Biden to Pick FDA Veteran Robert Califf to Lead the Agency as Deadline Nears

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October 15th, 2021

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is likely to nominate former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf to lead the agency again, Politico reported on Thursday. Mr. Califf previously

October 4th, 2021

Organic Food Advocates Seek Reversal of Decision Authorizing Labeling of Hydroponic Operations as 'Organic'

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), representing a broad coalition of organic farmers, certifiers, and organic nonprofits, filed their opening brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appe

October 1st, 2021

Statement on District Court Ruling in CFS's Lawsuit Challenging FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' Rule

NEW YORK—In a blow to food safety advocates and public health, today a federal judge in the Southern District of New York sided with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ruling that the agency's co

October 1st, 2021

Release of Billions of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Proposed in California

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a proposal by Oxitec, a UK-based corporation, to introduce billions of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes across 12 undisclosed

September 15th, 2021

Climate, Environmental Justice Groups Call US-EU Methane Reduction Commitment a Long Overdue First Step; Urge Biden Administration to Grant Petition and Reject Big Ag's False Methane Solutions

Today, environmental justice, rural community and environmental groups across the United States recognized the U.S. and European Union's joint pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent from 202

August 26th, 2021

Pursuant to CFS Litigation Settlement, EPA Releases Evaluations Showing Severe Risk to Endangered Species from Neonic Pesticides

Washington, D.C. – For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released new nationwide endangered species analyses and draft determinations for neonicotinoids pesticides,

August 20th, 2021

Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

TOPEKA, Kan. – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling by a lower court striking down Kansas's "Ag-Gag" law for violating the First Amendment. The lawsuit was

August 18th, 2021

EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

WASHINGTON—In a historic victory for farm workers, environment, and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it will be revoking all tolerances of chlorpyrifos, effecti

August 17th, 2021

124 Organizations Demand Home Depot and Lowe's Immediately Pull Cancer-Linked Weedkiller Following Bayer Announcement that Glyphosate Will Remain in Roundup Until 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 124 consumer, health and environmental groups sent letters today calling on Lowe's and Home Depot to immediately end the sale of Roundup following Bayer's recent decision to remove

August 16th, 2021

Farmworkers and Conservationists' Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roundup from the Market Moves Forward

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed its reply brief in the ongoing lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of glyphosate, the active ingredient

August 6th, 2021

Cooke Aquaculture Secures Permit to Stock Risky Washington Fish Farm

SEATTLE— Despite ongoing litigation and timing questions regarding the lease for the facility, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has granted fish farming giant Cooke Aquaculture a permit

July 29th, 2021

Monsanto-Bayer to End U.S. Residential Sales of Toxic Pesticide Glyphosate

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY—In a victory for consumers, advocates, and the environment, Monsanto-Bayer today announced it will end the sales of its glyphosate-based herbicides—including its flagship product,

July 26th, 2021

Conservationists and Farmers Sue Over Trump Administration Removal of Most Genetically Engineered Organism Regulation

SAN FRANCISCO—Today Center for Food Safety (CFS) and allied plaintiffs filed a new federal lawsuit challenging the 2020 decision by the Trump administration's Department of Agriculture's (USDA) to eli

July 19th, 2021

Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide Citing Risks to Endangered Species, Drift Harms

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protecti

July 14th, 2021

Toxic Chemicals Found in Some Beverage Packaging

Portland, ME—A new report by the Toxic Free Food Campaign titled "Capped With Toxics" found toxic chemicals called ortho-phthalates in more than one-third of the 141 beverage brands tested. Prior rese

July 14th, 2021

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

WASHINGTON—Most top restaurant chains in the United States have failed to adopt policies to stop the overuse of antibiotics by their beef suppliers, according to the sixth annual Chain Reaction scorec

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