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April 9th, 2014
Big Food's "DARK Act" Introduced in Congress
Big Food's
Rep. Pompeo’s GMO Bill Identical to Industry Proposal Legislation introduced today by Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) would block any federal or state action to require labeling of foods made with ge
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April 7th, 2014
Monsanto and Pals Spend Half-Million to Try To Swamp County Ballot Measure that Would Protect Family Farmers from Genetically Engineered Crops
Monsanto and Pals Spend Half-Million to Try To Swamp County Ballot Measure that Would Protect Family Farmers from Genetically Engineered Crops
“Big Six” Chemical Companies Drop $455,000 in One Day on Ballot Initiative to Restrict GE Crops in Jackson County, Oregon It was revealed last Friday that the “Big Six” chemical companies have recentl
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April 3rd, 2014
Koch Industries and Monsanto Team up to End Your Right to Know
Koch Industries and Monsanto Team up to End Your Right to Know
Koch-Backed Congressman to Introduce GE Labeling Preemption Bill “An Unholy Alliance between Monsanto and Koch Industries” Apparently it wasn’t an April fool’s joke. Three months after news outlets re
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April 3rd, 2014
CFS Backed GE Food Labeling Bill Advances in Vermont
CFS Backed GE Food Labeling Bill Advances in Vermont
Legislation to require foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont, HR 112, passed the Senate Judiciary today 5-0. The bill has already passed the State House and the Senate Agricult
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April 2nd, 2014
Obama Administration's Failure to Act on Climate Change Sparks Lawsuit
Obama Administration's Failure to Act on Climate Change Sparks Lawsuit
Council on Environmental Quality's Inaction is UnlawfulLawsuit Filed Just as Latest Climate Report Shows Crisis Worsening Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama
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March 31st, 2014
EPA Orders Withdrawal of Nanotechnology Food Packaging from Market
EPA Orders Withdrawal of Nanotechnology Food Packaging from Market
  Major step for consumer protection lauded by Center for Food Safety Center for Food Safety (CFS) today commended Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for ordering Pathway Corporation to stop selli
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March 26th, 2014
California Senate Health Committee Passes Bill to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
California Senate Health Committee Passes Bill to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Committee passage is critical first step in winning statewide GE labeling Today, the California Senate Health Committee passed SB 1381, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered foods i
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March 25th, 2014
Borlaug Dedication Ignores Human and Environmental Consequences of the Green Revolution
Borlaug Dedication Ignores Human and Environmental Consequences of the Green Revolution
(Washington, DC)—Today, as the U.S. Congress honors Normal Borlaug with a statue in the Capitol, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and its international allies challenge the legacy of the Green Revolution
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March 24th, 2014
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
Conservation and food-safety groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to protect hundreds of endangered fish, butterflies and other species f
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March 24th, 2014
New Report: Widely-Used Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Are Unnecessary in Most Cases
New Report: Widely-Used Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Are Unnecessary in Most Cases
Study Reveals that Costs Outweigh Benefits of Toxic Insecticides Implicated in Bee Kills Center for Food Safety today released a scientific literature review which reveals that neonicotinoid insectici
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March 20th, 2014
Half a Million Demand Action from EPA to Save Bees
Half a Million Demand Action from EPA to Save Bees
Over 500,000 signatures delivered to Administrator McCarthy one year after groundbreaking lawsuit brought by beekeepers Today, more than half a million signatures were delivered to Environmental Prote
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March 17th, 2014
Coalition of Civil Liberties, Animal, Consumer Groups Head to Court Over Controversial Idaho "Ag Gag" Law
Coalition of Civil Liberties, Animal, Consumer Groups Head to Court Over Controversial Idaho
Constitutional Challenge Made to State’s Attempt to Silence Factory Farm Whistle-Blowers Today, a coalition of organizations dedicated to civil liberties, animal protection, food safety, labor rights,
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March 14th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Responds to Secretary Vilsack's Comments on GE Food Labeling, Bar Codes
Center for Food Safety Responds to Secretary Vilsack's Comments on GE Food Labeling, Bar Codes
In a hearing today in front of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, Secretary Vilsack suggested that consumers should rely on smartphones for basic consumer information about the foods t
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March 13th, 2014
GE Alfalfa: Why Did USDA Ignore Environmental and Economic Harms?
GE Alfalfa: Why Did USDA Ignore Environmental and Economic Harms?
Center for Food Safety Sues USDA Over Missing Documents Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit late yesterday demanding the release of federal documents which may uncover undue political pressur
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March 11th, 2014
Farmers warn of threats to farm economies posed by Dow's new genetically engineered corn and soybean varieties
Farmers warn of threats to farm economies posed by Dow's new genetically engineered corn and soybean varieties
USDA receives over 400,000 public comments opposing approval of 2,4-D resistant crops Today over 400,000 farmers, farmworkers, health professionals, and concerned individuals from across the country j
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March 3rd, 2014
Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Kroger, Safeway join trend away from GMO food
Largest U.S. grocery stores will not sell genetically engineered salmon   The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY), have made commitments to not
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