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March 21st, 2024
U.S. Tries to Force Potentially Hazardous GM Corn on Mexico
U.S. Position Based on Sham Regulatory Regime That Does Not Ensure GMO Safety, Mexico Fully Justified in Prohibiting GM Corn for Staple Corn Products
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November 17th, 2022
Statement on FDA's First-Ever Approval of Lab Grown Chicken
from Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director
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September 14th, 2022
Court Rules "QR" Codes Alone Unlawful for GMO Food Labeling
"Today's decision marks a key step toward ending the food industry's deceptive and discriminatory GMO food labeling practices, which have kept consumers in the dark by concealing what's in their products."
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March 10th, 2022
FDA Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon, Planned Ohio Production Facility
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January 7th, 2022
Public Interest Groups Ask Court to Move Forward with Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Approval of Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide
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January 7th, 2022
Media Advisory: Public Oral Argument in Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Toxic Herbicide Glyphosate
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December 21st, 2021
CFS Statement on EPA's Summary of Dicamba-Related Incident Reports from the 2021 Growing Season
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November 29th, 2021
Legal Challenge to USDA's Deceptive and Discriminatory GMO Labeling Scheme Moves Forward
Retailers and Advocates Ask Court to Strike Down Trump Rules Because They Discriminate Against Tens of Millions of Americans, Exempt Most GMO Foods, Mislead Consumers, Restrict Retailer Speech, and Violate States' Rights
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August 18th, 2021
EPA Cancels All Food Uses of Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
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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
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August 16th, 2021
Farmworkers and Conservationists' Lawsuit Seeking to Remove Roundup from the Market Moves Forward
Newly Revealed Documents Show EPA Covered Up Cancer Risk Concerns
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July 29th, 2021
Monsanto-Bayer to End U.S. Residential Sales of Toxic Pesticide Glyphosate
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July 26th, 2021
Conservationists and Farmers Sue Over Trump Administration Removal of Most Genetically Engineered Organism Regulation
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May 3rd, 2021
Appeals Court Ruling Allows Novel Genetically Engineered Soy Leghemoglobin in Impossible Burgers
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January 29th, 2021
Lawsuit Challenging FDA Approval of Novel Genetically Engineered Color Additive That Makes Impossible Burger "Bleed" Moves Forward
FDA Fails to Demand Needed Tests, Its Approval Not Based on "Convincing Evidence" as Required by Law
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December 21st, 2020
Farmers, Conservation Groups Challenge EPA's Unlawful Re-approval of Dangerous, Drift-Prone Dicamba Pesticide
Dicamba Drift Has Damaged Soybeans, Orchards, Trees, Gardens On a Scale Never Before Seen in History of U.S. Agriculture
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December 7th, 2020
Center for Food Safety Opposes Tom Vilsack's Potential Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture
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November 18th, 2020
Center for Food Safety's Biden Administration Priority Recommendations Urgently Needed to Protect Our Food and Environment
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October 30th, 2020
Lawsuit Challenges EPA Reapproval of Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticide Atrazine
Agency Slashes Protections for Children, Waterways
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October 27th, 2020
EPA Reapproves Dangerous, Drift-prone Dicamba Pesticides Recently Banned by Federal Court for Causing Widespread Economic Harm to Farmers
Farmer, Conservation Groups to Challenge Decision
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October 5th, 2020
Lawsuit Filed to Protect States' Labeling of Genetically Engineered Seeds
Alleges Federal "Bioengineered Food" Law Improperly Prohibits State Seed Labeling
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September 8th, 2020
New Test Detects Canola Engineered With Gene-Editing Technology
Test method can be used for previously undetected GMO material in foods
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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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June 13th, 2019
CFS Statement: Trump Signs Executive Order to Further Gut Federal GMO Oversight
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June 13th, 2019
Center for Food Safety's Rebuttal to Impossible Foods' Statement on Regenerative Ag
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February 12th, 2018
Farmers, Conservationists Challenge Trump's EPA, Monsanto Over Crop-Damaging Pesticide
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November 14th, 2017
More than 1 Million People Call on Department of Justice to Block Bayer-Monsanto Merger
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November 9th, 2017
CFS Defends Arkansas from Monsanto Lawsuit
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November 7th, 2017
Trump Administration Pulls New Biotech Rules
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October 12th, 2017
Scientists to Journal: Retract Pesticide Review After Revelations of Monsanto Funding, Influence
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September 7th, 2017
VICTORY! USDA Releases GMO Labeling Study
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August 27th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Sues Trump Administration Over GE Food Labeling
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July 10th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Demands Trump Administration Close Pesticide Loopholes
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April 25th, 2017
Center for Food Safety Launches Online Peer-to-Peer Seed Sharing Platform
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March 14th, 2017
Californians Not "Roundup-Ready": Citizens Triumph over Monsanto in Cancer-Causing Pesticide Listing
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January 23rd, 2017
Public Interest Groups, Farmers File Lawsuit Challenging Monsanto's Toxic Pesticides
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January 19th, 2017
Consumer and Environmental Groups Praise Klobuchar, Question if Sessions Can be Trusted on Antitrust Enforcement
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January 17th, 2017
USDA Grants Final Approval for Invasive GE Grass
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January 6th, 2017
Federal Biotech Updates Too Little, Too Late
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December 8th, 2016
USDA: Escaped, Highly Invasive GE Grass Poses No Environmental Harm
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November 21st, 2016
Organic standards will exclude next generation of GMOs
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November 9th, 2016
Win for Democracy: Sonoma County Votes to Ban GMO Crops
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November 1st, 2016
After Cursory Review, EPA Proposes Dramatic Expansion of Toxic Pesticide Blend Enlist Duo
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September 20th, 2016
Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers
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July 6th, 2016
CFS Condemns Senate Vote on GMO Non-Labeling Bill
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June 6th, 2016
E.U. Countries Delay Approval of Toxic Chemical in RoundUp
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March 16th, 2016
Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated in Senate
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March 2nd, 2016
Center for Food Safety Moves to Defend California From Monsanto Attack
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January 19th, 2016
Proposed Oregon Legislation Would Allow Communities to Protect Farmers’ Traditional Crops from Contamination by Genetically Engineered Crops
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December 22nd, 2015
Victory! Jackson County, Oregon GE-Free Zone Successfully Protected From Legal Challenge
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November 25th, 2015
EPA Pulls Registration for Dow's Enlist Duo Herbicide Citing High Toxicity Levels
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November 16th, 2015
Concerned Americans Urge White House to Overhaul GMO Regulations by the Thousands
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November 12th, 2015
Costilla County, CO Introduces GMO-Free Zone to Protect Traditional Farmers
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November 12th, 2015
Major Flaws in European Glyphosate Assessment
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November 2nd, 2015
Analysis: California's Poorest Counties Hit Hardest by Spraying of Glyphosate
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October 26th, 2015
Lawsuit Challenging EPA Approval of Harmful Herbicide Advances
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October 20th, 2015
Wendy's says no to GMO apple
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October 19th, 2015
Public Interest Groups Support California Intent to Label Glyphosate Carcinogenic
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August 25th, 2015
Center for Food Safety Sues Department of Agriculture for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records
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June 25th, 2015
World Health Organization Determines That Major Herbicide, 2,4-D, May Cause Cancer
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June 25th, 2015
Costco members, fishermen, environmental and labor groups demand Costco say no to GE salmon
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June 22nd, 2015
Environmental, Farmer, and Consumer Groups Demand Higher Standards for Genetically Engineered (GE) Crop Regulations
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