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October 3rd, 2024
Center for Food Safety Endorses Toxic Free Foods Act To Overhaul FDA Chemical Regulations
For years, FDA has allowed food manufacturers to designate various chemicals as 'generally recognized as safe' (GRAS), without FDA review or public notice.
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April 26th, 2024
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces fluorinated polyethylene petition filing
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August 8th, 2022
Mars Candy Violates its Pledge to Remove Titanium Dioxide from Skittles
"This is tragic for the millions of kids in the US who enjoy Mars products, and for Mars workers."
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June 17th, 2022
Center for Food Safety to Host Expert Webinar on Safety and Sustainability of Lab-Grown Meat
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May 19th, 2022
CFS Calls on FDA to Nominate Deputy Commissioner of Foods, Take Urgent Action on Food Safety
Following nationwide infant formula shortages, FDA Commissioner to testify today at House Committee hearing on FDA's budget for 2023
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December 7th, 2021
Groups Sue to Force FDA Decision on Petitions to Ban Phthalates in Food
While FDA delays, children and adults consume dangerous levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in foods
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December 6th, 2021
Center for Food Safety Calls for Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports Due to Mad Cow Disease
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December 3rd, 2021
Food Safety Advocates Call for Regulation and Transparent Labeling of Cell-Cultured Lab 'Meats'
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October 1st, 2021
Statement on District Court Ruling in CFS's Lawsuit Challenging FDA's 'Generally Recognized as Safe' Rule
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July 14th, 2021
Toxic Chemicals Found in Some Beverage Packaging
Chemicals known to harm pregnant women and children were found in the plastic liners of the metal caps used on many glass bottles
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June 8th, 2021
Center for Food Safety Endorses New Bill That Would Close FDA's Food Safety Loophole
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June 3rd, 2021
Petition: FDA Must Stop Allowing Harmful PFAS in our Food
FDA has failed to take adequate action on dangerous chemicals despite acknowledging harm
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May 3rd, 2021
Appeals Court Ruling Allows Novel Genetically Engineered Soy Leghemoglobin in Impossible Burgers
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April 22nd, 2021
Florida Halts Use of Controversial Pesticide on Citrus Crops
State Overrides Trump EPA Approval of Toxic Pesticide Aldicarb
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April 13th, 2021
Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Ingredient That Makes Impossible Burger 'Bleed'
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February 5th, 2021
Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Dirty Swine Slaughter Rules Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court
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December 9th, 2020
FDA's Outdated Lead Standards Put the Public's Health at Risk
Health and environmental groups call for agency to take immediate action on lead exposure
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September 23rd, 2020
Lack of Key Considerations in FDA Food Chemical Safety Process Leaves Consumers at Risk of Chronic Diseases
Agency and industry must evaluate cumulative health effects of classes of related food chemicals
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September 21st, 2020
Victory! FDA Announces Major New Food Safety Protections Pursuant to Legal Settlement with Center for Food Safety
FDA announces proposed rule to establish additional traceability methods for certain foods as required y FSMA
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April 6th, 2020
New Swine Rules So Dangerous They Could Spur Another Zoonotic Pandemic
Analysis of newly released data reveals the New Swine Inspection Systems eliminates critical animal and carcass inspection
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March 18th, 2020
Center for Food Safety Filed Lawsuit Against FDA Challenging Decision to Approve Genetically Engineered Soy Protein Found in the Impossible Burger
FDA's Decision Not Based on "Convincing Evidence" that Regulation Requires
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December 6th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Petitions USDA to Restructure Its Weak Antibiotic Residue Testing Program
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November 22nd, 2019
New Bill to Shine a Light on the Hidden Causes of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
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October 30th, 2019
REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef
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October 29th, 2019
Center for Food Safety, Groups Sue to Force FDA to Ban Toxic Chemical in Food Packaging
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October 21st, 2019
Uncooked Impossible Burgers Illegally Being Sold in Grocery Stores
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August 20th, 2019
Food Safety Groups Sue Over FDA's Failure to Establish Food Testing Program
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June 7th, 2019
Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Requires FDA to Address Foodborne Illness Outbreaks by New Deadlines
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October 15th, 2018
Food Safety Groups Sue FDA Over Failure to Address Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
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February 27th, 2018
California Court Ruling Ends Decades of State Pesticide Spraying
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January 19th, 2018
A Government Shutdown Would Dangerously Hinder Food Safety
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November 14th, 2017
Food Safety Groups Oppose Trump Administration Delay of Key Produce Safety Requirements
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July 13th, 2017
Toxic Industrial Chemicals Found in 10 Varieties of Macaroni and Cheese Powders
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May 22nd, 2017
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
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April 24th, 2017
It's Confirmed: Ethics go out the window at a USDA under Perdue
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March 30th, 2017
Senate Ag Committee Vote on Perdue Disappoints Environmental and Food Advocacy Coalition
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November 4th, 2016
Thousands of Concerned Citizens Deliver Petition to Keep Oil Wastewater Off Crops
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August 15th, 2016
New FDA Rule on Food Additives Fails to Protect Consumers
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August 9th, 2016
Californians Deliver 350,000 Signatures Calling on State, Gov. Brown to Stop Irrigation of Crops With Oil Wastewater
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March 31st, 2016
Groups Sue to Force FDA to Act on Chemical in Food Packaging
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February 3rd, 2016
TPP Deal Jeopardizes Food Safety and Public Health
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May 18th, 2015
WTO Trade Agreement Trumps U.S. Food Safety Policy
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April 28th, 2015
Leading Animal Welfare and Food Safety Groups Urge Chicken Industry to Reduce Antibiotics Responsibly
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April 1st, 2015
FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug
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March 4th, 2015
McDonald's Announces Plan to Source Chicken Raised without Medically Important Antibiotics
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February 19th, 2015
Are GMOs safe? No consensus in the science, scientists say in peer-reviewed statement
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October 20th, 2014
Victory! CFS Wins First Step in Major Legal Battle to Protect Food Safety
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September 3rd, 2014
Perdue to Stop Using Antibiotics in 95% of Chickens
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September 2nd, 2014
Center for Food Safety Criticizes Latest Move by Food Industry to Minimize Oversight of Food Additives
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August 1st, 2014
Modernizing Poultry Inspections Undermines Food Safety Standards
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July 29th, 2014
Court Victory: Consumers Have a Right to Know About Their Food
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June 25th, 2014
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Nanotechnology in Food
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May 14th, 2014
Center for Food Safety Report Warns TTIP Could Undermine Critical Food Safety and Environmental Regulations
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February 21st, 2014
Center for Food Safety Sues FDA Over Food Additives
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February 20th, 2014
Victory! Your Food Will Be Safer Thanks to Center for Food Safety Lawsuit
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November 13th, 2013
Center for Food Safety Urges Strong Protections from Arsenic in Food Supply
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November 5th, 2013
Federal Appeals Court Refuses Government Request to Further Delay Food Safety Rules
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October 10th, 2013
Food Poisoning Scare Puts House Strategy at Odds with Public Health
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October 7th, 2013
Piecemeal Funding of Food Safety Programs is Wrong Approach
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August 13th, 2013
Federal Court Again Sides with Center for Food Safety in Food Safety Case
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July 12th, 2013
Farm Bill Amendment Could Delay Lifesaving Food Safety Regulations
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June 21st, 2013
Center for Food Safety Prevails in Foodborne Illness Prevention Case
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May 14th, 2013
CFS Releases Best Public Relations Money Can Buy: A Guide to Food Industry Front Groups
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April 23rd, 2013
Center for Food Safety Scores Victory for Consumers: Court Orders FDA to Enact Food Safety Regulations
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February 22nd, 2013
Justice In Food Poisoning Indictment Is Too Little, Too Late
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August 30th, 2012
Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Targets FDA, OMB on Stalled Food Safety Act
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