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February 19th, 1999

Greenpeace, Center for Food Safety and organic farmers sue EPA over gene-altered crops

Environmentalists, farmers and consumers filed a lawsuit today to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve an issue they say the agency has stalled on for more than a year, risking e

January 16th, 1999

CFS Files Legal Petition with FDA to Remove rBGH from Market

The Center for Food Safety announced today, January 15, 1999, that it, along with two dozen other public interest organizations, had filed a legal petition with the FDA demanding the immediate withdra

December 16th, 1998

Legal Challenge Filed with FDA to Remove Monsanto's rBGH from the Market

The Center for Food Safety and more than two dozen consumer groups announced today at an EMS Press Breakfast that they have filed a petition to reverse the FDA’s approval of recombinant bovine growth

May 28th, 1998

Landmark Lawsuit Challenges FDA Policy on Genetically Engineered Food

An unprecedented coalition of scientists, religious leaders, health professionals, consumers and chefs filed suit today, May 27, 1998, against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain mandator

November 9th, 2017

USDA Further Delays Critical Organic Welfare Rule, Betraying Organic Farmers, Consumers, and Animals DUPLICATE

USDA Further Delays Critical Organic Welfare Rule, Betraying Organic Farmers, Consumers, and Animals This is the third time the rules, which were developed through 17 years of stakeholder input and fi

October 21st, 2009

USDA holds hearings on proposed National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement

Breaches in food safety in the U.S. continue to make international headlines as contamination incidents arise and tragic, personal stories about food borne illnesses unfold. In response, the US Depar

December 3rd, 2009

Sustainable Food Systems as a Climate Solution--CFS In Copenhagen

CFS staff are on their way to Copenhagen as part of our Cool Foods Campaign strategy to promote sustainable agriculture as a key solution to climate change. CFS will be co-hosting 2 events in Copenhag

May 18th, 2009

Reliance on Biotech in Food Aid Bill is a Step in the Wrong Direction

An effort to fight global poverty and hunger may become a Trojan horse to force genetically engineered crops on countries and farmers that do not want them. In the Senate, Senators Bob Casey (D-Penn.)

March 21st, 2012

Beekeepers & Environmental Groups to EPA: Pesticide Approval is â??Irresponsibleâ? & â??Damaging.â? Over 1 million urge EPA to suspend use of pesticide harmful to bees, fix broken regulatory system

Today, commercial beekeepers and environmental organizations filed an urgent legal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)to suspend further use of a pesticide the agency knows po

June 29th, 2012

This is Your Meat on Drugs. CFS Joins Consumer Campaign for Meat Produced without Antibiotics

The Center for Food Safety has joined Consumers Union and Fix Food for the launch of Meat Without Drugs, a campaign urging supermarkets to only sell meat raised without antibiotics. The campaigns fir

April 14th, 2010

NRC Report on Genetically Engineered Crops Misses the Mark on â??Sustainabilityâ?

Genetically Engineered Crops Are Already Having Negative Impact on Farm Sustainability in the United States The Center for Food Safety today released a statement in response to a National Research Cou

August 6th, 2009

National Organic Coalition Applauds USDA's Decision to Seek Independent Oversight of National Organic Program

Action Ensures Consistent Enforcement of Organic Standards At the urging of the National Organic Coalition and others, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will sub

June 19th, 2012

Farm Groups and Public Interest Advocates Join Forces to Oust Dangerous â??Biotech Provisionâ?? From Agriculture Spending Bill

Hidden rider poses unprecedented constitutional assault, blocks USDA authority and denies GE crop safeguards The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and a coalition of farm, food safety, environmental and co

June 4th, 2012

Groups ask FDA for final response to petition, seek comprehensive and transparent review of environmental risks presented by â??frankenfishâ?

Public remains in the dark another year as the federal government considers approving genetically engineered salmon Earthjustice sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last Friday cal

May 26th, 2011

Environmental Groups Petition Federal Government to Complete Full and Transparent Review of Environmental Impacts Associated with â??Frankenfishâ?

FDA poised to take action on the first-ever application to market a genetically engineered salmon without adequate consideration of environmental risks and public input Earthjustice, on behalf of Ocea

October 13th, 2011

New Report: A Global Citizens Report on the State of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)â?'False Promises, Failed Technologies

Published by Navdanya (India), Navdanya International, the International Commission on the Future of Food, with the participation of the Center for Food Safety. The report consists of contributions f

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