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December 21st, 2011

Consumer Safety Groups File First Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology

Concerned by the growing body of scientific reports cautioning against the unregulated use of nanotechnology in consumer products, a coalition of nonprofit consumer safety and environmental groups sue

December 20th, 2011

Coalition calls for FDA to halt approval of genetically engineered salmon

Discovery of undisclosed infection of salmon eggs calls into question company claims that GE salmon are safe for the environment Yesterday afternoon a coalition of 11 food safety, environmental, consu

December 15th, 2011

Senate Holds First Hearing on Genetically Engineered Fish

Experts Warn GE Fish Too Risky to Environment. CFS Calls for New Framework, Mandatory Environmental Impact Statement The Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee of the Senate Comme

December 10th, 2011

"Big 6" Guilty of Human Rights Violations

Citing Systematic Human Rights Violations, International Court Hands Down Verdict to Six Largest Pesticide Manufacturers After an intensive public trial covering a range of human rights violations, ju

November 2nd, 2011

Lawsuit Aims To Halt Genetically Engineered Crops On Midwest Refuges

Public Interest Organizations Challenge Blanket Approval of Pesticide-Promoting Crops on 54 Refuges Across 8 States Latest Case In Successful Series A lawsuit filed today in federal court against the

October 27th, 2011

Enough Tricks: Consumers Speak Up Against Monsanto's GE Sweet Corn

With the threat of genetically engineered sweet corn hitting grocery stores next year looming, 264,000 people petition top retailers and food makers In response to Monsanto’s release of the company’s

October 7th, 2011

ALDF Lawsuit to Protect Texas Birds Joined by Consumer Advocacy, Food Safety Groups

Public Justice and Center for Food Safety Join Texas Legal Battle to Protect Consumers from Salmonella Outbreaks Some Texas egg producers have created breeding grounds for human health risks and state

October 4th, 2011

Groups File Legal Petition With FDA Demanding Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods

Coalition of consumer, environmental, farm groups, and food companies demand FDA issue new regulations on GE foods Current guidelines are “misleading” and deny consumers their “right to know” Today, t

September 15th, 2011

New Report Issued by the Center for Food Safety and the Heinrich BÃ¶ll Stiftung Foundation Highlights Critical Links Among Food Security, Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Economy

New Publication: The Wheel of Life: Food, Climate, Human Rights and the Economy. Issued by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation. A new report, The Wheel of Life:

August 12th, 2011

Lawsuit To Halt GE Crops On Southeastern Refuges: Genetically Engineered Crops on 25 Refuges in 8 States Are Illegal

A lawsuit filed today in federal court against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) seeks to end cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops on twenty-five national wildlife refuges across the

August 12th, 2011

Lawsuit To Halt GE Crops On Southeastern Refuges

Genetically Engineered Crops on 25 Refuges in 8 States Are Illegal A lawsuit filed today in federal court against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) seeks to end cultivation of genetically enginee

August 1st, 2011

CFS Submits Comments to USDA on National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (NLGMA)

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July 18th, 2011

U.S. Congress Turns Up The Heat On Genetically Engineered Salmon

23 Members of Congress say “GE fish would not be in the public interest” NEWLY PUBLISHED STUDIES HIGHLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF ESCAPED GE FISH Members of Congress turned up the heat on the U.S. Foo

June 16th, 2011

U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Amendment To Prohibit Genetically Engineered Salmon Approval

Sixty-Seven Organizations and Businesses Endorse Amendment; CFS Calls upon FDA to Reject Approval of GE Salmon The Center for Food Safety (CFS) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its decis

June 8th, 2011

FDA temporarily suspends use of some arsenic in animal feeds

Center for Food Safety and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy urge continued action to remove all arsenic from animal feeds permanently The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today a

May 25th, 2011

CA GE Fish Labeling Bill Held

Today, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) was informed by Assemblymember Huffman’s office that they have decided to hold AB 88—the California bill which would require that all genetically engineered (GE

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