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Aug 2, 2021

Government Deregulation of Biotechnology Signals a New Era of Corporate Politics. Why We Are Fighting for Oversight of GMOs

By Maria Juur, Press and Social Media Manager and Audrey Leonard, Legal Fellow Last week, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a groundbreaking new lawsuit that seeks to revoke the industry-friendly genetically engineered (GE) organism regulations issued by the Trump administration in 2020. This lawsuit is a culmination of more…

Biotechnology

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Government Deregulation of Biotech Signals a New Era of Corporate Politics. Why We Are Fighting…
Government Deregulation of Biotech Signals a New Era of Corporate Politics. Why We Are Fighting…
Biotechnology

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May 6, 2021

A Resilient and Equitable Food and Farming System in California

A Resilient and Equitable Food and Farming System in California Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D- Hollister) recently made an exciting announcement about a bill he just introduced called the Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms and Worker Protection Bond Act (AB 125). Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D- Hollister) recently…

California

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A Resilient and Equitable Food and Farming System in California
A Resilient and Equitable Food and Farming System in California
California

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May 6, 2021

A Harmful Legacy: 7 Reasons to OPPOSE Tom Vilsack’s Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture

By Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director & Julia Ranney, Research and Policy Associate Vilsack’s past two terms as President Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture between 2008–2016 permanently damaged our food system and the environment. Below, in no particular order, is a comprehensive overview of the myriad of ways in which Vilsack’s two…

Usda

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A Harmful Legacy: 7 Reasons to OPPOSE Tom Vilsack’s Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture
A Harmful Legacy: 7 Reasons to OPPOSE Tom Vilsack’s Nomination for Secretary of Agriculture
Usda

6 min read


Nov 19, 2020

Celebrating Democracy!

Celebrating Democracy! I’m sure many of you are relieved about what the election results mean for the future of our health, the environment, and our country. Thankfully, democracy won the day — but our work continues. As a first step, we’re already working to pressure the new administration to undo…

Democracy

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Celebrating Democracy!
Celebrating Democracy!
Democracy

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Nov 18, 2020

Know the Health Risks Before Investing in an Antimicrobial Nano-Silver Mask (and What to Buy Instead!)

By Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director, Center for Food Safety & Julia Ranney, Research and Policy Associate, Center for Food Safety Capitalizing on the novel COVID-19 virus and the need for face coverings, several companies are now selling masks embedded with nano-silver. They claim these products are “especially” antimicrobial due to…

Covid-19

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Know the Health Risks Before Investing in an Antimicrobial Nano-Silver Mask (and What to Buy…
Know the Health Risks Before Investing in an Antimicrobial Nano-Silver Mask (and What to Buy…
Covid-19

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Sep 2, 2020

Is Lab-Grown Meat Healthy and Safe to Consume?

By Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director, Center for Food Safety & Julia Ranney, Research and Policy Associate, Center for Food Safety It goes by many names: cultured, in vitro, cell-based, cultivated, lab-grown meat, etc. As the names imply, it is a meat alternative made in a lab via animal cells and…

Food Safety

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Is Lab-Grown Meat Healthy and Safe to Consume?
Is Lab-Grown Meat Healthy and Safe to Consume?
Food Safety

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Aug 10, 2020

A Landmark Victory Protecting the Future of Our Oceans, Many Years in the Making

Trump Administration’s arguments that it can regulate fish farming as fishing don’t hold water — By George Kimbrell, Sylvia Wu, and Amy van Saun, Center for Food Safety attorneys This month we are celebrating a landmark legal victory for our oceans and fishing communities! The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with Center for Food Safety (CFS) and allies, deeming illegal the…

Aquaculture

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A Landmark Victory Protecting the Future of Our Oceans, Many Years in the Making
A Landmark Victory Protecting the Future of Our Oceans, Many Years in the Making
Aquaculture

6 min read


Jul 28, 2020

Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory GMO Food Labeling Rules

By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety For more than 20 years, corporations behind the creation and promotion of genetically engineered foods have tried to keep secret that their products would fail, and fail badly, in an informed marketplace. Their problem is that over 90% of GMOs are…

Food Industry

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Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory GMO Food Labeling Rules
Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory GMO Food Labeling Rules
Food Industry

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Jul 20, 2020

Feeding Hawai’i: Stories from the Frontlines of Hawai’i’s Response to COVID-19

by Lauryn Rego, Hawai’i Program Director Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, my view of food security in Hawai’i focused on our reliance on the 6 million pounds of food that are imported to the islands daily and what would happen if the barges stopped. Although the barges haven’t stopped, for…

Hawaii

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Feeding Hawai’i: Stories from the Frontlines of Hawai’i’s Response to COVID-19
Feeding Hawai’i: Stories from the Frontlines of Hawai’i’s Response to COVID-19
Hawaii

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Jul 20, 2020

Double Victory! Monsanto pesticide and GMOs just got whacked!

by Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety We just made history! Center for Food Safety (CFS) just had one of the most important legal victories ever against pesticides and GMO crops. After years of litigation, a Federal Court just banned Monsanto’s toxic pesticide dicamba. This also effectively halts…

GMO

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Double Victory! Monsanto pesticide and GMOs just got whacked!
Double Victory! Monsanto pesticide and GMOs just got whacked!
GMO

3 min read

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