022

State Legislators Oppose Approval of Genetically Engineered Mosquitos in California

October 13th, 2022

Superbugs in Stock Report Shows Grocery Stores Failing to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Meat Supply Chains

October 12th, 2022

Coalition Challenges Permit Allowing Wastewater from First-Ever Industrial Aquaculture Facility in Federal Waters

October 12th, 2022

Groups Sue EPA for Failing to Assess Real-World Harms of Pesticides

Lawsuit claims EPA does not review actual pesticide formulations in assessing pesticide risks

October 11th, 2022

After Long Delay, Groups Sue EPA for Response on Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules

Five years later, EPA has not responded to pollution petition

October 11th, 2022

Groups Demand U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Protect Endangered Species from Enlist Herbicides

EPA continues to ignore the adverse effects of Enlist One and Enlist Duo on threatened and endangered species in its recent registration renewal decisions.

October 4th, 2022

Local Farmer Groups Sue to Challenge Mega-Chicken Operation Permit

"My farm has been in my family for five generations, and now it is threatened by an industrial mega-chicken operation next door,"

September 30th, 2022

Statement from Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch Regarding USDA's Dangerous Slaughterhouse Self-Inspection Program

September 28th, 2022

New "Hero's Journey" Podcast Aims to Inspire Hope and Activism

Sept. 29 Launch Profiles Youth Climate Activists from Groundbreaking Juliana v. US Case

September 28th, 2022

EPA Refuses to Close Pesticide-Coated Seed Loophole That Kills Bees and Endangered Species

"We gave EPA a golden chance and a blueprint to fix a problem that has caused significant harm to people, bees, birds, and the environment — and it stubbornly refused."

September 21st, 2022

California Supreme Court Petition Denial Delivers Big Win for Bees and Pollinators

September 14th, 2022

Court Rules "QR" Codes Alone Unlawful for GMO Food Labeling

"Today's decision marks a key step toward ending the food industry's deceptive and discriminatory GMO food labeling practices, which have kept consumers in the dark by concealing what's in their products."

September 13th, 2022

Statement on USDA National Organic Program Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule

September 12th, 2022

Statement on the Executive Order launching a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

September 12th, 2022

Lawsuit Demands Environmental Protection Agency Release Documents Regarding Dicamba Pesticide Harms

Agency unlawfully withheld reports on major farming pesticide, suit alleges

September 1st, 2022

Center for Food Safety Asks Court to Overturn EPA Approval of Toxic Fungicide That Causes Neurological Harms and Imperils Wildlife, Endangered Species

"EPA reapproved this toxic fungicide while blatantly, and intentionally, violating core public health and environmental protection laws."

August 18th, 2022

Center for Food Safety Blasts "Irrational" EPA Risk Assessment of Dicamba Pesticide

"EPA must end all over-the-top registrations of dicamba herbicides, before farmers, beekeepers, rural residents and wild plants and animals experience still another (seventh) year of devastating drift…"

August 16th, 2022

Statement from the Executive Director on the Inflation Reduction Act

August 8th, 2022

Mars Candy Violates its Pledge to Remove Titanium Dioxide from Skittles

"This is tragic for the millions of kids in the US who enjoy Mars products, and for Mars workers."

August 5th, 2022

USDA Proposes to Reinstate Organic Animal Welfare Standards Gutted by Trump Administration, Marking Big Win for Organic Advocates and Consumers

"USDA has again confirmed our stance that organic does mean consistently protecting animal welfare."

August 2nd, 2022

Factory Farm Gas is Not "Climate-Smart"

August 2nd, 2022

Food Safety and Environmental Groups Urge National Marine Fisheries to Cease Expansions of Industrial Fish Farms

"Despite its lack of authority from Congress, the Fisheries Service is taking yet another step to launch industrial fish farming in our federal ocean waters"

July 26th, 2022

Army Corps Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Nationwide Permit 56 for Offshore Finfish Aquaculture Structures

July 26th, 2022

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Appeal Challenging Court Decision Authorizing Labeling of Soil-less Hydroponic Operations as Organic

July 19th, 2022

Biden Climate Emergency Must Address Industrial Meat Emissions

July 19th, 2022

EPA Finds New Insecticide Is Putting Over 100 Species in Jeopardy of Extinction

Sulfoxaflor Likely Harms More Than One-Third of Protected Plants, Animals

July 19th, 2022

Biden Administration Rejects Legal Petition to Phase Out Use of Toxic Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges

July 18th, 2022

Legal Victory: Court Orders New Endangered Species Review for Toxic Fungicide

July 11th, 2022

Agricultural and Pesticide Interests Seek to Appeal Recent Ruling that Bees can be Protected by California's Endangered Species Act

Monsanto and BASF Responsible for Unprecedented Peach Orchard Damage from Volatile Dicamba Pesticide, Appeals Court Rules

June 30th, 2022

SCOTUS Curbs EPA Authority to Regulate Emissions, Address Climate Crisis

June 24th, 2022

Statement on the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson

While today is a dark day, it is a clarion call for all those who care about building a more equitable and just society.

June 23rd, 2022

Legal Action Taken to Protect Threatened and Endangered Species from Industrial Finfish Aquaculture Operations

June 17th, 2022

Federal Court Rejects Glyphosate Registration Decision Because EPA Ignored Cancer Risks, Endangered Species Risks

June 17th, 2022

Federal Court Holds Glyphosate Registration Unlawful, Cites Cancer Risks, Endangered Species Risks

June 17th, 2022

Center for Food Safety to Host Expert Webinar on Safety and Sustainability of Lab-Grown Meat

June 16th, 2022

EPA Admits Grave Harm to Hundreds of Endangered Species from Neonicotinoid Insecticides

New Analysis Completed as Required by 2019 CFS Litigation Settlement; Acknowledges Neonics Are "Likely to Adversely Affect" up to 79% of America's endangered species

June 14th, 2022

Lawsuit Challenges Fungicide That Causes Neurological Harms and Imperils Wildlife, Endangered Species

June 10th, 2022

Farmers, Community Members Challenge ODA Approval of Foster Farms Mega-Chicken CAFO in Willamette Valley, Citing Risks to Clean Water, Fish Habitat

Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Approval of Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide Moves Forward

California Court Paves the Way for Protection of Imperiled Bumble Bees and Other Insects

First-ever listing of insects under the California Endangered Species Act

Court Rejects California's Blanket Approval of Pesticide Spraying

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Up Slightly, Still Below Extinction Threshold

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists' Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees

FDA Allows Hormone-Disrupting Phthalates in Food Packaging

The chemicals can leach into food and drinks, causing infertility, birth defects, and harm to brain development

CFS Calls on FDA to Nominate Deputy Commissioner of Foods, Take Urgent Action on Food Safety

Following nationwide infant formula shortages, FDA Commissioner to testify today at House Committee hearing on FDA's budget for 2023

Appeals Board Finds EPA Permit for First-Ever Industrial Aquaculture Facility in Federal Waters Violates Clean Water Act

Florida Approves Risky Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Scientifically Flawed Experiment

FDACS' approval came despite unresolved public health and environmental concerns raised by scientists, public health experts and environmental groups about potential impacts of the release.

April 26th, 2022

Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law

The court denying review of the case cements a coalition victory in Kansas for animal protection, food safety, and worker safety

April 20th, 2022

Thousands of Californians Call on CalEPA to Halt Proposed Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes

March 15th, 2022

Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law

March 10th, 2022

FDA Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon, Planned Ohio Production Facility

March 7th, 2022

Planned Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitos Ignores Science, Public Health and Environmental Risks

EPA approves world's largest release of billions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in California and Florida

March 7th, 2022

USDA to Undo Its Trump-Era Withdrawal of Organic Livestock Rule

Court Sends Withdrawal Rule Back to Agency

February 24th, 2022

Legal Petition Urges Biden Administration to Ban Toxic Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges

February 23rd, 2022

BASF to Stop Selling Pesticide Trifludimoxazin Rather Than Continue Litigation

Conservation Groups Prevail in Challenge to Herbicide Known to Be Extremely Harmful to Endangered Fish

February 10th, 2022

Groups Petition FDA to Regulate Novel, Potentially Hazardous Nanomaterials in Infant Formula

February 8th, 2022

Thousands Urge McDonald's to Follow Through on Cutting Antibiotic Use in Its Beef Supply

Pressure grows for largest burger chain to meet unfulfilled commitment as antibiotic resistance crisis worsens

January 18th, 2022

Dangerous Hog Slaughter Self-Inspection Program Should Be Stopped, Advocates Tell Court

Organizations file brief in key food safety case

January 18th, 2022

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor

January 7th, 2022

Public Interest Groups Ask Court to Move Forward with Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Approval of Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide

January 7th, 2022

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate

December 29th, 2021

Facing Ongoing Litigation Challenge, Federal GMO Food Labeling Regulations to Go into Effect on January 1

December 21st, 2021

EPA Admits Continued Widespread Dicamba Drift Damage, Yet Still Will Not Cancel Latest Registration Despite Harms to Farmers and Endangered Species

December 21st, 2021

CFS Statement on EPA's Summary of Dicamba-Related Incident Reports from the 2021 Growing Season

December 21st, 2021

Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Failure to Obey Court Order to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Toxic Pesticide

December 20th, 2021

Groups Again Sue Army Corps to Protect Washington's Coastal Areas and Endangered Species from Industrial Shellfish Operations

December 16th, 2021

Court Urged to Overturn EPA Approval of Toxic New Pesticide Known to Harm Endangered Salmon, Sturgeon

December 15th, 2021

EPA Sued Over Failure to Close Pesticide-Coated Seed Loophole Killing Bees and Endangered Species

December 8th, 2021

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Legal Appeal Challenging EPA Permit for First Ever Industrial Aquaculture Facility in Federal Waters

December 7th, 2021

Groups Sue to Force FDA Decision on Petitions to Ban Phthalates in Food

While FDA delays, children and adults consume dangerous levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in foods

December 6th, 2021

Center for Food Safety Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports Due to Mad Cow Disease

December 3rd, 2021

Food Safety Advocates Call for Regulation and Transparent Labeling of Cell-Cultured Lab 'Meats'

November 29th, 2021

Legal Challenge to USDA's Deceptive and Discriminatory GMO Labeling Scheme Moves Forward

Retailers and Advocates Ask Court to Strike Down Trump Rules Because They Discriminate Against Tens of Millions of Americans, Exempt Most GMO Foods, Mislead Consumers, Restrict Retailer Speech, and Violate States' Rights

November 22nd, 2021

Senator Booker Reintroduces Legislation in Congress to Reform Pesticide Regulation and Protect Farmworkers

October 27th, 2021

Groups Petition EPA to Protect Washington's Drinking Water from Factory Farm Pollution

October 26th, 2021

Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution

Petition Calls for End to Decades-Long Amnesty for Factory Farm Polluters

October 15th, 2021

Biden to Pick FDA Veteran Robert Califf to Lead the Agency as Deadline Nears

October 4th, 2021

Organic Food Advocates Seek Reversal of Decision Authorizing Labeling of Hydroponic Operations as 'Organic'

October 1st, 2021

Statement on District Court Ruling in CFS's Lawsuit Challenging FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' Rule

October 1st, 2021

Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Proposed in California

EPA public comment period ends amid health, environment, and transparency concerns

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

August 26th, 2021

Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides

August 20th, 2021

Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment

August 18th, 2021

EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

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

August 16th, 2021

Farmworkers and Conservationists' Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roundup from the Market Moves Forward

Newly Revealed Documents Show EPA Covered Up Cancer Risk Concerns

August 6th, 2021

Cooke Aquaculture Secures Permit to Stock Risky Washington Fish Farm

July 29th, 2021

Monsanto-Bayer to End U.S. Residential Sales of Toxic Pesticide Glyphosate

July 26th, 2021

Conservationists and Farmers Sue Over Trump Administration Removal of Most Genetically Engineered Organism Regulation

July 19th, 2021

Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide Citing Risks to Endangered Species, Drift Harms

July 14th, 2021

Toxic Chemicals Found in Some Beverage Packaging

Chemicals known to harm pregnant women and children were found in the plastic liners of the metal caps used on many glass bottles

July 14th, 2021

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

June 30th, 2021

Washington Appellate Court Rejects State's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permits, Finds State Failed to Protect Water Quality and Account for Climate Change

June 24th, 2021

Kroger Urged to Eliminate Bee-Toxic Pesticides from Its Food Supply Chain

Groups urge grocer to save bees from "insect apocalypse" during National Pollinator Week

June 17th, 2021

USDA to Reinstate Vital Organic Animal Welfare Protections Gutted by Trump Administration

Center for Food Safety Endorses New Bill That Would Close FDA's Food Safety Loophole

Petition: FDA Must Stop Allowing Harmful PFAS in our Food

FDA has failed to take adequate action on dangerous chemicals despite acknowledging harm

Judge Denies Bayer's 'Clearly Unreasonable' Proposal to Settle Future Roundup Cancer Claims

EPA Watchdog Report: Senior Staffers in Trump EPA Changed, Omitted Science During 2018 Review of Dicamba; Skipped Internal Peer-Review Process

Assessment was Edited to Exclude Evidence of Pesticide's Troubling Drift Risks

Biden EPA Reveals Prior Approval of Monsanto's Roundup Failed to Account for Risks to Monarch Butterflies and Other Endangered Species, Drift Harm to Farmers

Organic Advocates Appeal District Court Decision Authorizing Labeling of Soil-less Hydroponic Operations as Organic

Appeals Court Affirms Historic Roundup Cancer Plaintiff Victory Against Monsanto

Center for Food Safety Files Legal Brief in Support of Missouri Peach Farmer Devastated by Dicamba Drift

Defends Court Decision Finding Co-Conspirators Bayer-Monsanto and BASF Liable for Damages

Center for Food Safety Sues Army Corps Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Industrial Shellfish Operations

Center for Food Safety Sues NIH Over Unlawfully Keeping Secret Federal Funding of Research Creating New More Virulent Pandemic Viruses

NIH Failed to Promptly Release Documents Concerning "Gain of Function/Gain of Threat" Research on Influenza, MERS, SARS, and COVID

Appeals Court Ruling Allows Novel Genetically Engineered Soy Leghemoglobin in Impossible Burgers

April 30th, 2021

100-Plus Groups Demand Actions Critical to Protecting Endangered Species, Wildlife Refuges From Toxic Pesticides

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Urged to End Trump-era Delays, Implement Real Conservation Measures to Address Pesticide Impacts

April 29th, 2021

Court Orders EPA to Ban Pesticide Known to Harm Children's Brains

April 26th, 2021

Up to 144,000 Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Released in Florida Keys

Community members, environmental and public health groups condemn first-ever U.S. release, which will total to up to a billion mosquitoes over a two-year period

April 22nd, 2021

Florida Halts Use of Controversial Pesticide on Citrus Crops

State Overrides Trump EPA Approval of Toxic Pesticide Aldicarb

April 21st, 2021

U.S. and Canadian Groups Call for Ban on Face Masks Containing Toxic Nanomaterials

Face masks designed to protect against COVID-19 should use properly registered ingredients and not expose users to nanomaterials at occupational exposure levels

April 16th, 2021

New Study: Undisclosed Inert Ingredients in Some Popular Roundup Products Found to Be Highly Toxic to Bumblebees

Faulty EPA Assessments Fail to Review Harms From Inert Agents in Pesticides

April 13th, 2021

Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Ingredient That Makes Impossible Burger 'Bleed'

April 12th, 2021

Corteva Drops Plant-Killing Pesticide Dicamba Amid Legal Battles, Drift Concerns

Corteva Steers Away From Dicamba as Biden Administration to Permit Continued Use of Other Versions, Despite Massive Drift Damage

April 7th, 2021

Groups Urge Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Stay with FDA not USDA

April 6th, 2021

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call for Biden EPA to Hold Industrial Dairy and Hog Operations Accountable and to Reject Big Ag Technology

March 22nd, 2021

Court Rules USDA Authorized to Certify Soil-less Hydroponic Operations as Organic

March 17th, 2021

Call to Restore Ban on Farming Risks in Wildlife Refuges

GM Crops and Neonic Insecticides Incompatible with Refuge Purposes

February 25th, 2021

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Falls Again

Endangered Species Act Protection Urgent for Iconic Pollinator

February 19th, 2021

Pilot Swine Slaughter Plants with 'Self-Inspection' Rules Have Almost Twice as Many Violations for Carcass Fecal and Digestive Matter

February 16th, 2021

Opening Brief Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Expansion of Bee-killing Insecticide Sulfoxaflor

February 11th, 2021

Court of Appeals Backs Environmentalists: Federal Greenlight of Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture Unlawful

Court Agrees Army Corps Violated Several Key Environmental Laws, Permit Still Voided

February 8th, 2021

Lawsuit Launched Over Army Corps' Failure to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program

Program Greenlights Environmental Destruction Across Country

February 8th, 2021

Conservationists and California Fish and Game Commission Pursue Appeal to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled Bumble Bees

February 5th, 2021

Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court

February 1st, 2021

Public Oral Argument in Industry Appeal of Federal Court Nullification of Unlawful Shellfish Aquaculture Permit in Washington

January 29th, 2021

Lawsuit Challenging FDA Approval of Novel Genetically Engineered Color Additive That Makes Impossible Burger "Bleed" Moves Forward

FDA Fails to Demand Needed Tests, Its Approval Not Based on "Convincing Evidence" as Required by Law

January 26th, 2021

Coalition Calls for Urgent Action On Livestock Antibiotic Overuse

January 21st, 2021

Trump EPA Approves Use of Medically Important Antibiotic and Banned Pesticide to Address Citrus Greening Disease

Medically Important Antibiotic Streptomycin and Banned Pesticide Aldicarb to Be Allowed on Grapefruits and Oranges

January 19th, 2021

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging Labeling of Hydroponically-Grown Foods as Organic

January 12th, 2021

Federal Court Rejects Bid by EPA, Pesticide Industry to Keep Bee-Killing Pesticide Sulfoxaflor on Market Despite Known Risks to Endangered Species

December 21st, 2020

Farmers, Conservation Groups Challenge EPA's Unlawful Re-approval of Dangerous, Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide

Dicamba Drift Has Damaged Soybeans, Orchards, Trees, Gardens On a Scale Never Before Seen in History of U.S. Agriculture

December 18th, 2020

Farmworkers and Conservationists Ask Court to Remove Monsanto's Roundup from the Market

Lawsuit Charges Trump Admin Unlawfully Ignored Cancer Risks and Ecological Damage

December 9th, 2020

FDA's Outdated Lead Standards Put the Public's Health at Risk

Health and environmental groups call for agency to take immediate action on lead exposure

December 16th, 2020

UPDATE: MAJOR VICTORY ON MONARCHS PROTECTION— Monarch Butterflies Put on Candidate Waiting List for Endangered Species Act Protection

Monarch Butterflies put on Candidate Waiting List for Endangered Species Act Protection

December 8th, 2020

Legal Challenge Filed to Push By EPA, Pesticide Industry to Keep Bee-Killing Pesticide on Market

December 7th, 2020

Center for Food Safety Opposes Tom Vilsack's Potential Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture

December 7th, 2020

Center for Food Safety Decries EPA Proposed Interim Decision on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

November 23rd, 2020

To Protect Wild Steelhead, Salmon, Orcas, Environmental Groups Appeal Approval of Puget Sound Commercial Net Pen Aquaculture to Washington's Supreme Court

November 20th, 2020

Court Rules State of California Lacks Authority to Protect Imperiled Bumble Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act

November 18th, 2020

Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment

November 17th, 2020

New Survey: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Brought Unprecedented Awareness and Consensus Regarding Factory Farming Risks

November 5th, 2020

Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful

Court rules Food and Drug Administration failed to analyze risks to endangered salmon from escape

November 2nd, 2020

Coalition Appeals EPA Permit Allowing Industrial Wastewater from Fish Farm in Gulf of Mexico

October 30th, 2020

Lawsuit Challenges EPA Reapproval of Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticide Atrazine

Agency Slashes Protections for Children, Waterways

October 27th, 2020

EPA Reapproves Dangerous, Drift-prone Dicamba Pesticides Recently Banned by Federal Court for Causing Widespread Economic Harm to Farmers

Farmer, Conservation Groups to Challenge Decision

October 23rd, 2020

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Dangerous New Fungicide

October 12th, 2020

Public Oral Argument in NGO Groups' Unfair Practices and False Advertising Lawsuit Against Sanderson Farms

October 7th, 2020

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Protect Biodiversity, Coastal Waters, and Working Lands

October 5th, 2020

Lawsuit Filed to Protect States' Labeling of Genetically Engineered Seeds

Alleges Federal "Bioengineered Food" Law Improperly Prohibits State Seed Labeling

September 23rd, 2020

Lack of Key Considerations in FDA Food Chemical Safety Process Leaves Consumers at Risk of Chronic Diseases

Agency and industry must evaluate cumulative health effects of classes of related food chemicals

September 22nd, 2020

Media Advisory: Fate of Puget Sound Commercial Fish Farms to Be Decided at Thursday's Virtual Hearing

September 21st, 2020

Victory! FDA Announces Major New Food Safety Protections Pursuant to Legal Settlement with Center for Food Safety

FDA announces proposed rule to establish additional traceability methods for certain foods as required y FSMA

September 18th, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency Releases Interim Decision on Toxic Pesticide Atrazine

Decision does not provide protections for public health, endangered species

September 16th, 2020

Over 157,000 Consumers Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-Linked Roundup

September 8th, 2020

New Test Detects Canola Engineered With Gene-Editing Technology

Test method can be used for previously undetected GMO material in foods

August 26th, 2020

Over 65 Organizations Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to End Sales of Cancer-linked Roundup

August 24th, 2020

Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Center for Food Safety's Lawsuit Challenging the Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

August 19th, 2020

750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Approved for Release in Florida Keys

Community and environmental groups denounce decision citing environmental and health risks

August 3rd, 2020

Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico

Fishing and Public Interest Groups Applaud Reversal of Unprecedented Industrial Aquaculture Program

July 29th, 2020

Nationwide Coalition Sues to Defend the People's Environmental Law

July 28th, 2020

Lawsuit Challenges "Bioengineered" GMO Food Labeling

Retailers and Advocates Argue Trump Rules Discriminate Against Tens of Millions of Americans, Exempt Most GMO Foods, Mislead Consumers, and Restrict Retailer Speech

July 22nd, 2020

Court of Appeals Decision on EPA Approval of Dow's Enlist Duo Pesticide

July 23rd, 2020

Court of Appeals Retains Protection for Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture

Court Denies Stay of Decision Setting Aside Unlawful Permit for Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture

July 22nd, 2020

Florida Keys Delays Vote on Release of 750 Million Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes After Public Outcry

Community and environmental groups applaud decision

July 15th, 2020

Court Penalizes DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farm for Continued Community Water Pollution

Dairy Must Line Manure Lagoons and is Prohibited from Spraying Manure on Fields until Safe

June 24th, 2020

Legal Settlements Awarded to Cancer Patients and Farmers Harmed by Monsanto Herbicides

June 15th, 2020

North Carolina 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional

Wide-ranging Coalition Challenged Law on First Amendment, Equal Protection, and Due Process Grounds

June 24th, 2020

Judge Overrides California State Warning Label of Glyphosate Pesticide as Probable Carcinogen Under Proposition 65

Ruling allows Monsanto to keep consumers in the dark about the hazards of glyphosate

June 15th, 2020

Advocates Challenge First Ever Genetically Engineered Mosquito Release

Releasing more than a billion GE organisms, Trump administration fails to consider any risks to dozens of endangered species from novel experiment

June 11th, 2020

Emergency Legal Motion Seeks Contempt for EPA Administrator Wheeler for Defying Court Ruling Barring Farmers from Spraying Dicamba Pesticide

June 11th, 2020

Community and Public Interest Groups Protect Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Expanding Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture

Court Vacates Unlawful Permit for Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture

Statement on EPA's Dicamba Cancellation Order

Joint Statement from National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, and Pesticide Action Network North America, Petitioners in National Family Farm Coalition v EPA & Monsanto

Federal Court Holds Monsanto's Dicamba Pesticide Unlawful, Citing Unprecedented Drift Damage to Millions of Acres

Trump Administration's approval to spray dicamba on soy and cotton rejected by Court

Center for Food Safety Commits to Fight for Racial Justice and an Equitable Food System

Newly Finalized Federal Regulations on GMOs Are a "Free for All" for Chemical Corporations

Genetically engineered crops no longer subject to agency oversight or evaluation of harms

Statement on Newly Finalized Federal Regulations on GMOs

California Executive Order Applies Pesticide Protections for Children Schooling from Home

Food Safety and Worker Advocacy Organizations File Legal Action to Implement Mandatory Worker Safety Standards at Meatpacking Facilities

5,000 meat and poultry plant workers have been sickened by COVID-19, but most facilities show no signs of improving public health and safety measures

April 22nd, 2020

Coalition Calls on Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to Address Mega-dairy Emissions

New Executive Order from Governor Brown directing agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should apply to emission from mega-dairies

April 15th, 2020

DeRuyter Dairy Factory Farms Held in Contempt for Continuing to Pollute Despite Court Order

April 9th, 2020

Groups File Suit Against Dairy for Endangering Public Health

Community groups and Center for Food Safety sue Majestic Dairy for polluting neighbors' drinking water

April 6th, 2020

New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic

Analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection Systems eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection

March 20th, 2020

Farmworkers and Conservationists Sue EPA for Re-Approving Monsanto Cancer-Causing Pesticide

Ignoring science to side with Monsanto/Bayer, EPA has repeatedly failed to assess glyphosate's impacts on public health and endangered species

March 20th, 2020

Trump Administration Proposes Allowing GE Crops on Thousands of Acres of National Wildlife Refuges

Plan Would Green-light Growing Crops Engineered for Increased Herbicide Use on Dozens of Refuges Throughout Southeast

March 18th, 2020

Center for Food Safety Filed Lawsuit Against FDA Challenging Decision to Approve Genetically Engineered Soy Protein Found in the Impossible Burger

FDA's Decision Not Based on "Convincing Evidence" that Regulation Requires

March 13th, 2020

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Decreases by More than Half

Population Overwintering in Mexico Falls Well Below Extinction Threshold

March 3rd, 2020

Groups Notify Yakima Valley Factory Dairy of Intent to Sue for Endangering Public Health

Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take View Point Dairy to court for polluting neighbor's drinking water

March 3rd, 2020

Farmers and Nonprofits Sue Trump's USDA over Organic Soil-less Loophole

Organic Farming Requires Building Healthy Soils, Not Growing Food in Sterile "Hydroponic" Operations

March 2nd, 2020

New Scorecard Shows Hemp CBD Producers are Increasing Transparency and Moving Toward Organic Ingredients and Certification

89% of the Hemp CBD Companies Evaluated Publicly Post Test Results for Pesticides and Contaminants, 72% claim to use organic ingredients

February 25th, 2020

Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, and Over 70 Groups Advocate for Passage of Bill That Will Reduce Threat of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

Legislation is Necessary to Protect Public Health

February 12th, 2020

Groups Sue Farm Service Agency for Concealing Records on Funding of Industrial Animal Ag

FSA's history of withholding records from advocacy groups violates federal law and shields the provision of public funds from public scrutiny

February 11th, 2020

Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Requires FDA to Establish Laboratory Accreditation Program by New Deadline

Program intended to help FDA rapidly detect and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks

February 11th, 2020

Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture

Puget Sound Fish Feedlot Would Jeopardize Wild Steelhead, Salmon, Orcas

February 11th, 2020

Broad Coalition Releases Letter Demanding 'No' Vote on Weak CAFO Bill in Oregon

Groups oppose Oregon bill to tweak mega-dairy approval process because it paves the way for more mega-dairies instead of stopping them

February 6th, 2020

Center for Food Safety's Statement on Corteva's Decision to Terminate the Production of Chlorpyrifos

January 30th, 2020

Siding with Monsanto/Bayer, Trump EPA Once Again Greenlights Roundup

Ignoring science, EPA repeatedly fails to assess glyphosate's impact on human health, endangered species

January 28th, 2020

Pollinator Petitioners ask Court for Permission to Join Lawsuit to Defend Fish and Game Commission Decision to Protect Four Native Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act

Science and Law Supports Commission's decision to List Bees under California Endangered Species Act

January 22nd, 2020

Court Rules Kansas Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional

Coalition wins major victory for animal protection, food and worker safety, and the First Amendment

January 16th, 2020

Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon

Oregon officials have failed to meaningfully address drinking water contamination for three decades, may approve a new mega-dairy in the area

January 13th, 2020

New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA's Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System

Center for Food Safety and Food & Water Watch just filed a lawsuit to protect consumers of pork products

January 10th, 2020

Center for Food Safety's Statement on Governor Newsom's Proposed Budget

January 6th, 2020

Groups Poised to Sue Another Yakima Valley Factory Dairy for Endangering Public Health

Community Groups and Center for Food Safety will take Majestic dairy to court for polluting neighbors' drinking water

December 6th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program

November 22nd, 2019

New Bill to Shine a Light on the Hidden Causes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

October 30th, 2019

REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef

October 29th, 2019

Center for Food Safety, Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging

October 21st, 2019

Agreement protects Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor from spraying of dangerous pesticide

October 21st, 2019

Uncooked Impossible Burgers Illegally Being Sold in Grocery Stores

October 15th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Protects Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Expanding Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture

October 10th, 2019

California Ends Sale of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

September 26th, 2019

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide, GE Crop Uses on National Wildlife Refuges

September 25th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices

September 18th, 2019

New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers

History shows self-inspection of meat spells disaster for food and worker safety

September 13th, 2019

Center for Food Safety's Statement on EPA's Repeal of the Waters of the US Rule

September 12th, 2019

Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board

September 11th, 2019

Scorecard Shows Majority of Hemp CBD Producers Receiving Failing or Close-to-Failing Grades

August 30th, 2019

EPA Stands Behind Conclusion that Industrial Dairies Contaminate Lower Yakima Valley Drinking Water

August 20th, 2019

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide

August 20th, 2019

Food Safety Groups Sue Over FDA's Failure to Establish Food Testing Program

August 14th, 2019

Statement from Center for Food Safety on California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Taking Legal First Step Toward Cancelling Chlorpyrifos

August 14th, 2019

Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Approval of Monsanto's Crop-Damaging Dicamba Pesticide

July 18th, 2019

The Trump Administration Again Refuses to Ban the Brain-Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos

July 18th, 2019

100,000+ People Demand a Green New Deal that Transforms Our Food System to Combat the Climate Crisis

Center for Food Safety Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Keeping Secret the Reasons for Gutting the School Lunch Nutrition Program

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Decision to Exempt Factory Farms From Reporting Hazardous Air Pollution

June 28th, 2019

Hawai'i Board of Education Bans Herbicides on School Grounds in Response to Community Concerns

June 18th, 2019

Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration's Approval of California's Cadiz Water Pipeline

June 18th, 2019

Maui Agencies Discuss Pesticide-Free Land Management with Historic Plaintiff

June 13th, 2019

CFS Statement: Trump Signs Executive Order to Further Gut Federal GMO Oversight

June 13th, 2019

Center for Food Safety's Rebuttal to Impossible Foods' Statement on Regenerative Ag

Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Requires FDA to Address Foodborne Illness Outbreaks by New Deadlines

Organizations threaten NOAA with lawsuit over industrial ocean fish farm funding

Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act

California Fish and Game Commission vote comes in the wake of United Nations report finding that one million species are at risk of global extinction

Decision on Monarch Butterfly's Endangered Species Protection Extended to 2020

Groups Sue Yakima Valley Dairy Factories for Endangering Public Health

EPA Cancels A Dozen Pesticides that Harm Bees and Endangered Species

Cancellations are part of successful litigation and settlement by Center for Food Safety on behalf of beekeepers and environmentalists

California Couple Prevail in Third Roundup Cancer Lawsuit, Awarded $2 Billion

Statement from Center for Food Safety on Cal EPA's Announcement to Cancel Chlorpyrifos

Defenders of Organic Integrity Win Victory for Transparency and Open Government

CFS Statement: California Governor Gavin Newsom Rejects Twin Tunnels Project

Trump's EPA Defies Science, Proposes New Approval of Glyphosate

April 26th, 2019

With Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Dead, Tillamook Mega-Dairy Supplier Seeks Public Funding and DEQ Approval For Project To Pipe Methane Out Of State For Cash

April 22nd, 2019

Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law

April 17th, 2019

Trump's EPA Urged to Reject Expansion of Dangerous Pesticide Dicamba to Millions of Acres of Corn

April 16th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Launches Groundbreaking App to Save Pollinators: Wild Bee ID

April 15th, 2019

CFS Statement on the ATSDR Glyphosate Toxicity Report

April 12th, 2019

Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster

April 10th, 2019

More than 300 Groups Urge Congress to Make Food and Agriculture Central to the Climate Crisis and Green New Deal Debate

March 19th, 2019

CFS Response to Jury Awarding Edwin Hardeman $80 Million Due to Roundup's Role in Cancer

March 19th, 2019

CFS Statement on the Hardeman v. Monsanto Verdict

March 19th, 2019

Monsanto Seeks to Expand Use of Devastating Herbicide to GMO Corn

March 11th, 2019

FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon

March 6th, 2019

Groups Poised to Sue Sunnyside Dairy for Endangering Public Health

February 14th, 2019

New Study Provides Further Evidence of Cancer-Causing Potential of World's Leading Herbicide

February 12th, 2019

Groups Poised to Sue Yakima Valley Dairy Factories for Endangering Public Health

February 5th, 2019

Legal Action Defends Washington's Decision to Keep Neurotoxins Out of Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor

February 1st, 2019

Trump Administration Finalizes Approval of Monsanto-Bayer Merger

Merger Tightens Linkages Between Seeds and Pesticides, Reduces Seed Diversity

January 30th, 2019

2018's Favorable Weather for Eastern Monarchs Leads to Rise in Population

January 16th, 2019

Center for Food Safety Files Legal Action to Prohibit Hydroponics from Organic

January 9th, 2019

Victory! Court Rules Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional in a Major Victory for Free Speech and Animal Protection

January 8th, 2019

Victory! Polluting Industrial Dairy on Big Island Shutting Down

December 20th, 2018

Long-Awaited Final Regulations for GMO Food Labeling Leave Millions of Americans in the Dark

December 10th, 2018

Oregon Groups Call For Moratorium on Mega-Dairies

December 4th, 2018

Sanderson Farms Loses Motion to Dismiss NGO Lawsuit on False and Misleading Advertising

December 4th, 2018

Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Kansas Ag-Gag Law

November 20th, 2018

Polluting Industrial Dairy on Big Island To Shut Down

November 1st, 2018

Halloween Night Tricks: Monsanto's XtendiMax Weed-Killer Re-Approved, Despite Continuing Rampant Drift Damage

October 17th, 2018

Chain Reaction Report Urges Burger Restaurants to Beef up Policies to Eliminate Routine Use of Antibiotics

October 16th, 2018

Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California's Endangered Bumble Bees

October 15th, 2018

Food Safety Groups Sue FDA Over Failure to Address Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

October 10th, 2018

CFS Statement on FDA Removing Seven Carcinogenic Flavorings from Its Approved Food Additives List

September 25th, 2018

Victory! Court Shuts Down Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico

September 13th, 2018

Center for Food Safety Launches EndIndustrialMeat.org to Reduce Climate Change and Transform the U.S. Food System

September 13th, 2018

Florence and Other Severe Storms Highlight the Hazards of CAFOs

September 10th, 2018

Watchdogs Sue Metropolitan Water District Over Delta Tunnel Financing

September 6th, 2018

Legal Petition Urges Feds to End Toxic Agricultural Pesticide Use on Alabama Wildlife Refuge Complex

September 6th, 2018

Center for Food Safety Calls for Court Decision on GE Labeling Delay

August 22nd, 2018

Victory! Court Rejects Trump Administration's Claim that Organic Animal Standards Withdrawal Cannot Be Challenged

August 17th, 2018

California Supreme Court Upholds Placement of Glyphosate on State's Carcinogens List

August 10th, 2018

Jury Determines that Roundup Causes Cancer

August 9th, 2018

CFS Statement on the Ninth Circuit Opinion Ordering EPA to Prohibit Chlopyrifos

August 8th, 2018

Legal Action Challenges Trump Reversal of Prohibition on Bee-killing Pesticides, Genetically Modified Crops on National Wildlife Refuges

August 6th, 2018

CFS Statement on the Trump administration's elimination of the National Wildlife Refuge prohibition on genetically engineered crops and neonicotinoid pesticides

August 1st, 2018

CFS Sues Trump Administration Over GMO Labeling Delay

July 31st, 2018

Judge Rules Against Tejon Ranch Company's Damaging Grapevine Development

July 25th, 2018

European Court of Justice Rules That New Genetically Engineered Organisms Are GMOs

July 11th, 2018

Public Interest Advocacy Group Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawfully Keeping GMO Labeling Documents Secret

Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator in the Midst of Countless Scandals

Consumer, Environmental, Farmer Groups Demand Strong GMO Food Labeling Standards

June 27th, 2018

Groups Applaud Decision to Revoke Lost Valley Permit

June 22nd, 2018

Groups File Amicus in Support of Montgomery County, MD Pesticide Restrictions

June 21st, 2018

Nightmare Farm Bill Passes House of Representatives

June 14th, 2018

Hawai'i Becomes First State in the U.S. to Ban Chlorpyrifos

June 13th, 2018

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Push to Slash Protections for Waterways, Wetlands

Organic Stands in Jeopardy in New Version of Farm Bill â€“ CFS Statement

Victory! Fourth Circuit Reinstates N.C. 'Anti-Sunshine' Law Constitutional Challenge

Bayer to Drop the Monsanto Name After Takeover

Lawsuit Challenges Delta Plan's Water Exports to Southern California

Bayer-Monsanto Merger a Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition for Farmers, Eaters and the Environment

Bayer Divestitures to BASF Offer No Relief; Merger Will Likely Intensify Pesticide Use, Pollution

Nightmare Farm Bill Derailed - CFS Statement

Proposed Regulations for GMO Food Labeling Could Leave Millions of Americans in the Dark

Hawaii Becomes First State in the U.S. to Ban the Toxic Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos

Advocates Sue FDA to Force Decision on Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Popular Foods

April 21st, 2018

219,210 Americans Call on EPA to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

Groups deliver hundreds of thousands of comments to EPA Headquarters for neonicotinoid comment period

April 19th, 2018

CFS and State of California Win Appeal Affirming Listing of Glyphosate Pesticide as Probable Carcinogen Under Proposition 65

April 18th, 2018

Community Groups Condemn Latest Spill of Cow Manure into Local Waterways

April 12th, 2018

Environmentalists and Farmers Seek Court Decision Halting Use of Dow's "Agent Orange" Pesticide

April 9th, 2018

VICTORY! Washington Wildlife and Waters Saved from Neurotoxic Pesticides

March 22nd, 2018

Organic Advocates and Farmers Sue over Trump Withdrawal of Widely-Supported Organic Livestock Welfare Rule

March 22nd, 2018

HawaiÊ»i House Finance Committee Advances Landmark Pesticide Regulation Bill

March 21st, 2018

Oregon Settles Case Against Factory Farm Polluter

March 13th, 2018

Trump Administration Undermines Organic Integrity, Withdraws Critical Rule for Welfare of Organic Animals

The rule, created through more than a decade of public input, strengthened the minimum practices required of organic livestock producers

March 6th, 2018

Over 40 New Products Added to Nanotechnology Database

March 5th, 2018

Annual Monarch Count Shows Butterfly Still Threatened

February 27th, 2018

California Court Ruling Ends Decades of State Pesticide Spraying

February 27th, 2018

Lawsuit Challenging Iowa's Ag-Gag Law Proceeds, State's Motion to Dismiss Denied

February 14th, 2018

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Trump Administrationâ€™s Rollback of Clean Water Protections

February 14th, 2018

Conservation Groups and Congressman Blumenauer Call for Action on Pollinator-killing Pesticides

February 12th, 2018

Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Trump's EPA, Monsanto Over Crop-Damaging Pesticide

January 30th, 2018

Consumer Groups Applaud Denial of Industry Petition to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Line Speeds

January 29th, 2018

Court Rejects Trump Administration Secrecy in Genetically Engineered Salmon Case

January 25th, 2018

Hundreds of Groups Call on Congress to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides

January 19th, 2018

A Government Shutdown Would Dangerously Hinder Food Safety

January 4th, 2018

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Provisions of Idaho's Ag-Gag Law in Precedent-Setting Victory for Animals, Workers, Free Speech

December 18th, 2017

USDA Gives In to Big Organic Poultry, Moves to Withdraw New Animal Welfare Rules

December 13th, 2017

Victory! Monsanto Shill Dourson Withdraws After Public Outcry

December 8th, 2017

Data Shows Drop in Sales on Antimicrobials for Food Animals

November 28th, 2017

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's OK of Corporation's Plan to Drain California Desert Aquifer

November 16th, 2017

Industry-Driven Bill Guts Federal Safeguards Protecting Endangered Species from Toxic Pesticides

November 14th, 2017

More than 1 Million People Call on Department of Justice to Block Bayer-Monsanto Merger

November 14th, 2017

Food Safety Groups Oppose Trump Administration Delay of Key Produce Safety Requirements

November 14th, 2017

Public Interest Groups Oppose EPA's Third Attempt to Shield CAFOs From Disclosing Hazardous Pollution

November 9th, 2017

CFS Defends Arkansas from Monsanto Lawsuit

November 7th, 2017

Trump Administration Pulls New Biotech Rules

November 7th, 2017

WHO Recommends Sharp Reduction in Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture

November 2nd, 2017

VICTORY! Sam Clovis Withdraws from USDA Consideration

October 31st, 2017

Trump Nominee for USDA Chief Scientist Tied to Russia Scandal

October 30th, 2017

CFS Sues Trump over Refusal to Disclose Secret California Water Deal Papers

October 12th, 2017

Scientists to Journal: Retract Pesticide Review After Revelations of Monsanto Funding, Influence

October 10th, 2017

Public Interest Coalition Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa's Ag-Gag Law

September 27th, 2017

More Than Half of Top 25 Restaurant Chains Commit to Responsible Antibiotics Use in Chicken, But Progress on Beef and Pork Still Lags

September 25th, 2017

GROUPS MOVE LAWSUIT FORWARD AGAINST INDUSTRIAL FISH FARMING REGULATIONS

September 20th, 2017

Victory! Court of Appeal Rejects California's Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

September 7th, 2017

VICTORY! USDA Releases GMO Labeling Study

August 27th, 2017

Center for Food Safety Sues Trump Administration Over GE Food Labeling

August 24th, 2017

McDonald's Shares its Vision for Global Phase-out of Critical Antibiotics

August 21st, 2017

Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Delta Tunnels Project in California

August 10th, 2017

Center for Food Safety Sues Trump Administration to Protect Washington's Coastal Waters

August 7th, 2017

Trump Administration Denies Pacific Bluefin Tuna Endangered Species Act Protection

July 13th, 2017

Toxic Industrial Chemicals Found in 10 Varieties of Macaroni and Cheese Powders

July 10th, 2017

Center for Food Safety Demands Trump Administration Close Pesticide Loopholes

Overwhelming Opposition to USDA Proposal to Legalize Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees

June 30th, 2017

EPA must consider harm to endangered species when approving pesticides

June 28th, 2017

Community Groups Sue Idaho-based Big Island Dairy for Polluting Hawaii Waters with Animal Waste

June 19th, 2017

Concerned Americans Say New GMO Regs Would Make Oversight Worse, Not Better

June 19th, 2017

New Film to Promote Pollinator Protection Kicks Off Keep the Hives Alive Coalitionâ€™s 10th Annual National Pollinator Week

June 18th, 2017

Restaurants in Nation's Capital Feature Foods Reliant on Pollinators for National Pollinator Week

Hawai'i Becomes First State to Adopt Paris Climate Pledge

Trump's Decision to Pull the U.S. out of Paris Climate Agreement Threatens Global Food Security

Court Strikes Down Federal Approval of New Nanotech-Pesticide

Public Interest Groups, Farmers Challenge Oregon Mega-dairy Pollution Permit

Consumer Coalition Calls on In-N-Out Burger to Fulfill Promise to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef

Landmark Report Shows Bee-killing Seed Coatings Aren't Worth the Harm

Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety

CFS Victory! Court Holds Bee-killing Pesticide Approvals Violated the Law

Report Shows Continued Widespread Water Contamination from Bee-Killing Neonic Pesticides

Groups Put Dirty Dairy on Legal Notice

April 27th, 2017

Legal Action Taken Against EPA to Protect Bees, Environment from Pesticide-Coated Seeds

April 27th, 2017

Groups File Amicus in Support of Montgomery County, MD Pesticide Restrictions

April 25th, 2017

Center for Food Safety Launches Online Peer-to-Peer Seed Sharing Platform

April 24th, 2017

It's Confirmed: Ethics go out the window at a USDA under Perdue

April 18th, 2017

Why CFS is Marching for Science and Climate

April 7th, 2017

The Colonel Calls it Quits on Antibiotics Important to Medicine

April 6th, 2017

College of Environmental Science and Forestry Commits Campus to Bee-Friendly

April 6th, 2017

Hawai'i Legislature Fails to Protect Residents from Impacts of Industrial Pesticide Use

March 31st, 2017

Oregon Issues Permit for Polluting Mega-Dairy

March 30th, 2017

Senate Ag Committee Vote on Perdue Disappoints Environmental and Food Advocacy Coalition

March 30th, 2017

Trump EPA Approves Continued Use of Notorious Brain-Damaging Pesticide

March 28th, 2017

Trump Signs Away Action on Climate Change Impacts

March 21st, 2017

Twice the Toxicity: Farmers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Approving Dow's Deadly Pesticide Combo

March 14th, 2017

Californians Not "Roundup-Ready": Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing

March 9th, 2017

Hawai'i Fails to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides

March 6th, 2017

Bird Flu at Tyson Facility Underscores Need for More Organic Practices

March 3rd, 2017

Bill protects bees in California from harmful pesticides

February 21st, 2017

Environmental Groups Challenge New Permits for Industrial Dairies

February 17th, 2017

Climate Change Denier Scott Pruitt to Head EPA Despite Major Public Opposition

February 9th, 2017

Monarch Butterfly Population Drops By Nearly One-Third

February 7th, 2017

HI House Committees Pass Six Bills to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides

January 23rd, 2017

Public Interest Groups, Farmers File Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto's Toxic Pesticides

January 19th, 2017

How Sonny is the Future of Our Food and Environment?

January 19th, 2017

Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement

January 17th, 2017

USDA Grants Final Approval for Invasive GE Grass

January 12th, 2017

EPA Identifies Risks from Bee-Toxic Pesticides, Delays Needed Action

January 6th, 2017

Federal Biotech Updates Too Little, Too Late

January 5th, 2017

Consumer Groups Petition 16 Fast Food Chains to Reduce Antibiotic Use; Burger King's Announcement Doesn't Cut the Mustard

December 22nd, 2016

Joshua Noga to lead Hawai'iCenter for Food Safety's Building Power Program

December 15th, 2016

EPA Slams Big Ag's Syngenta on Farmworker Safety Violations

December 12th, 2016

Canada to Protect Declining Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Species

December 10th, 2016

California Water Grab Passes Vote in Senate

December 8th, 2016

USDA: Escaped, Highly Invasive GE Grass Poses No Environmental Harm

December 7th, 2016

Victory! GE Mosquitoes Will Not Be Let Loose on Florida Community

December 6th, 2016

Another Superbug Found on Pig Farm in the U.S.

December 6th, 2016

New Report Confirms Bee-Killing Pesticides Cause Other Widespread Environmental Harm

November 22nd, 2016

Advocates Challenge FDA on First Ever GE Mosquito Release

November 22nd, 2016

Court Fails to Protect Bees and Beekeepers from Toxic Pesticides

November 21st, 2016

Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs

November 18th, 2016

U.S. Court of Appeals Says Local Governments Can Prohibit GE Crops

November 18th, 2016

Victory! Organic Standards Board Votes to Remove Controversial Food Additive

November 10th, 2016

The Food Movement Will Move Forward

November 9th, 2016

This Election, Keys Residents Vote "NO" on GE Mosquitoes

November 9th, 2016

Win for Democracy: Sonoma County Votes to Ban GMO Crops

November 4th, 2016

Thousands of Concerned Citizens Deliver Petition to Keep Oil Wastewater Off Crops

November 1st, 2016

After Cursory Review, EPA Proposes Dramatic ExpansionÂ of Toxic Pesticide Blend Enlist Duo

October 27th, 2016

Top Candy Company MARS Commits to Phasing Out Harmful Nanoparticles from Food Products

October 21st, 2016

Genetically Engineered Trees Condemned in Region known as â€œGround Zeroâ€ for Their Development

October 3rd, 2016

Preferred Popcorn Moves to Protect Bees and the Environment

September 22nd, 2016

United Nations Signs Commitment on Antibiotics to Fight Global Threat of Superbugs, Downplays Livestock Industry's Role in the Crisis

September 20th, 2016

Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers

September 20th, 2016

New Antibiotics Scorecard: Number of Top Restaurant Chains Restricting Use in Chicken Doubled in 2016

August 15th, 2016

New FDA Rule on Food Additives Fails to Protect Consumers

August 15th, 2016

Impacted Communities, Broad Coalition to Gov. Inslee: WA's Drinking Water, Waterways Need Stronger Factory Farm Pollution Control

August 9th, 2016

Californians Deliver 350,000 Signatures Calling on State, Gov. Brown to Stop Irrigation of Crops With Oil Wastewater

August 9th, 2016

Feds' Approval of GE Mosquito Release Doesn't Account for Risk

August 8th, 2016

Hawai'i Center for Food Safety Establishes Advisory Board of Local Leaders & Activists

August 3rd, 2016

Nixing Antibiotics from Fast Food: McDonald's Ahead of the Pack on Chicken

July 29th, 2016

President Obama Signs GMO "Non-labeling" Bill, Leaves Millions of Americans in the Dark

July 26th, 2016

Obama Forced to Acknowledge Opposition to the DARK Act

July 14th, 2016

Rev. Jesse Jackson Calls on President Obama to Reject Discriminatory Labeling Bill

July 14th, 2016

Win for Animal Welfare and Food Safety: Missouri Governor Vetoes Ag-gag Bill!

CFS Condemns Senate Vote on GMO Non-Labeling Bill

Agreement: Monarch Butterfly to Get Endangered Species Act Protection Decision by 2019

National Organic Organizations, Farmer Groups and Companies Oppose Senate GMO Labeling Deal

June 30th, 2016

Victory! Hawaii's Landmark Organic Farming Tax Credit Legislation is Now Law

June 29th, 2016

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION STRONGLY CRITICIZES STABENOW/ROBERTS DRAFT GMO LABELING BILL

June 28th, 2016

Food Movement Opposes "Backroom Deal" on GMO Labeling

June 23rd, 2016

Senate Compromise on GMO Labeling is Blow to Americaâ€™s Right to Know

June 21st, 2016

CFS Film Soil Solutions to Climate Problems now available in French

June 21st, 2016

Victory!! Pesticide Contamination Prohibited from Organic Production

June 20th, 2016

Millions of Dead Bees in D.C. Send S.O.S. for Pollinators

June 15th, 2016

Landmark Oral Arguments on Local Right to Regulate Genetic Engineered Crops & Pesticides before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

June 14th, 2016

Momentum Grows Against Senate GMO Labeling â€˜Tech Fixâ€™ with Backlash from Rural Areas

June 14th, 2016

Court Allows Center for Food Safety to Defend California from Monsanto Attack

June 13th, 2016

Food Movement Leaders Slam Biases in So-called â€œSmartâ€ Labels

June 13th, 2016

Local Restaurants Launch Campaign to Protect Pollinators during National Pollinator Week

E.U. Countries Delay Approval of Toxic Chemical in RoundUp

Dangerous Superbug Detected in the U.S. for the First Time

Report Offers Hope to Hawaiâ€˜i Residents Eager for Upgrades to Stateâ€™s Pesticide Regulations

New UK Report Supports Strong Action on Antibiotics in Ag

Groups Slam Feds for Weak Review of GMO Mosquito Risks

Honey Bee Colonies See Record Losses of 44% during Past Year

Macalester College Signs Resolution to 'Bee' Friendly

Hawaii State Legislature Provides Landmark State-Funded Tax Credit Supporting Organic Farmers

April 27th, 2016

Antioch College becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus

April 12th, 2016

A Miracle For Bees

April 7th, 2016

USDA Proposes Organic Animal Welfare Regulations

April 4th, 2016

Villanova University becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus

March 31st, 2016

Lawsuit Challenges FDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

March 31st, 2016

Groups Sue to Force FDA to Act on Chemical in Food Packaging

March 22nd, 2016

Another Victory for Consumers: MARS to Label GE Ingredients

March 21st, 2016

Study: World's Largest Monarch Population Could Disappear in 20 Years

March 18th, 2016

Hawai'i Governor Agrees to Review Citizens' Demands for Pesticide Reform

March 16th, 2016

Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated in Senate

March 10th, 2016

Major Gaps in Hawai'i's Pesticide Regulations Revealed

March 10th, 2016

Obama Administration Sued Over Failure to Protect Monarch Butterflies

March 8th, 2016

USDA Urged to Reform Scientific Integrity Policy after Allegations of Scientific Censorship

March 3rd, 2016

Hawai'i House Judiciary Committee Blocks Right to Spray Bill to Protect Public Health

March 2nd, 2016

Center for Food Safety Moves to Defend California From Monsanto Attack

March 1st, 2016

DARK Act Returns to Congress in Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling

February 26th, 2016

Monarch Butterfly Population Rebounds to 68 Percent of 22-year Average, But Still Low

February 24th, 2016

Consumer Coalition Calls for In-N-Out Burger to Reduce Routine Antibiotics Use in Beef

February 22nd, 2016

Corn Industry Injects More Fear into GMO Labeling Debate with False Claims of Higher Food Prices

February 16th, 2016

Hawai'i House Agriculture Committee Blocks Vital Protections for Children from Pesticide Exposure

February 16th, 2016

Fishing and Public Interest Groups File Challenge to Fed's Unprecedented Decision to Establish Aquaculture in Offshore U.S. Waters

February 11th, 2016

Center for Food Safety Challenges EPA's Failure to Enforce Water Protections

February 4th, 2016

Make it Mandatory: Pesticide Disclosure Bill Passes in House

February 3rd, 2016

TPP Deal Jeopardizes Food Safety and Public Health

February 2nd, 2016

Legal Petition Urges EPA to Protect Waters from Widespread Insecticide Contamination

February 2nd, 2016

Vermont Legislator to Congress: â€œProtect Vermontâ€™s Right to Knowâ€

February 1st, 2016

FDA Puts Brakes on Genetically Engineered Salmon until Labeling Requirements are Established

January 19th, 2016

Proposed Oregon Legislation Would Allow Communities to Protect Farmersâ€™ Traditional Crops from Contamination by Genetically Engineered Crops

January 13th, 2016

Coalition Sues North Carolina over Constitutionality of ˜Anti-Sunshine' Law

January 13th, 2016

National and Local Groups Oppose New Industrial Fish Farming Regulations

January 8th, 2016

Campbell's Becomes First Major U.S. Company to Label GMOs

January 6th, 2016

Beekeeper, Farmers, and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA over Failed Oversight of Neonicotinoid-coated Seeds

January 5th, 2016

Lawsuit Launched for Endangered Species Act Protection of Monarch Butterflies

December 29th, 2015

Judge Signals Wyoming's Data Trespass Laws Likely Unconstitutional

December 22nd, 2015

Victory! Jackson County, Oregon GE-Free Zone Successfully Protected From Legal Challenge

December 16th, 2015

Public Pressure and Allies in Congress Keep â€œRiderâ€ Blocking State Labeling of GMOs Out of Spending Bill

December 8th, 2015

Major Japanese and American Consumer Groups Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon

December 3rd, 2015

World Soil Day Can Bring Hope to Climate Talks

December 2nd, 2015

New Poll: Nearly Nine in 10 Americans Want Labels on GMO Food

November 25th, 2015

Victory! Pop Secret Becomes Second Company to Remove Neonicotinoids from Popcorn Supply in Response to Public Pressure

November 25th, 2015

EPA Pulls Registration for Dow's Enlist Duo Herbicide Citing High Toxicity Levels

November 24th, 2015

Costco will not sell GMO salmon

November 23rd, 2015

UN Must Include Soil Health in Climate Mitigation Strategies

November 19th, 2015

Statewide Environmental Advocacy Organizations to Host Acclaimed Ecologist for Landmark Lecture in Honolulu

November 19th, 2015

FDA Approves First Genetically Engineered Animal for Human Consumption Over the Objections of Millions

November 18th, 2015

Alarming Public Health Study Documents Effects of Bee-killing Insecticides on People in Japan

November 16th, 2015

Concerned Americans Urge White House to Overhaul GMO Regulations by the Thousands

November 12th, 2015

Costilla County, CO Introduces GMO-Free Zone to Protect Traditional Farmers

November 12th, 2015

Major Flaws in European Glyphosate Assessment

November 10th, 2015

Advocacy Groups Call for Halt to Open Air Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Moths

November 2nd, 2015

Analysis: California's Poorest Counties Hit Hardest by Spraying of Glyphosate

October 26th, 2015

Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Harmful Herbicide Advances

October 22nd, 2015

Victory! Pop Weaver to Remove Neonicotinoids from Popcorn Supply in Response to Public Pressure

October 20th, 2015

Subway Responds to Public Pressure, Details Plans to Remove Antibiotics from Meat Supply

October 20th, 2015

Wendy's says no to GMO apple

October 19th, 2015

Public Interest Groups Support California Intent to Label Glyphosate Carcinogenic

October 15th, 2015

New Campaign Targets Popcorn Companies' Use of Bee-Toxic Insecticide

October 14th, 2015

New Report Reveals Broken Animal Drug Safety Review System

October 9th, 2015

California Poised to Set Strictest Antibiotics Standards for Livestock Use in the Nation

October 5th, 2015

New Database Shows Nanotechnology in Common Food Products

September 30th, 2015

Court Denies USDA Motion to Stop Legal Challenge to Rulemaking on Pesticide-contaminated Compost in Organic

September 29th, 2015

Groups Sue to Overturn Controversial Wyoming Data-Censorship Laws

September 16th, 2015

New Report Shows Widespread Water Body Contamination from Neonicotinoid Insecticides

September 15th, 2015

Report Finds Most Fast Food Chains Serve Meat Raised on Drugs

September 10th, 2015

Wendell Berry Honored with First Annual American Food & Farming Award

September 10th, 2015

Court Finds Bee-Toxic Pesticide Sulfoxaflor Approved Illegally

September 1st, 2015

As Subway Moves to Reduce Antibiotics in Chicken, Groups Call for Details and Timelines

August 31st, 2015

Consumers to Costco: Don't be the GMO salmon store

August 31st, 2015

Center for Food Safety, Expert Scientists, Farm Groups File Brief in Support of Vermontâ€™s Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Law

August 25th, 2015

Center for Food Safety Sues Department of Agriculture for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records

August 19th, 2015

USGS Finds Widespread Contamination of Neonicotinoids in U.S. Streams

August 3rd, 2015

Idaho Ag-gag Law Overturned, Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court

July 27th, 2015

Groups Sue EPA over Faulty Approval of Nanotechnology Pesticide

July 23rd, 2015

House of Representatives Ignores Will of the People in Passage of Anti-labeling DARK Act

July 22nd, 2015

Farmers Oppose DARK Act, Support Mandatory GE Food Labeling

July 22nd, 2015

Lawsuit Challenges Loopholes in New EPA Rule Exempting Wetlands and Streams From Clean Water Act Protections

July 21st, 2015

DARK Act Remains Catastrophic for Farmers and Consumers Despite Proposed Changes

July 14th, 2015

Agriculture Committee Throws Consumers and Farmers Under the Bus In Passage of DARK Act

Hawai'i Grassroots Groups Host "Our Right to Health" Events to Educate Consumers and Families

Joint Statement from Hawai'i Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice Regarding Decision on Maui GE Crop Moratorium

June 25th, 2015

World Health Organization Determines That Major Herbicide, 2,4-D, May Cause Cancer

June 25th, 2015

Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GE salmon

June 22nd, 2015

Environmental, Farmer, and Consumer Groups Demand Higher Standards for Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Regulations

June 18th, 2015

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Dangerous New Chemical Cocktail

June 15th, 2015

The Monsanto Protection Act is Back, and Worse Than Ever

June 10th, 2015

Groups Urge New York State Government, Cornell University to Notify Public About Genetically Enginereed Diamondback Moth Field Trial

June 10th, 2015

Groups Launch Legal Appeal to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide

Judge Upholds Jackson County's Ban on Genetically Engineered Crops!

EPA Plan to Save Bees Skirts the Issue, Ignores Most Problematic Form of Pesticide Use

Canadian risk assessment finds GMO salmon susceptible to disease

White House Plan to Protect Pollinators Aims High but Falls Short on Deliverables

WTO Trade Agreement Trumps U.S. Food Safety Policy

Center for Food Safety Statement on New USDA GMO-Free Label

Over 300 Groups Urge Congress to Label GMOs

Congressional Hearing on Pollinator Health Skirts the Issues

Washington State Dairies Agree to Implement Sweeping Changes Following Landmark Lawsuit Over Water Supply Contamination

Hawai'i Center for Food Safety Releases Cutting-Edge Report on Agricultural Pesticide Use in Hawai'i

Food Industry Appeals Court Decision Upholding Vermont GE Labeling Law

USDA Comments to EPA on Neonicotinoid Benefits Reveal USDAâ€™s Flagrant Pro-Pesticide Bias

Organic Watchdog Criticizes Continued Use of Synthetic Protein in Organic Chicken Feed

April 28th, 2015

Leading Animal Welfare and Food Safety Groups Urge Chicken Industry to Reduce Antibiotics Responsibly

April 27th, 2015

Hearing in Public Interest Coalition's Constitutional Challenge to Idaho's Controversial â€œAg gagâ€ Law

April 27th, 2015

Court Declares Vermont's Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Law Constitutional

April 22nd, 2015

Latest Studies Show Alarming New Impacts of Common Insecticide on Bees

April 20th, 2015

Coalition Challenges Expansion of Hazardous Herbicide Containing Agent Orange Ingredient

April 15th, 2015

CFS and Allies Challenge Organic Loophole for Pesticides in Compost

April 9th, 2015

Lowe's Agrees to Phase Out Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticides

April 8th, 2015

Groups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule: Customary Public Comment Process Averted to the Chagrin of Petitioners

April 6th, 2015

Center for Food Safety Condemns Monsanto's Monarch Recovery Pledge as Greenwashing

April 2nd, 2015

Broad alliance critiques EPA's announcement on bee-harming pesticides, urges agency to go further to protect pollinators

April 1st, 2015

FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug

April 1st, 2015

Following Successful CFS Lawsuit, EPA Takes Two Nano-products Off the Market

March 31st, 2015

Hawai'i Coalition in Favor of Pesticide Buffer Zone Laws Optimistic in Face of Setbacks

March 26th, 2015

National Organic Program Leaves Door Open to Nanotechnology in Organic

March 25th, 2015

Bill to Deny Americans GE Food Labeling Reintroduced

March 24th, 2015

EPA Agrees to Regulate Novel Nanotechnology Pesticides After Legal Challenge

March 24th, 2015

Pressure Mounts on White House to Protect Bees from Pesticides

March 23rd, 2015

Genetically Engineered "Botox Apples" and "Concealer Potatoes" Coming to Supermarket Near You

March 17th, 2015

With Newly Approved GE Potato on Horizon, Idaho Seed Preemption Bill Would Remove Essential Local Autonomy Regarding GE Crops, Pesticide Restrictions

March 17th, 2015

Court Disapproves "Neonic" Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges

March 17th, 2015

50+ Members of Congress Urge Obama Administration to Protect Monarch Butterfly Under Endangered Species Act

March 16th, 2015

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Wildlife From New, Toxic Pesticide

March 16th, 2015

California Legislature Introduces Bill to Protect Bees from Pesticides

March 5th, 2015

Center for Food Safety Urges Wyoming Governor to Veto Ag-Gag Law

March 4th, 2015

Over 4 Million People Press Obama to Protect Bees

March 4th, 2015

McDonald's Announces Plan to Source Chicken Raised without Medically Important Antibiotics

March 2nd, 2015

Pressure for Federal Protection of Monarch Butterfly Grows As Public Comment Period Closes

February 26th, 2015

Smartphone Food Labeling? Not a Smart or Fair Way to Label GE Foods

February 19th, 2015

House Agriculture Committee Jeopardizes Public Health by Delaying Action on Pesticide Buffer Zone Bill

February 19th, 2015

Are GMOs safe? No consensus in the science, scientists say in peer-reviewed statement

February 13th, 2015

USDA Approves Genetically Engineered Apple Despite Health Concerns

February 12th, 2015

Chef Colicchio, Activists, Lawmakers Demand Action on GMO Labeling

February 9th, 2015

Center for Food Safety: FWS Campaign to Save Monarchs is Inadequate, Misses Major Driver in Population Decline

February 9th, 2015

EPA Approval of Dow's Enlist Duo Herbicide Violates Endangered Species Act

February 6th, 2015

Nonprofits and Local Farmers Win Right to Defend Jackson County Against Corporate Bullies

February 5th, 2015

Monsanto's Roundup Ready Crop System Puts Monarch Butterflies at Brink of Extinction

January 30th, 2015

Maui County Fails to Defend the Will of its Citizens; Caves to Pesticide Industry

January 28th, 2015

Coalition Sues EPA for Failing to Address Factory Farm Air Pollution

January 27th, 2015

Monarch Numbers Up Slightly, But Butterfly Still at Risk of Extinction

January 26th, 2015

New Genetically Engineered Tree To Avoid Federal Oversight Completely

January 15th, 2015

USDA Approves New Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops

January 14th, 2015

Groups Win Landmark Victory Against Industrial Dairies

December 31st, 2014

Local Farmers File Intervention to Defend Jackson County Genetically Engineered Crop Ordinance

December 29th, 2014

Monarch Butterfly Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

December 19th, 2014

The Vandana Shiva Home Rule Tour: January 21st - 25th, 2015

December 18th, 2014

Obama Administration Responds to CFS Legal Petition and Updates Climate Change Protocols

December 17th, 2014

Nonprofits Sue EPA for Failure to Regulate Novel Pesticide Products Created With Nanotechnology

December 12th, 2014

USDA Paves the Way for Planting of Two More Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops

December 11th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Collaborates with Organic Strawberry Farmers in Innovative Research

December 11th, 2014

Food Movement Vows to Keep Fighting After Corporate Backed Campaign Buys Narrow Win in Oregon

December 10th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Statement on GE Food Labeling Hearing in Energy & Commerce Committee

December 10th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Calls on Congress to Heed Will of the People After GE Labeling Hearing

December 8th, 2014

Emergency Lawsuit Filed in Oregon GE Labeling Recount

December 2nd, 2014

Prominent Chefs Serve Up a Message to Congress: Label GMOs

November 26th, 2014

Chemical Corporations Undermine the Will of the People of Hawai`i County

November 25th, 2014

Oregon GE Labeling Vote Heads to a Recount

November 21st, 2014

Coalition Steps in to Defend Maui Residents from Pesticides and GE Contamination

November 19th, 2014

Documents Reveal AquaBounty's Irresponsible Management Prior to Fines for Environmental Violations on GE Salmon

November 18th, 2014

Public Interest Coalition Asks Court for Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Controversial Ag Gag Law

November 13th, 2014

Leading Scientists, Over 200 Groups and Companies Call for Monarch Protection

November 7th, 2014

Poorly Tested Gene Silencing Technology to Enter Food Supply with Simplot Potato

November 6th, 2014

Lawsuit Targets FDA Approval of Controversial Animal Drugs Used in Food Production

November 5th, 2014

Victory! Maui Wins Community Protections from Chemical Companies

November 5th, 2014

Genetically Engineered Crops Banned in Humboldt County! 7th County to Vote for Ban

November 5th, 2014

Food Movement Leaders Re-elected to Congress

November 4th, 2014

Massive Corporate Spending Smothers Call for GE Food Labeling in Colorado

October 30th, 2014

GE Salmon Anti-Labeling Ad Rebuttal Statement

October 30th, 2014

Chemical Companies Shatter National Spending Records Reporting Nearly 8 Million Dollars In Opposition of the Maui County Initiative

October 29th, 2014

Anti-Labeling campaign tries to buy Oregon election with record setting $19 million in misleading advertising

October 28th, 2014

AquaBounty Fined for Repeated Environmental Violations on Genetically Engineered Salmon

October 23rd, 2014

Center for Food Safety Statement on White House Failure to Meet Pollinator Report Deadline

October 23rd, 2014

Tests Find Monsanto's Soy, Genetically Engineered for Heavy Pesticide Spraying, in Portland-Bought Infant Formula

October 22nd, 2014

Coalition of Farmers and Environmental Groups to Challenge EPA Over Herbicide Approval

October 21st, 2014

New Report Finds Ocean-based Fish Farming at Odds with Organic Standard

October 21st, 2014

World Trade Organization Opposes Country of Origin Labeling Laws in the United States

October 20th, 2014

Victory! CFS Wins First Step in Major Legal Battle to Protect Food Safety

October 17th, 2014

EPA Announces Neonicotinoid Seed Coating of Little or No Benefit to U.S. Soybean Production

October 17th, 2014

Who is Really Financing the Anti-Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Campaigns?

October 16th, 2014

CFS Statement in Response to USDA's Announcement of Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts

October 15th, 2014

EPA Approves New 2,4-D Herbicide Blend, Paving Way for Controversial GE Crops

October 8th, 2014

VPIRG and Center for Food Safety granted permission to help defend Vermont GMO labeling law

October 6th, 2014

Coalition for Safer, Healthier Maui Launches To Protect Local Families from Pesticides

October 3rd, 2014

Victory for Consumers! California Court Dismisses Challenge Against Egg Law

October 3rd, 2014

Partial Victory to Protect National Organic Standards Board

October 2nd, 2014

California Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Expands Protections, but Opens a Dangerous Loophole

October 1st, 2014

Study Shows GE Food Labeling Will Not Significantly Raise Food Prices

September 26th, 2014

New Experimental GE Wheat Contamination in Montana Puts Wheat Farmers at Risk

September 25th, 2014

Community Groups Appeal Court Decision Against Kaua'i Pesticide Disclosure Law

September 17th, 2014

USDA Approves New GE Corn and Soy, Triggering Onslaught of Millions of Pounds more Pesticides

September 12th, 2014

New Pollinator Bill Helps Pesticide Industry, Not Bees or Beekeepers

September 11th, 2014

EPA Plan to Slow Superweeds is Remedy in Name Only

September 4th, 2014

Court Rules in Favor of Public Interest Coalition, Denies Idaho's Motion to Dismiss Ag Gag Lawsuit

September 3rd, 2014

Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens

September 2nd, 2014

Center for Food Safety Criticizes Latest Move by Food Industry to Minimize Oversight of Food Additives

August 26th, 2014

After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly

August 25th, 2014

Federal Court Rules that State Law Preempts Kaua'i's Pesticide & GE Crop Disclosure Law

August 11th, 2014

Obama Administration: Environmental Reviews Must Include Analysis of Climate Change

August 7th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Congratulates Vermont Law School, the Nation's First Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus

August 6th, 2014

Next Generation of Pesticide-Promoting Crops Are Imminent

August 1st, 2014

Modernizing Poultry Inspections Undermines Food Safety Standards

August 1st, 2014

Fifty Members of Congress Press EPA and USDA to Reject New GE Crops

August 1st, 2014

Farmers, Environmental Groups Defend Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawai'i's Big Island

July 31st, 2014

Fish And Wildlife Service Agrees to Phase-Out Genetically Engineered Crops and Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides on National Refuges

July 29th, 2014

Court Victory: Consumers Have a Right to Know About Their Food

July 25th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Calls for Immediate Suspension of Neonicotinoids Based on High Contamination Levels Found in Aquatic Environments by U.S. Geological Survey

July 23rd, 2014

Citing Health Risks, Doctors and Scientists Urge Congress to Reject Potent Herbicide Mix for Genetically Engineered Crops

July 21st, 2014

Vermont Public Interest Research Group and Center for Food Safety Move to Defend Vermont GE Labeling Law

July 14th, 2014

Victory! Fish and Wildlife Service to Phase Out Neonicotinoids

July 10th, 2014

Ben & Jerry's, GE-Labeling Advocates Protest Anti-GE Labeling Bill

Groups Challenge California's Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticides

Oregon Voters Want the Right to Know!

Half a Million Ask EPA to Reject Expanded Agricultural Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D

June 27th, 2014

Home Depot and BJ's Wholesale Club Agree to Curb Bee-Killing Pesticides

June 25th, 2014

FDA Releases Final Guidance on Nanotechnology in Food

June 24th, 2014

Scientists Release Landmark 'Worldwide Assessment' of Bee-Harming Pesticides, Call for Global Action

June 20th, 2014

White House Offers Hope for Pollinators

June 18th, 2014

Texas Requests "Emergency Use" of Hazardous Herbicide to Kill Superweeds

June 17th, 2014

National Organic Standards Board Threatened by USDA Maneuvering

June 16th, 2014

Dr. Doug Gurian-Sherman Joins Center for Food Safety as Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist

June 13th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Vows to Help Defend Vermont from Unfounded Attack on GE Labeling Law

June 11th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Files Brief in Support of California Ban on Battery Cage Eggs

Groups Fight to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide

Groups call on Ecover and Method to drop extreme genetic engineering plans

One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers

GE Labeling Narrowly Defeated in California Senate

Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Engineered Salmon Wins Support in Senate Committee

Two Counties in Oregon Ban Planting of GE Crops

Media Advisory: First Congressional Briefing on the Next Generation of GE Crops

Bee Loss Numbers Worse than Reported, Threat to Food Supply Remains

Center for Food Safety Report Warns TTIP Could Undermine Critical Food Safety and Environmental Regulations

Center for Food Safety Maps CAFOs in Michigan

Victory for the Food Movement in Vermont on GE Food Labeling!

Chef Tom Colicchio, Advocates Celebrate Vermont Labeling Law

Citizens' Review Backs Ballot Initiative to Ban GE Crops from Jackson County, Oregon

EPA Set to Approve Increased Use of Toxic 2,4-D on Dow's "Agent Orange" Crops

April 29th, 2014

Congressional Hearing Ignores Elephant in the Room on Bee Health & Pesticides

April 24th, 2014

New Report Slams USDA for Indefinitely Stalling Animal Welfare Regulations in Organic Poultry Production

April 23rd, 2014

Vermont Set to be First State to Enact Statewide GE Food Labeling

April 23rd, 2014

California Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Label Genetically Engineered Foods

April 22nd, 2014

Center for Food Safety and Animal Legal Defense Fund File Legal Brief In Support of Country of Origin Labeling Laws

April 17th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Opens Hawai'i Office

April 16th, 2014

Vermont Makes Huge Advance for your "Right to Know"

April 15th, 2014

Federal Court Allows Non-Profit Groups to Defend Kaua'i County on Behalf of Taxpayers

April 11th, 2014

Unlabeled GMO Salmon? Groups Call on FDA to Rein In Industry Claims

April 9th, 2014

Industry Hype & Bad Science Undercuts Real Energy/Climate Solutions

April 9th, 2014

Big Food's "DARK Act" Introduced in Congress

April 7th, 2014

Monsanto and Pals Spend Half-Million to Try To Swamp County Ballot Measure that Would Protect Family Farmers from Genetically Engineered Crops

April 3rd, 2014

Koch Industries and Monsanto Team up to End Your Right to Know

April 3rd, 2014

CFS Backed GE Food Labeling Bill Advances in Vermont

April 2nd, 2014

Obama Administration's Failure to Act on Climate Change Sparks Lawsuit

March 31st, 2014

EPA Orders Withdrawal of Nanotechnology Food Packaging from Market

March 26th, 2014

California Senate Health Committee Passes Bill to Label Genetically Engineered Foods

March 25th, 2014

Borlaug Dedication Ignores Human and Environmental Consequences of the Green Revolution

March 24th, 2014

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide

March 24th, 2014

New Report: Widely-Used Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Are Unnecessary in Most Cases

March 20th, 2014

Half a Million Demand Action from EPA to Save Bees

March 17th, 2014

Coalition of Civil Liberties, Animal, Consumer Groups Head to Court Over Controversial Idaho "Ag Gag" Law

March 14th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Responds to Secretary Vilsack's Comments on GE Food Labeling, Bar Codes

March 13th, 2014

GE Alfalfa: Why Did USDA Ignore Environmental and Economic Harms?

March 11th, 2014

Farmers warn of threats to farm economies posed by Dow's new genetically engineered corn and soybean varieties

March 3rd, 2014

Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food

February 27th, 2014

New Report Connects Climate Change & Food Insecurity

February 25th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Files Groundbreaking Legal Action to Protect National Wildlife Refuges

February 24th, 2014

Standing up to Corporate Bullies: Kauai Community Moves to Defend County's Pesticide Disclosure Law

February 21st, 2014

Center for Food Safety Sues FDA Over Food Additives

February 21st, 2014

CFS-Backed GE Food Labeling Bill Introduced in California

February 20th, 2014

Victory! Your Food Will Be Safer Thanks to Center for Food Safety Lawsuit

February 14th, 2014

Advocates Urge California Officials to "Show Bees Some Love"

February 13th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Expands Campaign to Stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange" Crops

February 6th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Denounces GMA's Coalition to Keep Consumers in the Dark about Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods

February 5th, 2014

Another Victory for the People of Hawai'i

February 4th, 2014

Center for Food Safety Statement on 2014 Farm Bill Passage

February 4th, 2014

New Research Reveals Bayer Seed Treatment Fluid is Not a Viable Alternative to Protect Honey Bees

January 31st, 2014

Center for Food Safety Launches Campaign to Stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange" Crops

January 29th, 2014

Telling our grandchild "we did all we could" to fight climate change requires more than investing in new sources of energy

January 20th, 2014

Groups Sue Canadian Government Over GE Salmon

January 16th, 2014

200+ Groups Call on Obama to Keep Campaign Pledge: Label GMOs

January 9th, 2014

Food Movement's Political Power Growing

January 7th, 2014

Leaked Document Reveals Big Food Lobby's Plans to Preempt State GMO Labeling

January 3rd, 2014

"Agent Orange" Crops Would Trigger Massive Increase in Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D

December 19th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Tells FDA: "Natural" Label Should Not Include GE Foods

December 18th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Challenges Utah's "Ag Gag" Law

December 16th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Joins Fight Against Newest Bee-killer, Sulfoxaflor

December 10th, 2013

Industry Report on Neonicotinoid Pesticides Predictably Ignores Key Questions, Lacks Hard Data

December 2nd, 2013

Broad Coalition is Building Buzz to Raise Awareness of Pollinator Declines

November 25th, 2013

Canadian Approval of GE Salmon Egg Production Draws Sharp Criticism

November 21st, 2013

Missing Permits Raise Stakes for Escape of AquaBounty's Genetically Engineered Salmon

November 19th, 2013

GE Contamination Once Again Exposes Regulatory Failure, Danger to Farmers

November 16th, 2013

Food Movement Wins Important Victory In Kaua'i

November 15th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Urges New Jersey Lawmakers to Protect Pigs from Extreme Confinement

November 14th, 2013

Agribusiness Spends $22 Million, $25 per Vote, to Keep Consumers in the Dark

November 14th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Vows to Defend Kaua'i Law Protecting Residents from Pesticide Exposure

November 13th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Urges Strong Protections from Arsenic in Food Supply

November 5th, 2013

New Report Highlights Potential Hazards of Genetically Engineered Trees Currently Under USDA Review

November 5th, 2013

Federal Appeals Court Refuses Government Request to Further Delay Food Safety Rules

November 4th, 2013

Center for Food Safety to FDA: GE is Not Natural

October 31st, 2013

CFS's Cool Foods Campaign Wins Judges' Choice Award in Round One of MIT Competition, Competing for $10,000 Grand Prize

October 31st, 2013

Center for Food Safety Farm Bill Priorities Sent to Conferees

October 23rd, 2013

Agriculture and Beekeeping Groups Demand Pollinator Protection in Farm Bill

October 17th, 2013

Hundreds of Thousands Reject World Food Prize Sham

October 16th, 2013

Victory! Kaua'i Protects People Over Pesticide Industry

October 10th, 2013

Food Poisoning Scare Puts House Strategy at Odds with Public Health

October 7th, 2013

Public Interest Groups Sue FDA Demanding Records on Controversial Animal Growth Drugs Under Freedom of Information Act

October 7th, 2013

Piecemeal Funding of Food Safety Programs is Wrong Approach

October 3rd, 2013

Local Food and Agriculture Rights Stifled by Oregon Dirty Politics

October 1st, 2013

FDA to Withdraw Approvals of Arsenic in Animal Feed

September 27th, 2013

USDA Refuses to Investigate Illegal GMO Contamination

September 26th, 2013

Victory! CFS and Allies Defeat "Monsanto Protection Act" in Congress

September 24th, 2013

GE Crop Ban Did Not Crimp Refuge Agriculture

September 24th, 2013

Chairman Mikulski Seeks to End "Monsanto Protection Act"

September 23rd, 2013

Broad Coalition Urges Governor to Withdraw Bill that is Anti-farmers and Consumers

September 20th, 2013

House Republicans Vote to Extend Monsanto Protection Act

September 18th, 2013

Agrichemical Companies Outraise Consumers' Groups Nearly 4 to 1 in Fight to Label GMOs

September 17th, 2013

New USDA Announcement Undermines Organic Standards

September 12th, 2013

New GE Contamination Reported in Washington State Alfalfa

September 11th, 2013

House Ignores Public Outcry, Extends Controversial "Monsanto Protection Act"

September 10th, 2013

Monsanto Spends 4.5 Million Dollars to Oppose Washington GE labeling Campaign

September 5th, 2013

New CFS Report Examines Devastating Impact of Pesticides on Bees and Pollinators

August 29th, 2013

New Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Will Sharply Increase Use of Toxic Pesticide, a "Probable Human Carcinogen"

August 28th, 2013

Coalition Sues Environmental Protection Agency for Abandoning Critical Factory Farm Rule

August 27th, 2013

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Midwest Wildlife Refuges

August 16th, 2013

EPA Admits Safety Labels Fail to Protect Pollinators Vital to Food Supply

August 15th, 2013

Victory for Willamette Valley Farmers and Public as Oregon Governor Signs Moratorium on Canola Production

August 14th, 2013

New tests find bee-killing pesticides in 'bee-friendly' plants from garden centers nationwide

August 13th, 2013

Federal Court Again Sides with Center for Food Safety in Food Safety Case

August 2nd, 2013

Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution

July 31st, 2013

CFS Statement on New Biotech Industry Website "GMO Answers"

July 12th, 2013

Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill Announced in Congress

July 12th, 2013

Farm Bill Amendment Could Delay Lifesaving Food Safety Regulations

Farm Groups Celebrate as Oregon Senate Passes HB 2427 to Ban Canola Production in the Willamette Valley Until 2019

June 24th, 2013

Citizens Win Major Victory in Ground-breaking Lawsuits against Industrial Dairies

June 21st, 2013

Center for Food Safety Prevails in Foodborne Illness Prevention Case

June 20th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Applauds Passage of Pollinator Protection Amendment in Farm Bill

June 20th, 2013

House Failure to Pass Farm Bill Offers Opportunity for Do-Over

June 20th, 2013

Mandatory Labeling for GE Salmon Overcomes Major Hurdle

June 13th, 2013

Center for Food Safety and International Center for Technology Assessment Hail Supreme Court Decision on Patenting of DNA

June 12th, 2013

Maine Legislature Passes Center for Food Safety Supported GE Labeling Law

June 11th, 2013

New Peer-reviewed Study on GMO Pig Feed Reveals Adverse Effects

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Monsanto

Center for Food Safety Heralds Passage of First Ever State Genetically Engineered Foods Labeling Bill

Unapproved, Genetically Engineered Wheat Found in Oregon Farmer's Field

Target, Giant Eagle, H-E-B, Meijer Say No to Genetically Engineered Salmon

New Study Indicates GE Salmon Can Contaminate Wild Brown Trout

More States Support GMO Labeling Bills

Statement from Center for Food Safety Regarding Decision on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

New Study Links Arsenic Use, Chicken, and Increased Cancer Risk, Further Supporting CFS's Pending Lawsuit

CFS Releases Best Public Relations Money Can Buy: A Guide to Food Industry Front Groups

Supreme Court Rules against Farmers

GMO Labeling Bill Supported by CFS Passes Vermont House

Center for Food Safety Welcomes USDA Decision to Expand Review of Controversial GMO Crops

FDA Ignores Toxic Arsenic In Animal Feed

Elizabeth Kucinich Joins Center for Food Safety

April 30th, 2013

Nearly 2 Million People Tell Fda Not To Approve GE Salmon

April 29th, 2013

EU votes for moratorium on neonicotinoid pesticides

April 25th, 2013

Farmers and Sustainable Ag Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Canola Rule that Threatens $100 Million Industry

April 25th, 2013

Previously Undisclosed Documents Reveal Requests by Several Companies to Obtain Government Approval to Grow Controversial Salmon in U.S. Facilities

April 24th, 2013

Federal Legislation Introduced To Require The Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Foods

April 23rd, 2013

Center for Food Safety Scores Victory for Consumers: Court Orders FDA to Enact Food Safety Regulations

April 19th, 2013

Groups Call for Protection of Honey Bees on Earth Day

April 11th, 2013

National Organic Standards Board Decision a Victory for Organics, Preservation of Antibiotics

April 8th, 2013

Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Food & Water Watch Urge National Organic Standards Board to Discontinue Use of Antibiotics in Organic Apple, Pear Production

April 5th, 2013

U.K. Parliamentary Commission Calls for Moratorium on Bee-Killing Pesticides

March 29th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Applauds Senator Mikulski's Statement Opposing Biotech Rider

March 22nd, 2013

U.S. Senate Passes Amendment in Favor of Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Fish

March 21st, 2013

CFS, Beekeepers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides

March 20th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Denounces Dangerous "Biotech" Earmark in Senate-passed Spending Bill

March 20th, 2013

Top grocery stores: We won't sell genetically engineered seafood

March 15th, 2013

New Legal Petition asks FDA to Prohibit Yet Another Unnecessary Antibiotic Use

March 1st, 2013

Epa Improperly Withholds Information Vital To The Public Health

February 22nd, 2013

Justice In Food Poisoning Indictment Is Too Little, Too Late

February 21st, 2013

Citizen Action Pushes Dairies To Declare Hazardous Substance Releases

February 20th, 2013

Groups Challenge Proposed EPA Approval of Dangerous New Pesticide

February 15th, 2013

Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Groundwater Pollution from Industrial Dairies

February 12th, 2013

As Challenge over Seed Rights Approaches Supreme Court, New Report Exposes Devastating Impact of Monsanto Practices on U.S. Farmers

February 1st, 2013

EU Commission Takes Steps To Suspend Bee-Toxic Pesticides

January 30th, 2013

Public Interest Groups Applaud Russia's Ban On U.S. Beef, Pork And Turkey Products

January 16th, 2013

Center for Food Safety Calls on EPA to Follow European Cue, Find Bee-Killing Insecticides Unsafe

January 9th, 2013

Post-Prop. 37 Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Future GE Food Labeling

December 21st, 2012

Obama Administration Snubs Risks, Moves Forward With GE Salmon Approval

December 20th, 2012

Public Interest Groups Challenge FDA on Use of Controversial Animal Growth Drug

December 10th, 2012

Center for Food Safety, Save Our Seeds File Supreme Court Brief Testing Monsanto Attack on Farmer for Seed-Saving

December 7th, 2012

Groups Stand Up for Clean Water Act in West Virginia Factory Farm Suit

November 20th, 2012

National Organic Coalition Condemns Misguided USDA Advisory Committee's Biotechnology Report and Recommendations

November 8th, 2012

After Halt to Planting, Court Orders Eradication of Unlawful GE Plants on Southeastern Wildlife Refuges

November 7th, 2012

Center for Food Safety's Statement on the Results of California's Vote on Proposition 37: Chemical Industry Spends its Way to Denying Californians' Right to Know

October 24th, 2012

Judge Halts GE Crops On Southeastern Wildlife Refuges

October 18th, 2012

Groups Poised To Sue Yakima Valley Factory Farms Responsible For Public Health Hazards

October 17th, 2012

California Newspaper Editorial Boards Spread False Claims and Faulty Logic on Proposition 37

October 4th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Releases New Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Laws Map

September 11th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Calls Dow, SOCC Backroom Deal on Agent Orange Crops a Betrayal of Farmers and the Public Interest

September 6th, 2012

Environmental, Public Interest Groups Ready for Legal Action Over EPA Approval of Wildlife Endangering Chemicals

August 31st, 2012

Oregon Court of Appeals Grants Stay, Canola Planting in Willamette Valley Halted

August 30th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Targets FDA, OMB on Stalled Food Safety Act

August 23rd, 2012

USDA-Appointed Committee's Recommendations Fail to Prevent GE Contamination

August 16th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Statement on the Oregon State Court of Appeals Decision to Stay Planting of GE Canola in the Willamette Valley

August 15th, 2012

Oregon Farmers File Suit to Prevent Destructive Canola Planting in Willamette Valley

July 19th, 2012

EPA to Beekeepers: Buzz Off

July 17th, 2012

Statement by Center for Food Safety at National Press Club Event Challenging House Farm Bill Biotech Riders

July 10th, 2012

House Farm Bill's "Backdoor Biotech Riders" Engineered to Give Industry Unprecedented Control, Curb Regulation

June 28th, 2012

The Sanders Amendment on GE Labeling Fails in Senate, but What Does it Mean?

June 28th, 2012

250,000+ to EPA: Time for Emergency Action on Pesticide to Protect Bees

June 12th, 2012

Environmental Groups Say EPA Moving In The Right Direction On Regulating Factory Farms

National Weed Summit Tackles Epidemic of Herbicide-Resistant "Superweeds"

Sustained Pressure by Non-Profits Forces Change in FDA Nanotech Policy

April 26th, 2012

USDA Receives Over 365,000 Public Comments Opposing Approval Of 2,4-D-Resistant, Genetically Engineered Corn

April 25th, 2012

California Cows Unhappy About Mad Cow Disease

April 11th, 2012

USDA To Decide Imminently On Novel "Agent Orange" Corn

April 11th, 2012

FDA Announces Antibiotic Reduction Plan

April 6th, 2012

New Scientific Research Strengthens Link Between Pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder

April 3rd, 2012

Canadian Hog Industry Abandons Genetically Engineered Pig

April 2nd, 2012

Rep. Pingree Introduces Legislation to Require Labeling of "Pink Slime"

March 27th, 2012

Record-Breaking One Million Public Comments Demand FDA Label Genetically Engineered Foods

March 26th, 2012

GE Crops On Southeastern Wildlife Refuges Hit A Snag

March 15th, 2012

Pressure on Walmart to Rebuff GE Sweet Corn Intensifies

March 12th, 2012

Fifty-Five Members Of Congress Call On FDA To Require Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Foods

February 8th, 2012

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.

February 7th, 2012

Consumer Groups Petition FDA to Ban GE Salmon as an Unsafe Food Additive

January 26th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Calls On EPA Not To Backpedal On Its Agreement To Track U.S. Animal Factories

January 25th, 2012

Genetically Engineered Crops Will Not Feed The World

January 20th, 2012

California Bill to Label GE Fish Fails

January 17th, 2012

Dow Chemical requests unprecedented USDA approval of GE corn resistant to 2,4-D, a major component of the highly toxic Agent Orange

January 4th, 2012

FDA Bans Extra-Label Use Of Cephalosporin Drugs

December 21st, 2011

Consumer Safety Groups File First Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology

December 20th, 2011

Coalition calls for FDA to halt approval of genetically engineered salmon

December 15th, 2011

Senate Holds First Hearing on Genetically Engineered Fish

December 10th, 2011

"Big 6" Guilty of Human Rights Violations

November 2nd, 2011

Lawsuit Aims To Halt Genetically Engineered Crops On Midwest Refuges

October 27th, 2011

Enough Tricks: Consumers Speak Up Against Monsanto's GE Sweet Corn

October 7th, 2011

ALDF Lawsuit to Protect Texas Birds Joined by Consumer Advocacy, Food Safety Groups

October 4th, 2011

Groups File Legal Petition With FDA Demanding Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods

September 15th, 2011

New Report Issued by the Center for Food Safety and the Heinrich BÃ¶ll Stiftung Foundation Highlights Critical Links Among Food Security, Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Economy

August 12th, 2011

Lawsuit To Halt GE Crops On Southeastern Refuges: Genetically Engineered Crops on 25 Refuges in 8 States Are Illegal

August 12th, 2011

Lawsuit To Halt GE Crops On Southeastern Refuges

August 1st, 2011

CFS Submits Comments to USDA on National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (NLGMA)

July 18th, 2011

U.S. Congress Turns Up The Heat On Genetically Engineered Salmon

June 16th, 2011

U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Amendment To Prohibit Genetically Engineered Salmon Approval

FDA temporarily suspends use of some arsenic in animal feeds

CA GE Fish Labeling Bill Held

Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto's Appeal of Biotech Beets Case, Preserves Victory for Farmers, Environment

California Assembly Health Committee Passes Bill to Require Labels on Genetically Engineered Salmon

April 27th, 2011

California Assembly Health Committee Considers Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Fish

April 14th, 2011

CFS and Deepak Chopra--Watch Live Today!

April 7th, 2011

Broad Coalition Petitions EPA to Regulate Ammonia Gas Pollution from Factory Farms

March 26th, 2011

Join the Rally for the Right to Know, Saturday March 26th

March 18th, 2011

Farmers and Consumer Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Approval

February 28th, 2011

Center for Food Safety to Host Pig Business Documentary Screening (Washington, D.C.)

February 23rd, 2011

Bi-Partisan Legislation Introduced To Ban Dangerous GE Fish, Require Labeling

February 11th, 2011

World's First Genetically Engineered Biofuels Corn Threatens Contamination Of Food-Grade Corn

February 4th, 2011

Farmers And Conservationists Challenge Latest Federal Approval Of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

January 31st, 2011

Organic Industry Supports CFS in GE Sugar Beets Appeal

January 29th, 2011

Fighting a Common Enemy on the GMO Battlefield

January 27th, 2011

USDA Decision On GE Alfalfa Leaves Door Open For Contamination, Rise Of Superweeds

January 25th, 2011

CFS Urges USDA To Get The Science Right, Prioritize Farmers, On Roundup Ready Alfalfa

January 10th, 2011

Feds Yank GE Crops From All Northeast Refuges

January 6th, 2011

In Wake Of Pending FDA Approval Of GE Salmon, California Bill Could Restore Americans' Right To Choose In The Marketplace

December 22nd, 2010

Obama to Sign Landmark Food Safety Legislation

December 16th, 2010

USDA Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

December 15th, 2010

Help Us Fight Monsanto and Protect Our Food and Farms

December 10th, 2010

USDA Aims to Commercialize Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets, Ignores Documented Environmental Impacts

December 1st, 2010

Federal Court Orders First-Ever Destruction of a GMO Crop

November 30th, 2010

Senate Passes Landmark Food Safety Legislation

November 23rd, 2010

Public Says No To Transgenic Fish, Demands Mandatory Labeling

November 19th, 2010

USDA Proposing Interim Planting of Illegal, Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets: Tell USDA To Say No!

November 18th, 2010

Coalition Reveals Immense Opposition To Transgenic Fish, Demands Mandatory Labeling

November 16th, 2010

CFS Launches Short Video on GE Fish

October 27th, 2010

Newly Disclosed Government Documents Conclude GE Salmon Pose A Critical Threat To Marine Environments

September 30th, 2010

Center for Food Safety Testifies at Congressional Oversight Hearing on "Superweeds" Caused by Biotech Crops

September 30th, 2010

Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Ban On rBGH-Free Labels On Dairy Products

September 29th, 2010

Federal Court Finds USDA Broke The Law In Allowing Planting Of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

September 29th, 2010

Forty Representatives And Senators Call On FDA To Halt GE Salmon Approval

September 21st, 2010

Misguided FDA Opposition to Labeling Could Leave Public Permanently in the Dark About GE Animals

September 20th, 2010

FDA Committee (VMAC) Split on Recommendations about Controversial Genetically Engineered Salmon

September 16th, 2010

Consumer Groups and Public Protest FDA Plan to Approve First Genetically Engineered Food Animal

September 15th, 2010

National Organic Coalition Testifies at Senate Hearing on Organic

September 13th, 2010

CFS Launches New GE Fish Campaign Website!

September 9th, 2010

Farmers and Conservationists File Suit Challenging USDA Attempt to Sidestep Court Ban on Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

September 3rd, 2010

Public Still In The Dark On Transgenic Salmon

September 1st, 2010

Proposed Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard Opposed by Over 40 North American Organizations

August 27th, 2010

Coalition Demands FDA Deny Approval Of Controversial Genetically Engineered Fish

August 27th, 2010

Americans to U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Preserve Life-Saving Medicines; Reduce Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production

August 25th, 2010

Obama Administration Announces Hearings On Approval Of Controversial Genetically Engineered Fish

August 13th, 2010

Federal Court Rescinds USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

August 5th, 2010

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Fails to Provide Comprehensive Testing of Sewage Sludge Compost

July 15th, 2010

Announcing the True Food Shoppers Guide Mobile App

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Release of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the American South

June 24th, 2010

A Pressing Issue: David and Goliath Battle on GM Alfalfa and How the Media Got it Wrong

June 23rd, 2010

56 Members of House and Senate Ask USDA to Keep Ban on GM Alfalfa

June 21st, 2010

Update on Supreme Court Decision

June 21st, 2010

Supreme Court Ruling in Monsanto Case is Victory for Center for Food Safety, Farmers

April 27th, 2010

Center for Food Safety Presents Arguments Before Supreme Court on Biotech Alfalfa

April 19th, 2010

Diverse Interests Back Center for Food Safety, Oppose Monsanto in Upcoming High Court Hearing on Biotech Alfalfa

April 12th, 2010

Vandana Shiva and Andrew Kimbrell discuss "Global Perspectives on Genetically Engineered Foods"

March 16th, 2010

Court Rules in GMO Sugar Beet Case

March 3rd, 2010

More Than 200,000 NGOs, Farmers, Consumers, and Organic Producers Call for USDA to Prohibit Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

March 1st, 2010

Lawsuit Filed to Bar GE Crops from National Wildlife Refuge

February 25th, 2010

Food Safety and Health Organizations Criticize Elanco for Inaccuracies in rbGH White Paper

January 20th, 2010

Farmers and Conservation Groups Seek to Halt Planting of Illegal Crop

January 15th, 2010

Supreme Court to Hear First Genetically Engineered Crop Case

December 15th, 2009

USDA AGAIN AIMS TO ALLOW UNLIMITED PLANTING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA

December 8th, 2009

Center for Food Safety and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Petition FDA to Remove Arsenic from Animal Feeds

November 20th, 2009

Groups Deliver the Concerns of 90,000+ Citizens to Senate on Nomination of Former Pesticide Industry Lobbyist

November 17th, 2009

New Report Reveals Dramatic Rise in Pesticide Use on Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops Due to the Spread of Resistant Weeds

November 13th, 2009

American Public Health Association Supports Ban On rbGH

October 30th, 2009

Biotech industry insiders nominated for key posts

October 16th, 2009

USDA Considers a ban on nanotech in organic

September 24th, 2009

CFS Petitions San Francisco Mayor to Stop Giving Away Poison Compost to Public

September 22nd, 2009

Victory! Court Finds USDA Violated Federal Law by Allowing Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets on the Market

July 22nd, 2009

Over 40 Groups Urge Ohio Governor to Repeal Emergency Decision on Milk Labeling

July 16th, 2009

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

July 13th, 2009

Groups Urge Ohio Governor to Repeal Emergency Decision on Milk Labeling

June 30th, 2009

Thousands across the US demand that USDA revamp its regulation of GMOs to prevent contamination

Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto

April 23rd, 2009

Kansas Governor Vetoes Milk Labeling Bill!

April 9th, 2009

29 Groups Urge Governor Sebelius to Veto Bill on rbGH Milk Labeling, Citing Concerns for Food Safety, Consumers' Right to Know and Freedom of Speech

April 1st, 2009

CyClone Dairy: Perfect Cows, Perfect Milk

March 26th, 2009

LAWSUIT ENDS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS ON WILDLIFE REFUGE

March 20th, 2009

DIVERSE FARMER AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS URGE USDA TO FREEZE APPROVALS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS

February 26th, 2009

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN MERRIGAN AS USDA DEPUTY SECRETARY

February 12th, 2009

Companies Vow to Reject Genetically Modified Beet Sugar

February 11th, 2009

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FEED BIOTECH GIANTS, NOT THE POOR

February 6th, 2009

DRUG FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED GOAT APPROVED WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARING VIOLATING CONSUMERS' RIGHTS

February 3rd, 2009

USDA Gives Preliminary Approval to New Pesticide-Promoting GE Corn Variety

January 20th, 2009

Center for Food Safety Criticizes Loopholes in USDA Country of Origin Labeling Rules

January 15th, 2009

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY PRESSES USDA TO HALT APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD FOR FUEL

January 15th, 2009

Groups Challenge Bush Administration's Factory Farm Exemption

January 15th, 2009

World's First GE Biofuels Corn Threatens Contamination of Food-Grade Corn

December 3rd, 2008

Center for Food Safety Urges President-Elect Obama to Quickly Bring Progressive Change to USDA

December 2nd, 2008

DAIRIES, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS URGE KANSAS TO NOT BAN LABELING OF ARTIFICIAL GROWTH HORMONE IN MILK

November 13th, 2008

NEW POLL REVEALS THAT PROPOSED "ORGANIC" STANDARDS FOR FISH WILL FAIL TO MEET CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS

November 13th, 2008

AUSTRIAN STUDY FINDS EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN MAY REDUCE FERTILITY

November 5th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY COMMENDS CALIFORNIANS' OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR LANDMARK PROPOSITION 2

October 8th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CHALLENGES USDA TO TIGHTEN REGULATIONS ON GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED ORGANISMS

September 28th, 2008

California's Farmer Protection Bill, AB 541, Becomes Law

September 18th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY RESPONDS TO FDA GUIDANCE FOR APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANIMALS

September 3rd, 2008

20 Leading Food Companies and Retailers Reject Ingredients from Cloned Animals in their Products

September 2nd, 2008

FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED ALFALFA

August 26th, 2008

Sludge victims tell their stories to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

August 21st, 2008

Irradiation not the Solution to Food-Borne Illness

August 6th, 2008

MONSANTO SEEKS TO DIVEST OWNERSHIP OF CONTROVERSIAL GROWTH HORMONE USED IN MILK PRODUCTION

July 24th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY APPLAUDS EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY CALL FOR FURTHER CLONED FOOD TESTING

Groups Urge USDA to Reinstate Pesticide Reporting Program

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY SEEKS ATTORNEYS' GENERAL ACTION TO PREVENT DECEPTIVE PRACTICE OF LABELING FISH AS "ORGANIC"

April 16th, 2008

COOL FOODS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF GLOBAL WARMING

April 15th, 2008

Sixty-eight public interest groups applaud Senator Boxer's investigation and hearings on toxics in drinking water and sewage sludge poisoning our food

April 9th, 2008

VENTRIA BIOSCIENCE FACES SERIOUS MARKET AND LEGAL OBSTACLES WITH ITS PHARMACEUTICAL RICE

April 7th, 2008

CONSUMER-ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION URGES OHIO GOVERNOR STRICKLAND TO MODIFY PROPOSED RULE ON MILK LABELS; CURRENT VERSION STILL RESTRICTS FREE SPEECH AND CONSUMERS' RIGHT-TO-KNOW

March 19th, 2008

D.C. Circuit Court says "No" to Scotts and Monsanto on Biotech Grasses

March 17th, 2008

FDA's Internal Report Reveals That Consumers Don't Want Food From Clones - Cite Concerns About Health

February 25th, 2008

90 CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND DAIRIES URGE UTAH TO NOT BAN MILK HORMONE LABELING; RECENT SIMILAR ATTEMPTS TO BAN RBGH-FREE LABELS IN OTHER STATES HAVE FAILED

February 25th, 2008

93 CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND DAIRIES URGE KANSAS TO NOT BAN MILK HORMONE LABELING; RECENT SIMILAR ATTEMPTS TO BAN RBGH-FREE LABELS IN OTHER STATES HAVE FAILED

February 22nd, 2008

FEDS ANNOUNCE RECALL OF UNAPPROVED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN, 'EVENT 32' BY DOW AGROSCIENCES

February 13th, 2008

GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) CROPS INCREASE PESTICIDE USE AND FAIL TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY, REVEALS NEW REPORT

February 12th, 2008

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT REVERSES LOWER COURT'S JUDGMENT IN FARM RAISED SALMON CASES

January 28th, 2008

FARM GROUPS, CONSUMER GROUPS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, AND DAIRIES URGE INDIANA HOUSE NOT TO BAN LABELING ON MILK

January 24th, 2008

IN WAKE OF FDA CLONING DECISION, CALIFORNIA BILL COULD RESTORE AMERICANS' RIGHT TO CHOOSE IN THE MARKETPLACE

January 23rd, 2008

FARMERS, CONSUMER ADVOCATES, CONSERVATIONISTS CHALLENGE FEDERAL APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BEETS

January 17th, 2008

EUROPEAN UNION GROUP ISSUES OPINION CALLING CLONING FOR FOODS ETHICALLY UNJUSTIFIED

January 15th, 2008

FDA Opens "Pandora's Box" by Approving Food from Clones for Sale

December 18th, 2007

MORE THAN 70 CONSUMER GROUPS, DAIRIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE OHIO GOVERNOR STRICKLAND NOT TO IMPLEMENT BAN ON MILK HORMONE LABELING

December 18th, 2007

Consumers May Receive Unwelcome Gift This Holiday Season

December 14th, 2007

FDA APPROVAL OF CLONES STALLED BY PASSAGE OF MIKULSKI-SPECTER AMENDMENT IN FARM BILL

November 29th, 2007

Sixty-Five Consumer, Environmental Groups and Dairies Urge Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Rescind Ban on Milk Hormone Labeling

November 14th, 2007

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND CONSUMERS UNION CHALLENGE GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S VETO OF CLONED FOOD BILL ON FEDERAL PREEMPTION GROUNDS

November 1st, 2007

COALITION OF MORE THAN 40 GROUPS SIGN LETTER URGING THAT "USDA ORGANIC" STANDARDS BE UPHELD FOR AQUACULTURE

October 29th, 2007

Eleven Plaintiffs File Complaint to Stop USDA's Dangerous "Over 30 month Rule," Address Mad Cow Risks

October 17th, 2007

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY VOICES SUPPORT OF LEGAL ACTION PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF ORGANIC MILK LABELS

October 10th, 2007

Genetically Engineered Corn Study Shows Potential Harm To Stream Wildlife Near Farms

October 5th, 2007

USDA Report on Biotech Rice Reaffirms Agency's Do-Nothing Approach on Biotech Crop Contaminations

September 14th, 2007

California Legislature Passes Country's First-Ever Law Requiring that Cloned Food be Labeled

July 11th, 2007

Center for Food Safety Files Complaint with USDA to Enforce Integrity of the Organic Label

Citizens, Consumer Groups Oppose Proposed Irradiation Labeling Change

April 24th, 2007

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical Rice Is Not the Solution to Diarrhea

December 28th, 2006

Despite Lack of Science and Strong Public Concern, FDA Okays Food From Cloned Animals

December 20th, 2006

Groups Support New Standards for Open Water Aquaculture

December 5th, 2006

Court Ordered Sale and Slaughter of Cloned Animals Imminent

November 24th, 2006

USDA Gives Rubber-Stamp Market Approval to Genetically Engineered Rice Contaminating Food Supply

October 12th, 2006

Groups Tell FDA, Keep Food From Cloned Animals Off Our Dinner Plates

October 12th, 2006

CFS and Pure Salmon Campaign Expose Hidden Costs of Farmed Salmon

September 14th, 2006

USDA Urged to Deny Approval of Illegal Genetically Engineered Rice Found in Food Chain

September 8th, 2006

USDA to Rubber-Stamp Contamination of Food with Illegal, Genetically Engineered Rice Banned in Japan and Europe

September 1st, 2006

California Senate Preserves Local Rules on Genetically Engineered Crops

August 18th, 2006

Unapproved, Genetically Engineered Rice Found in Food Supply

August 14th, 2006

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

June 21st, 2006

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

June 20th, 2006

Hawaiians, Farmers Force UH to Abandon Taro Patents

June 13th, 2006

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

Lawsuit Challenges Unscientific FDA Policy on Gene-Altered Foods

April 12th, 2006

Organic Milk Market Threatened By Lack of Adequate Pasture Requirement

April 12th, 2006

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

April 5th, 2006

Suit to Stop Illegal Agriculture on Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge

February 16th, 2006

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

January 23rd, 2006

Broad Failures Signal Weak Future for Irradiated Foods

January 19th, 2006

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

January 13th, 2006

University of Hawaii Told to Give Up Taro Patents

July 25th, 2005

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

June 30th, 2005

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

June 22nd, 2005

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

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

Recall Urged for Illegal Biotech Corn

February 9th, 2005

USDA Tactic to Block Release of Organic Agriculture Records Ruled Illegal

February 8th, 2005

Government Forced to Disclose Locations of Test Sites of Biopharmaceutical Crops

January 27th, 2005

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

January 13th, 2005

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

November 19th, 2004

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

November 16th, 2004

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

November 3rd, 2004

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

October 26th, 2004

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

October 5th, 2004

Immediate Injunction Sought on Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Turf Grass

September 20th, 2004

EPA Finds Contamination from Genetically Engineered Turf Grass Miles from Source

August 5th, 2004

USDA Sued Over Secrecy of Organic Agriculture Records

July 27th, 2004

NAS Says Genetically Engineered Foods Not Proven Safe

July 26th, 2004

National Academy of Sciences to Release Report on Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Crops

July 21st, 2004

Experimental Pharmaceutical Rice May Pose Serious Health and Environmental Hazards

Bush EPA Again Bows to Industry

June 22nd, 2004

Bush Administration Given Grade of "D" at Six-Month Anniversary of Mad Cow Finding

International Coalition Intervenes in WTO Dispute Over Genetic Foods

Consumer Groups Expose Potential Conflict of Interest

Monsanto Pulls Plug on Embattled Biotech Wheat

April 19th, 2004

Groups Ask USDA to Permit Companies to Conduct Mad Cow Tests; Urge Agency to Expand its Own Testing Program

March 29th, 2004

California Rice Commission Approves Genetically Engineered Rice

February 18th, 2004

Pressure Builds Against Genetically Engineered Wheat

February 2nd, 2004

CFS Calls on Government Agencies, Food Processing Companies, the Agriculture Industry, and Medical and Veterinary Professionals to Protect Consumers, the Economy, and Animals from Mad Cow Disease

January 23rd, 2004

CFS Presents Fact Sheet at Congressional Briefing: "Mad Cow Disease: Closing the Loopholes in FDA's Feed Regulations"

January 14th, 2004

CFS Sues FDA to Regulate Genetically Engineered GloFish

December 31st, 2003

EPA Denies CFS' Petition to Stop the Land Application of Sewage Sludge

November 25th, 2003

New Study Dispels Biotech Industry Claims of Pesticide Reduction

November 25th, 2003

CFS Files Petition with FDA Concerning Results of Irradiated Meat Test

November 12th, 2003

CFS Files Lawsuit Challenging Open-air Testing of Genetically Engineered "Biopharm"Crops

October 7th, 2003

CFS Files Petition with EPA to Stop the Land Application of Sewage Sludge

July 22nd, 2003

CFS Sues State of Hawaii for Refusing to Disclose Information on Field Tests of Genetically Engineered Crops in Hawaii

March 11th, 2003

CFS Assists Farmers in Legal Action Against Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Wheat

March 6th, 2003

CFS Responds to USDA Proposals on Biopharm Crops

March 5th, 2003

CFS to Sue USDA Over Biotech Crops Containing Pharmaceuticals

February 26th, 2003

Toxic Chemicals Detected in Irradiated Beef; FDA Urged to Ban Products

December 18th, 2002

Consumer Groups to USDA: Don't Feed Irradiated Food to School Children

December 16th, 2002

Legal action filed to halt planting of biotech crops containing pharmaceuticals citing human health and environmental risks. Coalition calls for an indefinite moratorium on all "biopharm" crops

November 14th, 2002

Coalition to File Legal Petition Demanding Immediate Halt of Experimental Biopharmaceuticals Grown on Farms

November 5th, 2002

New National Poll: 88% of US Consumers Want Labels on Genetically Engineered Food

October 22nd, 2002

Industry-Funded Report Misleads Farmers

October 16th, 2002

CFS Files Legal Action Against USDA on National Organic Standards

September 18th, 2002

"Stop the Commercialization of Genetically Engineered Fish," say over 200 Grocers, Restaurants, and Seafood Districutors

August 20th, 2002

CFS Says Recent National Academy of Sciences Study Findings Support Moratorium on Use of Genetically Engineered Fish

New Book Challenges Agribusiness Industrial Agriculture. Leading Ecological Thinkers and Activists Offer Vision for New Food Future

April 15th, 2002

CFS Files Legal Petition Seeking a Criminal Investigation Into Monsanto & Aventis Sale of Contaminated Genetically Engineered Canola Seed

June 17th, 1999

Historic Lawsuit Against the Food and Drug Administration to Force Labeling and Safety Testing of Genetically Engineered Foods Continues

February 19th, 1999

Greenpeace, Center for Food Safety and organic farmers sue EPA over gene-altered crops

January 16th, 1999

CFS Files Legal Petition with FDA to Remove rBGH from Market

December 16th, 1998

Legal Challenge Filed with FDA to Remove Monsanto's rBGH from the Market

Landmark Lawsuit Challenges FDA Policy on Genetically Engineered Food

November 9th, 2017

USDA Further Delays Critical Organic Welfare Rule, Betraying Organic Farmers, Consumers, and Animals DUPLICATE

October 21st, 2009

USDA holds hearings on proposed National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement

December 3rd, 2009

Sustainable Food Systems as a Climate Solution--CFS In Copenhagen

Reliance on Biotech in Food Aid Bill is a Step in the Wrong Direction

March 21st, 2012

Beekeepers & Environmental Groups to EPA: Pesticide Approval is â??Irresponsibleâ? & â??Damaging.â? Over 1 million urge EPA to suspend use of pesticide harmful to bees, fix broken regulatory system

June 29th, 2012

This is Your Meat on Drugs. CFS Joins Consumer Campaign for Meat Produced without Antibiotics

April 14th, 2010

NRC Report on Genetically Engineered Crops Misses the Mark on â??Sustainabilityâ?

August 6th, 2009

National Organic Coalition Applauds USDA's Decision to Seek Independent Oversight of National Organic Program

June 19th, 2012

Farm Groups and Public Interest Advocates Join Forces to Oust Dangerous â??Biotech Provisionâ?? From Agriculture Spending Bill

Groups ask FDA for final response to petition, seek comprehensive and transparent review of environmental risks presented by â??frankenfishâ?

Environmental Groups Petition Federal Government to Complete Full and Transparent Review of Environmental Impacts Associated with â??Frankenfishâ?

October 13th, 2011

New Report: A Global Citizens Report on the State of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)â?'False Promises, Failed Technologies

Family Farmers Amplify Complaint Against Monsanto's GMOs, Reinforcing Their Arguments With Two Dozen Additional Plaintiffs

December 16th, 2010

USDA Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

July 12th, 2012

The Center's Statement on House Agriculture Committee's Passage of the Farm Bill

November 10th, 2011

California Ballot Initiative Filed to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods

November 22nd, 2011

Talking Turkey: Stuffing, Cranberries, Sweet Potatoes andâ?¦Arsenic?

September 2nd, 2010

Coalition Of Farm And Consumer Groups Condemns USDA Action Permitting Planting Of Monsantoâ??s Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

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