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February 12th, 2009

Companies Vow to Reject Genetically Modified Beet Sugar

As a Valentine to Consumers, 73 Companies Pledge Not to Use Sugar from Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Sugar Beets. Non-GM Beet Sugar Registry Goes Live for Valentines Day Today the Center for Food Safety, a

February 11th, 2009

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FEED BIOTECH GIANTS, NOT THE POOR

Contacts: Bill Freese, Center for Food Safety, 202-547-9359 (North America); Nnimmo Bassey, Friends of the Earth Nigeria, +234 80 37 27 43 95 (Africa); Helen Holder, Friends of the Earth Europe Brusse

February 6th, 2009

DRUG FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED GOAT APPROVED WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARING VIOLATING CONSUMERS' RIGHTS

Contacts: Jaydee Hanson, CFS, (202) 547-9359; Heath Fradkoff, Goodman Media, (212) 576-2700 Center for Food Safety Calls FDA Action “An Outrage” and Demands Transparency in Regulation of Products from

February 3rd, 2009

USDA Gives Preliminary Approval to New Pesticide-Promoting GE Corn Variety

SDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has given preliminary approval to the first of a new generation of pesticide-promoting, genetically engineered crops designed to survive sprayi

January 20th, 2009

Center for Food Safety Criticizes Loopholes in USDA Country of Origin Labeling Rules

Group Urges Wider Application of Regulation to Ensure Public Right to Know The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has criticized USDA’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule for falling short of fully prot

January 15th, 2009

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY PRESSES USDA TO HALT APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD FOR FUEL

The Center for Food Safety today urged the incoming U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) to refrain from approving the world’s first genetically engineered (GE) crop designed specifically for fuel, not fo

January 15th, 2009

Groups Challenge Bush Administration's Factory Farm Exemption

In a lawsuit filed today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a coalition of groups challenged a last minute Bush Administration rule that exempts factory farms from federal laws requiri

December 3rd, 2008

Center for Food Safety Urges President-Elect Obama to Quickly Bring Progressive Change to USDA

A recent letter sent from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) urged President-Elect Obama to consider its recommendations for the most qualified and committed candidates for Secretary and Undersecretarie

December 2nd, 2008

DAIRIES, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS URGE KANSAS TO NOT BAN LABELING OF ARTIFICIAL GROWTH HORMONE IN MILK

Today, 94 dairy farmers; consumer, farm and agricultural groups; public health, animal protection and environmental organizations; food processors; and retailers wrote to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebe

November 13th, 2008

NEW POLL REVEALS THAT PROPOSED "ORGANIC" STANDARDS FOR FISH WILL FAIL TO MEET CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS

The USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is poised to dilute the meaning of the trusted organic label when it meets next week to decide what the label should mean for fish. The NOSB will vot

November 13th, 2008

AUSTRIAN STUDY FINDS EATING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN MAY REDUCE FERTILITY

The Center for Food Safety cited results of an important study[1] released Monday by the Austrian government as cause for great concern over the long-term consumption of genetically engineered crops.

November 5th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY COMMENDS CALIFORNIANS' OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR LANDMARK PROPOSITION 2

The Center for Food Safety today applauded California voters, who turned out in record numbers in favor of Proposition 2. In a striking victory, the measure passed with a nearly 2/3 majority. Californ

October 8th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CHALLENGES USDA TO TIGHTEN REGULATIONS ON GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED ORGANISMS

The Center for Food Safety responded today to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new proposed regulations for the oversight of growing genetically engineered (GE) crops. It is the Ce

September 28th, 2008

California's Farmer Protection Bill, AB 541, Becomes Law

CFS is pleased to announce that California’s first state bill on genetically engineered crops has become law! On Saturday Sept. 27, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 541. Under this law, farmers that

September 18th, 2008

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY RESPONDS TO FDA GUIDANCE FOR APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANIMALS

This afternoon, the Center for Food Safety issued a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) release of a draft guidance outlining the approval process for genetically enginee

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