Center for Food Safety

Less than One Month to Comment on Corn Resistant to Agent Orange Herbicide 2,4-D

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Pesticides, Environmental Protection Agency, Gmos, Corn, GE Food, Environment, Usda, Center for Food Safety, Food News

The USDA is currently deciding whether or not to approve an application by Dow Chemical for its controversial genetically engineered (GE) corn variety resistant to hazardous herbicides.

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"Agent Orange" Corn: Biotech Only Winner in Chemical Arms Race as Herbicide Resistant Crops Fail

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Gmos, 2, Genetically Engineered Foods, Genetically Modified Food, 4d, Agent Orange, Superweeds, Center for Food Safety, Food News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently deciding whether or not to approve an application by Dow Chemical for its controversial genetically engineered (GE) corn variety that is resistant to the highly toxic herbicide 2,4-D, one of the main ingredients in Agent Orange.

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Bill Gates: More Agriculture Research Needed To Fight Hunger

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hunger, Video, Bill Gates Charity, Agriculture, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Center for Food Safety, Agriculture Research, Bill Gates Hunger, Impact News

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Bill Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for world hunger are too expensive or b...

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Meatless Monday: Modern Frankenstein

Ellen Kanner | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Institute for Responsible Technology, Environmental Working, Frankenstein, Jeffrey Smith, Gmos, Organic Farming Research Organization, Food Democracy Now, Just Label It, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety, Denise Ryan, Poblano, Pumpkin, Tortillas, Mary Shelley, Food, Green News

Frankenstein waited too long to make things right. It's not too late for us.

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Just Label It: We Have a Right to Know What's In Our Food

Naomi Starkman | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Consumers Union, Gmos, Just Label It, Fda, Center for Food Safety, Genetically Modified Organisms, Genetically Engineered Foods, Green News

Yesterday, a broadbased coalition of nearly 400 businesses and organizations dedicated to food safety and consumer rights called on the FDA to require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.

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New Lawsuit Filed Over GMO Alfalfa

Slashfood | Jason Best, Posted Mar 22nd 2011 @ 3:00PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gmos, Earthjustice, Alfalfa, GMO Lawsuit, Food Safety, Usda, Center for Food Safety, Monsanto, Gm Alfalfa, Food News

The next skirmish over genetically modified foods is getting underway, pitting a coalition of environmental, consumer and food-safety groups against t...

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Barbara Kowalcyk, Food Safety Advocate

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Foodborne Illness, FDA Recall, Kevin's Law, Food Inc., Barbara Kowalcyk, Greatest Person of the Day, Food Safety, Children's Health, E. Coli, US News, Impact of Eating Meat, Center for Food Safety, Video, Impact News

Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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Judge Revokes USDA Approval Of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets, Orders Review

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Sierra Club, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Impact Statement, Roundup, Sugar Beets, Agriculture, Organic Seed Alliance, Genetically Modified Food, Biotech, Usda, Monsanto, Gmo, Food News

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has revoked the government's approval of genetically altered sugar beets until regulators complete a more thorou...

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Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfalfa Seed Growers, Supreme Court, Geerston Seed Farms, Monsanto, Gmos, Nepa, Round Up Ready Alfalfa, Center for Food Safety, Alfalfa, Politics News

The recent Supreme Court decision on the Roundup Ready Alfalfa case (PDF) has drawn a mixture of reactions. To help us better understand this decision, CUpS sat down with Craig Johnston, professor of environmental law at Lewis & Clark Law School.

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Supreme Court Case a Defeat for Monsanto's Ambitions

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roundup Ready Alfalfa, Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito, National Environmental Policy Act, Center for Food Safety, Monsanto, Food News

It should be no surprise that Monsanto's PR machine is working hard to spin the truth in this morning's decision in the first-ever Supreme Court case on genetically engineered crops.

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A Victory for Democracy, Another Blow to Monsanto

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: GE Crops, India, Genetically Modified Food, Food Safety, Bt, Monsanto, Center for Food Safety, Food News

At last a government agency has rejected a genetically modified crop. The twist is that this crop, Bt eggplant, was not rejected by the U.S. government, but by the government of India.

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Stop GE Alfalfa: Consumers Care About GE Contamination

Naomi Starkman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Genetically Modified Food, Consumers Union, Usda, Organic Food, Center for Food Safety, Alfalfa, Food Politics, Green News

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) sued USDA on behalf of farmers and others regarding its approval of Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa.

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New Report: GMOs Causing Massive Pesticide Pollution

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gentically Engindeered Foods, Pesticides, The Organic Center, Bayer, Dupont, Monsanto, Gmos, Union of Concerned Scientists, Syngenta, Food Safety, Crop Yields, Herbicides, Biotech, Center for Food Safety, Dow, Climate Change, Green News

There is one fact about genetically engineered foods that there is no debate about: no one wakes up in the morning eager to buy gene-altered food. There's good reason for this.

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The Safety of Imported Food?

Tony Corbo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Milk Powder, Imported Food Safety, Melamine, Shanghai Daily, Food, Food Safety, Food Imports, Food Safety Bill, Food and Drug Administration, Imported Food, Center for Food Safety, Food-Borne Diseases, Green News

Of the 9.5 million shipments of imported food items that will arrive at our ports-of-entry this fiscal year, FDA inspectors will physically examine only 1.53% of them.

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The BBQ is Over...

Hillary Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Times, Genetically Modified Food, Vegetarian, Green Living, Salmon, Biotech Agriculture, Bacon, Vegan, GM Foods, Center for Food Safety, Food Matters, Dna, Eating Matters, Fda, Nutrition, Health, Antibiotics, Hormone Treated Meat, Green News

The FDA is also not required to label when food comes from genetically engineered animals. Without clear labeling, many may soon be feeding their families manipulated animals.

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Skip Arugula and Eat Well on a Budget

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Sustainable Table, Food and Water Watch, Arugula, Takepart, Sarah Newman, Common Cause, Obama, Yes Pecan, Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Food, Style News

Studies show that people tend to eat the portion size they're given. So, rather than using a huge plate, opt for a small one. It will force you to eat less and get up more frequently for second helpings.

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14 Steps to Food Safety

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumers Union, Pesticides, Food Policy Institute, Organic Food, Food and Water Watch, Fda, Safety, Food Imports, Food, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety, Green News

I was shocked to learn that only 1% of most imported food gets inspected. Unless sticking to natural, non processed, domestic foods, there is no way of knowing for sure what's in our food.

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