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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
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November 17th, 2022
Statement on FDA's First-Ever Approval of Lab Grown Chicken
from Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director
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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."
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March 10th, 2022
FDA Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon, Planned Ohio Production Facility
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January 7th, 2022
Public Interest Groups Ask Court to Move Forward with Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Approval of Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide
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January 7th, 2022
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate
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December 21st, 2021
CFS Statement on EPA's Summary of Dicamba-Related Incident Reports from the 2021 Growing Season
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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
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August 18th, 2021
EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
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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
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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
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July 29th, 2021
Monsanto-Bayer to End U.S. Residential Sales of Toxic Pesticide Glyphosate
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July 26th, 2021
Conservationists and Farmers Sue Over Trump Administration Removal of Most Genetically Engineered Organism Regulation
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May 3rd, 2021
Appeals Court Ruling Allows Novel Genetically Engineered Soy Leghemoglobin in Impossible Burgers
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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
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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
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December 7th, 2020
Center for Food Safety Opposes Tom Vilsack's Potential Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture
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November 18th, 2020
Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment
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October 30th, 2020
Lawsuit Challenges EPA Reapproval of Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticide Atrazine
Agency Slashes Protections for Children, Waterways
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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
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October 5th, 2020
Lawsuit Filed to Protect States' Labeling of Genetically Engineered Seeds
Alleges Federal "Bioengineered Food" Law Improperly Prohibits State Seed Labeling
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September 8th, 2020
New Test Detects Canola Engineered With Gene-Editing Technology
Test method can be used for previously undetected GMO material in foods
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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
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June 13th, 2019
CFS Statement: Trump Signs Executive Order to Further Gut Federal GMO Oversight
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June 13th, 2019
Center for Food Safety's Rebuttal to Impossible Foods' Statement on Regenerative Ag
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February 12th, 2018
Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Trump's EPA, Monsanto Over Crop-Damaging Pesticide
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November 14th, 2017
More than 1 Million People Call on Department of Justice to Block Bayer-Monsanto Merger
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November 9th, 2017
CFS Defends Arkansas from Monsanto Lawsuit
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November 7th, 2017
Trump Administration Pulls New Biotech Rules
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October 12th, 2017
Scientists to Journal: Retract Pesticide Review After Revelations of Monsanto Funding, Influence
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September 7th, 2017
VICTORY! USDA Releases GMO Labeling Study
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August 27th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Sues Trump Administration Over GE Food Labeling
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July 10th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Demands Trump Administration Close Pesticide Loopholes
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April 25th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Launches Online Peer-to-Peer Seed Sharing Platform
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March 14th, 2017
Californians Not "Roundup-Ready": Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing
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January 23rd, 2017
Public Interest Groups, Farmers File Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto's Toxic Pesticides
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January 19th, 2017
Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement
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January 17th, 2017
USDA Grants Final Approval for Invasive GE Grass
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January 6th, 2017
Federal Biotech Updates Too Little, Too Late
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December 8th, 2016
USDA: Escaped, Highly Invasive GE Grass Poses No Environmental Harm
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November 21st, 2016
Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
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November 9th, 2016
Win for Democracy: Sonoma County Votes to Ban GMO Crops
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November 1st, 2016
After Cursory Review, EPA Proposes Dramatic Expansion of Toxic Pesticide Blend Enlist Duo
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September 20th, 2016
Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers
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July 6th, 2016
CFS Condemns Senate Vote on GMO Non-Labeling Bill
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June 6th, 2016
E.U. Countries Delay Approval of Toxic Chemical in RoundUp
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March 16th, 2016
Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated in Senate
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March 2nd, 2016
Center for Food Safety Moves to Defend California From Monsanto Attack
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January 19th, 2016
Proposed Oregon Legislation Would Allow Communities to Protect Farmers’ Traditional Crops from Contamination by Genetically Engineered Crops
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December 22nd, 2015
Victory! Jackson County, Oregon GE-Free Zone Successfully Protected From Legal Challenge
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November 25th, 2015
EPA Pulls Registration for Dow's Enlist Duo Herbicide Citing High Toxicity Levels
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November 16th, 2015
Concerned Americans Urge White House to Overhaul GMO Regulations by the Thousands
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November 12th, 2015
Costilla County, CO Introduces GMO-Free Zone to Protect Traditional Farmers
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November 12th, 2015
Major Flaws in European Glyphosate Assessment
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November 2nd, 2015
Analysis: California's Poorest Counties Hit Hardest by Spraying of Glyphosate
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October 26th, 2015
Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Harmful Herbicide Advances
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October 20th, 2015
Wendy's says no to GMO apple
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October 19th, 2015
Public Interest Groups Support California Intent to Label Glyphosate Carcinogenic
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August 25th, 2015
Center for Food Safety Sues Department of Agriculture for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records
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June 25th, 2015
World Health Organization Determines That Major Herbicide, 2,4-D, May Cause Cancer
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June 25th, 2015
Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GE salmon
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June 22nd, 2015
Environmental, Farmer, and Consumer Groups Demand Higher Standards for Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Regulations
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June 15th, 2015
The Monsanto Protection Act is Back, and Worse Than Ever
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May 29th, 2015
Judge Upholds Jackson County's Ban on Genetically Engineered Crops!
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May 6th, 2015
Hawai'i Center for Food Safety Releases Cutting-Edge Report on Agricultural Pesticide Use in Hawai'i
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April 20th, 2015
Coalition Challenges Expansion of Hazardous Herbicide Containing Agent Orange Ingredient
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March 23rd, 2015
Genetically Engineered "Botox Apples" and "Concealer Potatoes" Coming to Supermarket Near You
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March 17th, 2015
With Newly Approved GE Potato on Horizon, Idaho Seed Preemption Bill Would Remove Essential Local Autonomy Regarding GE Crops, Pesticide Restrictions
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March 17th, 2015
Court Disapproves "Neonic" Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges
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February 19th, 2015
House Agriculture Committee Jeopardizes Public Health by Delaying Action on Pesticide Buffer Zone Bill
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February 19th, 2015
Are GMOs safe? No consensus in the science, scientists say in peer-reviewed statement
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February 13th, 2015
USDA Approves Genetically Engineered Apple Despite Health Concerns
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February 9th, 2015
EPA Approval of Dow's Enlist Duo Herbicide Violates Endangered Species Act
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February 6th, 2015
Nonprofits and Local Farmers Win Right to Defend Jackson County Against Corporate Bullies
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January 30th, 2015
Maui County Fails to Defend the Will of its Citizens; Caves to Pesticide Industry
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January 15th, 2015
USDA Approves New Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops
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December 31st, 2014
Local Farmers File Intervention to Defend Jackson County Genetically Engineered Crop Ordinance
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December 29th, 2014
Monarch Butterfly Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
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December 12th, 2014
USDA Paves the Way for Planting of Two More Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops
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November 26th, 2014
Chemical Corporations Undermine the Will of the People of Hawai`i County
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November 21st, 2014
Coalition Steps in to Defend Maui Residents from Pesticides and GE Contamination
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November 7th, 2014
Poorly Tested Gene Silencing Technology to Enter Food Supply with Simplot Potato
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November 5th, 2014
Victory! Maui Wins Community Protections from Chemical Companies
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November 5th, 2014
Genetically Engineered Crops Banned in Humboldt County! 7th County to Vote for Ban
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October 30th, 2014
Chemical Companies Shatter National Spending Records Reporting Nearly 8 Million Dollars In Opposition of the Maui County Initiative
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October 22nd, 2014
Coalition of Farmers and Environmental Groups to Challenge EPA Over Herbicide Approval
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October 16th, 2014
CFS Statement in Response to USDA's Announcement of Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
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October 15th, 2014
EPA Approves New 2,4-D Herbicide Blend, Paving Way for Controversial GE Crops
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October 6th, 2014
Coalition for Safer, Healthier Maui Launches To Protect Local Families from Pesticides
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October 2nd, 2014
California Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Expands Protections, but Opens a Dangerous Loophole
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September 26th, 2014
New Experimental GE Wheat Contamination in Montana Puts Wheat Farmers at Risk
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September 25th, 2014
Community Groups Appeal Court Decision Against Kaua'i Pesticide Disclosure Law
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September 17th, 2014
USDA Approves New GE Corn and Soy, Triggering Onslaught of Millions of Pounds more Pesticides
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September 11th, 2014
EPA Plan to Slow Superweeds is Remedy in Name Only
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August 25th, 2014
Federal Court Rules that State Law Preempts Kaua'i's Pesticide & GE Crop Disclosure Law
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August 6th, 2014
Next Generation of Pesticide-Promoting Crops Are Imminent
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August 1st, 2014
Fifty Members of Congress Press EPA and USDA to Reject New GE Crops
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August 1st, 2014
Farmers, Environmental Groups Defend Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawai'i's Big Island
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July 31st, 2014
Fish And Wildlife Service Agrees to Phase-Out Genetically Engineered Crops and Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides on National Refuges
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July 23rd, 2014
Citing Health Risks, Doctors and Scientists Urge Congress to Reject Potent Herbicide Mix for Genetically Engineered Crops
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July 1st, 2014
Half a Million Ask EPA to Reject Expanded Agricultural Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D
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June 18th, 2014
Texas Requests "Emergency Use" of Hazardous Herbicide to Kill Superweeds
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June 2nd, 2014
Groups call on Ecover and Method to drop extreme genetic engineering plans
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May 29th, 2014
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers
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May 21st, 2014
Two Counties in Oregon Ban Planting of GE Crops
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May 16th, 2014
Media Advisory: First Congressional Briefing on the Next Generation of GE Crops
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May 1st, 2014
Citizens' Review Backs Ballot Initiative to Ban GE Crops from Jackson County, Oregon
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May 1st, 2014
EPA Set to Approve Increased Use of Toxic 2,4-D on Dow's "Agent Orange" Crops
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April 17th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Opens Hawai'i Office
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April 15th, 2014
Federal Court Allows Non-Profit Groups to Defend Kaua'i County on Behalf of Taxpayers
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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
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March 13th, 2014
GE Alfalfa: Why Did USDA Ignore Environmental and Economic Harms?
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March 11th, 2014
Farmers warn of threats to farm economies posed by Dow's new genetically engineered corn and soybean varieties
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February 25th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Files Groundbreaking Legal Action to Protect National Wildlife Refuges
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February 24th, 2014
Standing up to Corporate Bullies: Kauai Community Moves to Defend County's Pesticide Disclosure Law
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February 13th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Expands Campaign to Stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange" Crops
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February 5th, 2014
Another Victory for the People of Hawai'i
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January 31st, 2014
Center for Food Safety Launches Campaign to Stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange" Crops
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January 3rd, 2014
"Agent Orange" Crops Would Trigger Massive Increase in Use of Toxic Pesticide 2,4-D
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November 19th, 2013
GE Contamination Once Again Exposes Regulatory Failure, Danger to Farmers
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November 16th, 2013
Food Movement Wins Important Victory In Kaua'i
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November 14th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Vows to Defend Kaua'i Law Protecting Residents from Pesticide Exposure
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November 4th, 2013
Center for Food Safety to FDA: GE is Not Natural
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October 31st, 2013
Center for Food Safety Farm Bill Priorities Sent to Conferees
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October 17th, 2013
Hundreds of Thousands Reject World Food Prize Sham
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October 16th, 2013
Victory! Kaua'i Protects People Over Pesticide Industry
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October 3rd, 2013
Local Food and Agriculture Rights Stifled by Oregon Dirty Politics
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September 27th, 2013
USDA Refuses to Investigate Illegal GMO Contamination
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September 26th, 2013
Victory! CFS and Allies Defeat "Monsanto Protection Act" in Congress
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September 24th, 2013
GE Crop Ban Did Not Crimp Refuge Agriculture
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September 24th, 2013
Chairman Mikulski Seeks to End "Monsanto Protection Act"
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September 23rd, 2013
Broad Coalition Urges Governor to Withdraw Bill that is Anti-farmers and Consumers
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September 20th, 2013
House Republicans Vote to Extend Monsanto Protection Act
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September 12th, 2013
New GE Contamination Reported in Washington State Alfalfa
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September 11th, 2013
House Ignores Public Outcry, Extends Controversial "Monsanto Protection Act"
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August 29th, 2013
New Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Will Sharply Increase Use of Toxic Pesticide, a "Probable Human Carcinogen"
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August 27th, 2013
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Midwest Wildlife Refuges
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August 15th, 2013
Victory for Willamette Valley Farmers and Public as Oregon Governor Signs Moratorium on Canola Production
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July 31st, 2013
CFS Statement on New Biotech Industry Website "GMO Answers"
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July 1st, 2013
Farm Groups Celebrate as Oregon Senate Passes HB 2427 to Ban Canola Production in the Willamette Valley Until 2019
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June 13th, 2013
Center for Food Safety and International Center for Technology Assessment Hail Supreme Court Decision on Patenting of DNA
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June 11th, 2013
New Peer-reviewed Study on GMO Pig Feed Reveals Adverse Effects
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May 17th, 2013
Statement from Center for Food Safety Regarding Decision on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
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May 10th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Welcomes USDA Decision to Expand Review of Controversial GMO Crops
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April 25th, 2013
Farmers and Sustainable Ag Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Canola Rule that Threatens $100 Million Industry
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March 29th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Applauds Senator Mikulski's Statement Opposing Biotech Rider
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March 20th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Denounces Dangerous "Biotech" Earmark in Senate-passed Spending Bill
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November 8th, 2012
After Halt to Planting, Court Orders Eradication of Unlawful GE Plants on Southeastern Wildlife Refuges
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October 24th, 2012
Judge Halts GE Crops On Southeastern Wildlife Refuges
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September 11th, 2012
Center for Food Safety Calls Dow, SOCC Backroom Deal on Agent Orange Crops a Betrayal of Farmers and the Public Interest
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August 31st, 2012
Oregon Court of Appeals Grants Stay, Canola Planting in Willamette Valley Halted
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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
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August 15th, 2012
Oregon Farmers File Suit to Prevent Destructive Canola Planting in Willamette Valley
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July 17th, 2012
Statement by Center for Food Safety at National Press Club Event Challenging House Farm Bill Biotech Riders
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July 10th, 2012
House Farm Bill's "Backdoor Biotech Riders" Engineered to Give Industry Unprecedented Control, Curb Regulation
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April 24th, 2007
Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical Rice Is Not the Solution to Diarrhea
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June 13th, 2006
Contamination From Gene-Altered Crop Trials Pose Unappreciated Threats To Wildlife
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