March 20, 2009
DIVERSE FARMER AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS URGE USDA TO FREEZE APPROVALS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS
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February 6, 2009
CFS comments to USDA APHIS opposing deregulation of Pioneer's corn genetically engineered for resistance to two herbicides
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January 20, 2009
CFS comments to USDA APHIS on proposed new GE corn engineered for ethanol production
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November 24, 2008
CFS comments to USDA APHIS on proposed new regulations for genetically engineered and pharmaceutical crops
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November 13, 2008
Austrian Study Finds Eating Genetically Engineered Corn May Reduce Fertility
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November 3, 2008
CFS comments to USDA Opposing Deregulation of GE Papayas on the Mainland
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August 18, 2008
CFS comments to USDA Opposing Deregulation of Bayer's GE, glyphosate-tolerant cotton
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February 13, 2008
Genetically Modified Crops Increase Pesticide Use and Fail to Alleviate Poverty, Reveals New Report, "Who Benefits from GM Crops?," by Friends of the Earth International and the Center for Food Safety.
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February 12, 2008
CFS comments opposing deregulation of Monsantos new "stacked" Bt corn variety
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February 11, 2008
CFS comments to USDA on EIS scoping document regarding GE alfalfa
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January 2008
CFS fact sheet cites USDA data to show how GM crops foster increased use of pesticides, especially herbicides such as glyphosate and 2,4-D.
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December 4, 2007
CFS comments to USDA on the Agency's Environmental Assessment regarding Dupont's "GAT" soybeans - a new genetically engineered soybean tolerant to two different classes of herbicides: glycines (i.e. glyphosate) and ALS inhibitors
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September 21, 2007
CFS comments to the Department of Justice opposing the merger between Monsanto and Delta Pine Land
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September 11, 2007
CFS comments to USDA on the agency's draft programmatic environmental impact statement regarding the introduction and regulation of genetically engineered crops
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July 23, 2007
CFS comments to USDA opposing a proposed filed trial of safflower genetically engineered to produce experimental human insulin.
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July 17, 2007
CFS comments to the EPA on proposed exemption for viral coat proteins
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June 27, 2007
CFS asks Kansas water officials to consider the effects of Ventria's biopharm rice and deny state water permits
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June 19, 2007
Farm Bill Could Hamstring State Food Safety Agencies. Consumer, Environmental, Farmer and Animal Welfare Groups Protest Clause that Wipes Out State and Local Authority on Meat, Poultry, Biotechnology
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View factsheet on farm bill section preempting laws on GE crops
View factsheet on farm bill section endangering local and state actions on food safety
June 13, 2007
CFS comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on proposed revisions to regulations on crops genetically engineered to produce pesticides or insecticides (plant incorporated protectants, or PIPs)
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April 6, 2007
CFS comments to USDA on Monsanto's petition to deregulate a new variety of Roundup Ready soybeans.
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March 30, 2007
CFS comments to USDA-APHIS opposing approval of Ventria Bioscience's proposal to plant 3,200 acres of pharmaceutical rice genetically engineered to express human proteins in Kansas
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March 9, 2007
CFS comments to USDA on Syngenta's petition to deregulate a new variety of bt corn.
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March 7, 2007
CFS comments to USDA opposing the planting of GE Safflower, genetically engineered with a carp growth hormone
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February 22, 2007
CFS issues new report challenging the merger of Monsanto and Delta Pine Land; Calls on Justice Department to oppose
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October 10, 2006
CFS comments to USDA APHIS on Bayer's petition to deregulate its genetically engineered LL601 rice found to have illegally contaminated the food supply
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September 21, 2006
CFS comments to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Biopharm Ad Hoc Committee on state regulation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical, or "Biopharm" crops.
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July 17, 2006
CFS comments to APHIS opposing deregulation of genetically engineered plums - the first temperate GE tree.
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March 22, 2006
CFS, along with numerous environmental organizations and state officials, comments to Congress in opposition to the National Uniformity for Food Act.
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View Letter from 39 State Attorneys General
View Letter from Nat'l Assoc. of State Depts. of Agriculture
View Letter from Assoc. of Food and Drug Officials
March 15, 2006
CFS comments to USDA/APHIS concerning weaknesses in its Environmental Assessment of a field trial for transgenic tall fescue and Italian ryegrass.
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February 7, 2006
CFS statement on WTO Ruling on U.S. -- E.U. biotech food dispute
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February 6, 2006
Joint statement by 15 non-profit organizations on the forthcoming WTO decision in the U.S. -- E.U. food dispute
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June 2, 2005
Comments to USDA opposing granting of permit for Ventria biopharmaceutical rice in North Carolina due to contamination concerns
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(see also, below comments regarding permit application in Missouri)
March 24, 2005
Comments to USDA opposing granting of permit for Ventria biopharmaceutical rice in Missouri due to contamination concerns.
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March 17, 2005
Letter to USDA requesting the rejection of Ventria's three applications to plant pharmaceutical rice in Missouri.
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March 1, 2005
Comments to EPA opposing registration of new Bt for corn rootworm that may be allergenic and has properties similar to Starlink.
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February 5, 2005
Legal Director, Joe Mendelson's Testimony to Vermont Legislature on Farmer GMO Contamination Liability Bill
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Janury 24, 2005
Comments to FDA on Proposed Voluntary Guidance for Early Safety Testing
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January 24, 2005
Comments to USDA/APHIS Regarding Environmental Assessment of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
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December 20, 2004
Comments to USDA/APHIS Regarding Environmental Assessment of Genetically Engineered Sugarbeets
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October 25, 2004
Comments to USDA/APHIS Regarding Proposed Environmental Impact Statement on Genetically Engineered Bentgrass
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October 20, 2004
CFS Response to PlantPharma's (IALS) Comments Regarding CFS's July 21, 2004 Report on Pharmaceutical Rice in California: Potential Risks (view report)
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July 26, 2004
A Look at the Unintended Effects of Genetic Engineering Food Crops
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July 21, 2004
Pharmaceutical Rice in California: Potential Risks to Consumers, the Environment and the California Rice Industry
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April 13, 2004
Comments to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in regard to its preparation for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the regulation of certain genetically engineered organisms
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April 2, 2004
Comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative regarding the WTO/EU dispute
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March 4, 2004
Comments to the USDA on a petition submitted by the Monsanto Company and Scotts Company for approval of genetically engineered bentgrass
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February 26, 2004
Comments at APHIS Stakeholder discussion series on their upcoming Environmental Impact Statement and revised plant biotechnology regulations
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November 14, 2002
CFS seeks immediate government release of documents concerning the contamination of food crops with genetically engineered pharmaceutical corn
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May 13, 2002
Comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture's inadequate environmental assessments of Monsanto's "Insect Resistant Corn Line MON 863"
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April 15, 2002
Comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture's inadequate environmental assessments of Monsanto's "GT 200" canola
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April 15, 2002
Comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture's inadequate environmental assessments of Aventis' "MS1 and RF1/RF2" canola
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April 15, 2002
Comments on U.S. Department of Agriculture's inadequate environmental assessments of Aventis' "TOPAS 19/2" canola
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February 28, 2001
Comments on how U.S. Department of Agriculture can best facilitate the marketing of grains, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables and nuts
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November 27, 2000
Comments concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's assessment of scientific information concerning Aventis Cropscience's StarLink corn
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