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September 6th, 2012

Environmental, Public Interest Groups Ready for Legal Action Over EPA Approval of Wildlife Endangering Chemicals

Longstanding violation of Endangered Species Act provisions highlights Sixty-Day Notice filing Today, the Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides and the Sierra Club, along with affected citizens fr

August 31st, 2012

Oregon Court of Appeals Grants Stay, Canola Planting in Willamette Valley Halted

Groups and producers pleased with court ruling, damage to local growers temporarily averted The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) failed to provide adeq

August 30th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Targets FDA, OMB on Stalled Food Safety Act

Food Safety and Modernization Act rules unlawfully delayed as risks increase, public health threatened The Center for Food Safety (“The Center”) today filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Food

August 23rd, 2012

USDA-Appointed Committee's Recommendations Fail to Prevent GE Contamination

Proposed AC21 “co-existence” policy would harm conventional growers, endanger U.S. organic industry The Center for Food Safety (“The Center”) issued a position paper today critical of proposals made b

August 16th, 2012

Center for Food Safety Statement on the Oregon State Court of Appeals Decision to Stay Planting of GE Canola in the Willamette Valley

The Center for Food Safety (‘The Center’) is pleased to announce that the legal action filed yesterday at the State of Oregon’s Court of Appeals requesting an immediate stay on illegal planting of gen

August 15th, 2012

Oregon Farmers File Suit to Prevent Destructive Canola Planting in Willamette Valley

Groups and producers take action to halt threat to the state’s vital seed production and organic industry Today, in an effort to stop the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) from an unprecedented e

July 19th, 2012

EPA to Beekeepers: Buzz Off

Agency denies “imminent hazard” exists, fails to take immediate steps to protect bees from pesticides Earlier today the Environmental Protection Agency announced it formally refused to recognize that

July 17th, 2012

Statement by Center for Food Safety at National Press Club Event Challenging House Farm Bill Biotech Riders

The Center for Food Safety (‘The Center’) joined a collection of top public interest groups today at the National Press Club to voice collective concern over the recently passed House Agriculture Comm

July 10th, 2012

House Farm Bill's "Backdoor Biotech Riders" Engineered to Give Industry Unprecedented Control, Curb Regulation

Sweeping pro-chemical industry provisions attack GE crop safeguards and USDA review process, set controversial allowance for transgenic contamination of the nation’s food supply The Center for Food Sa

June 28th, 2012

The Sanders Amendment on GE Labeling Fails in Senate, but What Does it Mean?

Last week the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment supporting the rights of states to enact their own laws requiring the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. Offered by Senators Bernie Sanders

June 28th, 2012

250,000+ to EPA: Time for Emergency Action on Pesticide to Protect Bees

Beekeepers, Environmental Groups Still on Hold for Agency Response to Legal Petition Citing “Imminent” Harm to Bees A coalition of environmental groups and beekeepers submitted over 250,000 petitions

June 12th, 2012

Environmental Groups Say EPA Moving In The Right Direction On Regulating Factory Farms

Despite Need for Improved Air Pollution Measurement Tools, Draft Methods Will Provide Critical Estimates of Toxic Emissions The Center for Food Safety, Environmental Integrity Project, Center on Race,

May 10th, 2012

National Weed Summit Tackles Epidemic of Herbicide-Resistant "Superweeds"

On May 10th scientists will gather in Washington D.C. to address one of the most significant problems facing American farmers today: the explosive growth in “superweeds” resistant to Monsanto’s flagsh

May 3rd, 2012

Sustained Pressure by Non-Profits Forces Change in FDA Nanotech Policy

FDA Responses to Litigation Show Some Progress, Continued Failings WATCHDOGS PLEDGE CONTINUED PUSH FOR IMPROVEMENT Today several leading non-profits working on nanotechnology oversight—Center for Food

April 26th, 2012

USDA Receives Over 365,000 Public Comments Opposing Approval Of 2,4-D-Resistant, Genetically Engineered Corn

154 Farm, Fisheries, Public Health, Consumer, and Environmental Groups Send Secretary Vilsack Joint-Letter on Potential Threats to Human Health, American Farms – Public Comment Period Ends Friday, Ap

April 25th, 2012

California Cows Unhappy About Mad Cow Disease

Once again mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE]) has surfaced in the U.S. This week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed BSE in a California dairy cow. USD

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