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December 6th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program
Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program
Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program Consumer Group Argues the Federal National Residue Testing Program is Outdated and Inaccurate Washingto
November 22nd, 2019
New Bill to Shine a Light on the Hidden Causes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
New Bill to Shine a Light on the Hidden Causes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
New Bill to Shine a Light on the Hidden Causes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Consumer Groups Applaud Effort to Give Food Safety Regulators Critically Needed Authority to Collect Microbiological Sampl
October 30th, 2019
REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef
REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef
REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef  "Biggest Wannabe" Award Goes to Wendy's; McDonald's Gets "Biggest Moover"  SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Most top fast food chains
October 29th, 2019
Center for Food Safety, Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging
Center for Food Safety, Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging
Center for Food Safety, Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging WASHINGTON – Several environmental and public health advocacy groups filed a lawsuit today asking a federal cour
October 21st, 2019
Agreement protects Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor from spraying of dangerous pesticide
Agreement protects Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor from spraying of dangerous pesticide
Agreement protects Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor from spraying of dangerous pesticide Washington state officials have approved an agreement that will prohibit oyster growers from spraying a dangerous neon
October 21st, 2019
Uncooked Impossible Burgers Illegally Being Sold in Grocery Stores
Uncooked Impossible Burgers Illegally Being Sold in Grocery Stores
 Uncooked Impossible Burgers Illegally Being Sold in Grocery Stores  Center for Food Safety Tells FDA to Issue Recall of Illegal Product  Food Safety Group Asserts Current Sales are Unlawful Washingto
October 15th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Protects Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Expanding Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture
Center for Food Safety Protects Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Expanding Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture
Center for Food Safety Protects Washington's Iconic Coastlines and Wildlife from Expanding Industrial Shellfish Aquaculture  Court Rules Army Corps Failed to Protect Clean Water and Assess Cumulative
October 10th, 2019
California Ends Sale of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
California Ends Sale of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
California Ends Sale of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Will be Phased Out by February 2020 to Protect Public Health and Children's Brain Development San Francisco, CA—This week, the California
September 26th, 2019
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide, GE Crop Uses on National Wildlife Refuges
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide, GE Crop Uses on National Wildlife Refuges
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Approval of Bee-killing Pesticide, GE Crop Uses on National Wildlife Refuges  WASHINGTON,D.C.—The Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity s
September 25th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices
Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices
Center for Food Safety Calls for Boycott of Tillamook Dairy Products Over Misleading Advertising that Hides Company's Unsustainable Sourcing Practices  Tillamook Buys Majority of its Milk from One of
September 18th, 2019
New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers
New Hog Slaughter Rule Damages Consumers and Workers
Yesterday, Trump's USDA announced the finalization of a new hog slaughter inspection rule that embraces privatized inspection. Previous attempts, historical data, and scientific studies show that when
September 13th, 2019
Center for Food Safety's Statement on EPA's Repeal of the Waters of the US Rule
Center for Food Safety's Statement on EPA's Repeal of the Waters of the US Rule
Center for Food Safety's Statement on EPA's Repeal of the Waters of the US Rule  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the repeal of the Waters of the United Sta
September 12th, 2019
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board
Coalition Condemns Reappointment of Mega-Dairy Exec to State Agriculture Board Salem, OR—Ten family farm, animal welfare, and environmental groups today sent a letter to Governor Brown, condemning the
September 11th, 2019
Scorecard Shows Majority of Hemp CBD Producers Receiving Failing or Close-to-Failing Grades
Scorecard Shows Majority of Hemp CBD Producers Receiving Failing or Close-to-Failing Grades
Scorecard Shows Majority of Hemp CBD Producers Receiving Failing or Close-to-Failing Grades Hemp CBD companies failing to test for pesticides and contaminants Only 4 companies received an "A" grade Ba
August 30th, 2019
EPA Stands Behind Conclusion that Industrial Dairies Contaminate Lower Yakima Valley Drinking Water
EPA Stands Behind Conclusion that Industrial Dairies Contaminate Lower Yakima Valley Drinking Water
EPA Stands Behind Conclusion that Industrial Dairies Contaminate Lower Yakima Valley Drinking Water Yakima, WA.—Despite continued efforts to undermine sound science and community health, Congressman D
August 20th, 2019
Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide
Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide
Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA's 200 Million-Acre Expansion of Bee-Killing Pesticide PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration toda