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Center for Food Safety Sues FWS to Force Release of Dicamba Documents

Center for Food Safety filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) yesterday to compel the U.S. Fish and ...
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Migratory Eastern Monarch Butterflies Remain At Risk of Extinction

"The monarchs' crisis is a damning indictment of industrial agriculture's toxic legacy," said George Kimbrell, legal director ...
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Bill to Deny Americans GE Food Labeling Reintroduced

DARK Act would block states and FDA from requiring mandatory labeling March 25, 2015 (Washington, DC)—Center for Food Safety today strongly opposed legislation reintroduced this afternoon by Reps.
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Construction on Nation's Largest Factory Farm Gas Facility Could Begin Imminently in Washington's Yakima Valley

Construction of what would be one of the largest — if not the largest — methane digester facility in the United States could ...
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Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight

SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ruled today that genetically engineered (GE) organisms must be regulated. The Court's ruling ...
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Mars Finally Removes Titanium Dioxide from Skittles After Decade of CFS Advocacy

This week, after almost a decade of advocacy by Center for Food Safety (CFS) and allies, Mars, Inc. confirmed they have removed titanium dioxide, a potentially carcinogenic food additive, from ...
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EPA Refuses to Regulate Risks of Pesticide Formulations

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a 2017 legal petition by Center for Food Safety (CFS) calling on EPA to require testing and data on whole pesticide ...
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Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful

San Francisco, Calif.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violated core environmental laws in approving the genetically ...
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Broad Coalition Calls on Congress To Reject Fast-Moving Legislation To Shield Chemical Companies from Liability

WASHINGTON, DC — Legislative language moving through Congress, intended to prevent farmers, consumers, and workers from holding pesticide manufacturers accountable for the harm caused by their toxic ...
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Victory! Center for Food Safety Secures Win for the Public's Right to Know in GMO Labeling Lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal court of appeals decision handed down today overturned a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule on the disclosure of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) foods. The ...
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Federal Court Rejects Glyphosate Registration Decision Because EPA Ignored Cancer Risks, Endangered Species Risks

SAN FRANCISCO—Today, in a historic victory for farmworkers and the environment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with Center for Food Safety (CFS) and its represented farmworker ...
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Federal Court Halts Spraying of Monsanto's Dicamba Pesticide Across Millions of Acres of Cotton, Soybeans

Tucson, Ariz. – In a sweeping victory for family farmers and dozens of endangered plants and animals, a federal court today revoked approval of the notoriously volatile, weed-killing pesticide dicamba ...