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Center for Food Safety Files Motion to Halt Nine Industrial Shellfish Operations in Washington's Coastal Waters
Seattle, WA ?— Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and its ally, Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat, filed a motion for ...
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Center for Food Safety Responds to USDA's Proposed Rescindment of Organic Pet Food and Mushrooms Rule
Last month, the US Department of Agriculture proposed to rescind a recently finalized rule that clarifies standards for ...
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Center for Food Safety and International Center for Technology Assessment Hail Supreme Court Decision on Patenting of DNA
Today, the Supreme Court declared that Myriad Genetics’ patenting of DNA violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against patents on laws of nature and natural phenomena. The decision positively ...
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Hidden Costs of Toxic Seed Coatings
Scientists have identified pesticides—specifically a group of insecticides called neonicotinoids (abbreviated as “neonics”)—as likely to be an important cause of declining pollinator populations and ...
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Center for Food Safety Statement on the MAHA Commission 5/22/2025 Report
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) commission, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, released a report chronicling the causes of rising rates of ...
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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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Victory for Oceans and the Public Good: Federal Government Declines to Appeal Ruling Striking Down Offshore Fish Farming
WASHINGTON, DC—In a decisive moment for ocean protection and environmental law, last week the federal government declined to appeal a court ruling that struck down Nationwide Permit 56 (NWP 56), ...
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EPA Issues Permit For Velella Epsilon Fish Farm Despite Strong Public Opposition
Sarasota, FL — This coming holiday weekend, Gulf beaches are facing new problems that are bigger than crowded shores. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a modified NPDES permit ...
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1. Toxicity
Genetically engineered foods are inherently unstable. Each insertion of a novel gene, and the accompanying “cassette” of promoters, antibiotic marker systems and vectors, is random. GE food producers ...
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California Dairy Digesters and Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program: Myths and Facts
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) currently allows our biggest polluters to offset their pollution with even more pollution, but SB709 in California seeks to change that. Read our factsheet ...
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Alternatives to Neonicotinoid Insecticide-Coated Corn Seed: Agroecological Methods are Better for Farmers and the Environment
Corn seed coated with neonics is by far the most extensive use of any insecticides in the U.S. Neonics have been strongly implicated in serious harm to pollinators, such as bees, that are needed for ...