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December 3rd, 2013

CFS comments to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel on the scientific uncertainties associated with corn rootworm resistance moitoring for GE, Bt corn Plant Incorporated Pesticides (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0490)

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November 19th, 2013

| Organic & Beyond

| Pollinators & Pesticides

CFS comments on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) proposed Produce Rule address the major areas in the draft Rule that would unfairly, and without scientific basis, impinge upon the integrity of organic production systems and pollinator habitat

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November 13th, 2013

| Food Safety

CFS Comments to FDA on Draft Guidance for Industry on Arsenic in Apple Juice

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November 4th, 2013

| GE Foods

CFS letter to FDA urging the agency to decline a District Court request to define the marketing label "natural" without a public comment process or excluding GE foods

October 31st, 2013

CFS letter to Farm Bill conferees urging passage of a Farm Bill that protects pollinators, organic farmers and our ability to safeguard public health and the environment

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October 23rd, 2013

| Pollinators & Pesticides

Letter from CFS and 57 organizations and businesses to House and Senate conferees supporting a pollinator protection provision, Sec. 11315, in H.R.2642 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (the Farm Bill) of 2013.

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October 21st, 2013

| Organic & Beyond

CFS comments to the National Organic Program opposing the inclusion of biodegradable bioplastic mulch on the National List of materials allowed for use in organic farming because research has not conclusively demonstrated that it can biodegrade in the field.

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October 10th, 2013

| Food Safety

Center for Food Safety letter to Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor strongly urging them to fully fund the government in order to protect public health, in light of salmonella outbreak

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October 1st, 2013

| Organic & Beyond

| Aquaculture

CFS comments to the National Organic Standards Board regarding sunset policy; streptomycin; synthetic methionine in organic poultry feed; aquaculture synthetic materials; conflict of interest; and confidential business information (Docket No. AMS-NOP-13-0049)

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September 26th, 2013

| Nanotechnology

CFS comments to EPA on proposed conditional registration of NanoSilva, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0594

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September 23rd, 2013

| GE Foods

Joint letter to Oregon Governor Kitzhaber opposing the inclusion of the local seed and food preemption bill (SB 633) in the PERS/tax reform package up for consideration by the legislature in the special session

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September 11th, 2013

| GE Foods

Letter to Senate leadership from CFS and more than 120 organizations strongly opposing inclusion of the "Monsanto Protection Act" in the FY14 continuing resolution

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July 13th, 2013

| Pollinators & Pesticides

Joint comments from CFS and American Bird Conservancy opposing EPA's proposal to approve the bee-toxic insecticide cyantraniliprole

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June 20th, 2013

| Pollinators & Pesticides

Letter to Presedent Barack Obama: Urgent Appeal Regarding Neonicotinoid Insecticides

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June 3rd, 2013

| Pollinators & Pesticides

CFS and Xerces Society comments on Thurston County Commissioners petition to restrict use of neonicotinoid systemic insecticides

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Pollinator Study Index

June 3rd, 2013

| Organic & Beyond

CFS comments to USDA outlining objections to the draft National Organic Program (NOP) Sunset Review Rules (AMS-NOP-11-0003; NOP-10-13PR) and to the improper procedures used to draft the rules.

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