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July 26th, 2016

Obama Forced to Acknowledge Opposition to the DARK Act

100,000+ signatures on White House petition decry GMO labeling bill WASHINGTON— Today a petition calling on President Obama to veto a discriminatory GMO labeling bill surpassed the 100,000 signature t

July 14th, 2016

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

(Photo Credit: Post Gazette) Urges veto on basis of discrimination against poor, elderly and minorities WASHINGTON— Today Reverend Jesse Jackson urged President Obama to veto the GMO labeling bill tha

July 14th, 2016

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

Governor Nixon calls the bill an “odious effort” to keep citizens in the dark WASHINGTON— Last week Missouri governor Jay Nixon vetoed what he called an “odious” bill that would have deprived citizens

July 6th, 2016

CFS Condemns Senate Vote on GMO Non-Labeling Bill

*** UPDATE *** The Senate passed the DARK Act shortly after 11pm ET Thursday evening with a final vote of 63-30. The bill will now move to the House where CFS will continue the fight against this disc

July 5th, 2016

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

Butterfly Has Declined by 80 Percent Over Past Decades WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now legally bound to determine whether to protect imperiled monarch butterflies under the Endan

July 1st, 2016

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

Cite dangers of Stabenow/Roberts Bill to organic WASHINGTON—Organic organizations, farmer groups and companies around the nation representing millions of organic consumers and thousands of organic f

June 30th, 2016

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

$2 million in state-funded tax credit for certified organic food production first of its kind in U.S. HONOLULU—In a huge victory for organic farmers Hawai‘i governor David Ige did not move to veto rec

June 29th, 2016

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

AGENCY SAYS BILL WOULD EXEMPT VAST MAJORITY OF GMO FOODS FROM LABELING WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its technical comments to the Senate Agriculture Committee on

June 28th, 2016

Food Movement Opposes "Backroom Deal" on GMO Labeling

Coalition of 70 groups condemn “compromise” bill that would keep the public in the dark WASHINGTON—Today a national coalition of consumer, food safety, farm, environmental, and religious groups along

June 23rd, 2016

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

New bill promoting “smart labels” is biotech pass that would keep a third of Americans in the dark WASHINGTON— Today members of the Senate Ag Committee released language for a bill that would deny one

June 21st, 2016

CFS Film Soil Solutions to Climate Problems now available in French

Film short highlights the critical importance of soil health in protecting the environment SAN FRANCISCO—Soil Solutions to Climate Problems, a short film highlighting the potential power of improving

June 21st, 2016

Victory!! Pesticide Contamination Prohibited from Organic Production

Nonprofits laud decision upholding organic integrity as federal court closes pesticides loophole SAN FRANCISCO— Synthetic pesticides are once again prohibited in compost used for organic production, t

June 20th, 2016

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

National Keep the Hives Alive Tour visits Washington during Pollinator Week WASHINGTON—National Pollinator Week begins today as beekeepers, farmers, scientists, food movement advocates and consumers

June 15th, 2016

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

Justice sought for local communities impacted by toxic agrochemicals HONOLULU—The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments today concerning whether federal and Hawai‘i

June 14th, 2016

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

Thirty Groups, Plus CFS Warn of Political and Economic Consequences of QR Code Labeling WASHINGTON—A national coalition of rural communities, represented by 30 organizations, has joined the efforts of

June 14th, 2016

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

Intervention granted in Monsanto lawsuit challenging the listing of Round-Up pesticide as cancer-causing SAN FRANSISCO— Food movement leader and public interest group Center for Food Safety (CFS) will

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