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February 4th, 2016

Make it Mandatory: Pesticide Disclosure Bill Passes in House

Statewide mandatory pesticide disclosure bill passes through House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee February 4, 2016 (Honolulu, HI)— Responding to hundreds of concerned parents, citizens

February 3rd, 2016

TPP Deal Jeopardizes Food Safety and Public Health

Center for Food Safety urges Congress to oppose trade deal WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety today condemned New Zealand’s signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, which would lo

February 2nd, 2016

Legal Petition Urges EPA to Protect Waters from Widespread Insecticide Contamination

EPA must fix key policies to stem imminent threats to aquatic life WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a formal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Adminis

February 2nd, 2016

Vermont Legislator to Congress: â€œProtect Vermontâ€™s Right to Knowâ€

WASHINGTON, DC--Tomorrow, a representative from the Vermont State legislature, along with allies at the national nonprofit Center for Food Safety, will head to Capitol Hill to speak with Congress abou

February 1st, 2016

FDA Puts Brakes on Genetically Engineered Salmon until Labeling Requirements are Established

WASHINGTON, DC—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it would block all imports of AquaBounty’s recently approved genetically engineered (GE) salmon until the agency had determined h

January 19th, 2016

Proposed Oregon Legislation Would Allow Communities to Protect Farmersâ€™ Traditional Crops from Contamination by Genetically Engineered Crops

Salem, OR – With backing from groups representing family farmers and food advocates, Oregon Representative Paul Holvey has introduced legislation that would give local governments back the right to pr

January 13th, 2016

Coalition Sues North Carolina over Constitutionality of ˜Anti-Sunshine' Law

Law challenged on First Amendment, Equal Protection, Due Process Grounds Raleigh, N.C. – A coalition of animal protection, consumer rights, food safety, and whistleblower protection organizations file

January 13th, 2016

National and Local Groups Oppose New Industrial Fish Farming Regulations

Department of Commerce approves new rules allowing offshore aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico New Orleans, LA –Today, consumer, environmental, and sustainable fishing and farming organizations expressed

January 8th, 2016

Campbell's Becomes First Major U.S. Company to Label GMOs

Congress must uphold highest standard in labeling, as modeled by Vermont and Campbell’s WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety today applauded Campbell’s Soup Company for its decision to label those of

January 6th, 2016

Beekeeper, Farmers, and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA over Failed Oversight of Neonicotinoid-coated Seeds

Widespread and unregulated use of insecticide threatens bees, birds, livelihoods and ecosystems WASHINGTON, DC —Center for Food Safety, on behalf of several beekeepers, farmers and sustainable agricul

January 5th, 2016

Lawsuit Launched for Endangered Species Act Protection of Monarch Butterflies

WASHINGTON— Two environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. The Ce

December 29th, 2015

Judge Signals Wyoming's Data Trespass Laws Likely Unconstitutional

Ruling on Motions, Judge Expresses First Amendment Free Speech Concerns CHEYENNE, WY (December 29, 2015) – A federal judge noted “serious concerns and questions” about the constitutionality of Wyoming

December 22nd, 2015

Victory! Jackson County, Oregon GE-Free Zone Successfully Protected From Legal Challenge

Federal Court Decision Upholding County Ordinance Will Not Be Appealed Medford, OR – Today a Federal Judge in Oregon approved a consent decree, or court-approved settlement, protecting Jackson County

December 16th, 2015

Public Pressure and Allies in Congress Keep â€œRiderâ€ Blocking State Labeling of GMOs Out of Spending Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety today praised Congress for not including a policy rider in the must-pass federal omnibus spending bill that would have blocked states from implementing mandatory

December 8th, 2015

Major Japanese and American Consumer Groups Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon

TOKYO, JAPAN (December 8, 2015)—Today, Center for Food Safety and the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union (SCCCU) of Japan, jointly opposed the commercialization of the genetically engineered

December 3rd, 2015

World Soil Day Can Bring Hope to Climate Talks

Center for Food Safety champions potential of soil carbon sequestration at official Paris climate negotiations View Soil Solutions to Climate Problems Released in Paris PARIS, FRANCE (December 3, 20

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