Center for Food Safety

Organic ‘grower group’ certification upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a critical element of the USDA’s organic label. The ruling in Pratum Farm LLC v USDA also

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jul 2025

Organic ‘grower group’ certification upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Massive petition to EPA wants to kill herbicide glyphosate known to many as Roundup

A 70-page petition making over 200 scientific citations to the Environmental Protection Agency seeks immediate suspension of the herbicide glyphosate, the main ingredient in the famous Roundup weed killer. The

By News Desk

/ 14 Dec 2023

Massive petition to EPA wants to kill herbicide glyphosate known to many as Roundup

EPA denies water quality petition for CAFOs

Revisions to the Clean Water Act submitted in 2017 for more effective regulations of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) were denied this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA

By News Desk

/ 18 Aug 2023

EPA denies water quality petition for CAFOs

Food safety scores a win in recent water settlements

Food safety and clean water always make for a good marriage. That can be seen in a recent legal settlement involving two large dairies in Eastern Washington that were accused

By Cookson Beecher

/ 3 Jul 2023

Food safety scores a win in recent water settlements

EPA sued over herbicide approvals

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Matthew M. Graves of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington D.C. are all being

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jun 2023

Consumer groups call on FDA Commissioner to restore teeth to agency’s leadership

Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent by Consumer Reports and a coalition of concerned entities (see list below) regarding the leadership at the Food and Drug Administration in

By Guest Contributor

/ 16 Dec 2022

Consumer groups call on FDA Commissioner to restore teeth to agency’s leadership

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

Editor’s note: This is a letter sent by a large coalition of consumer and industry groups to Jane Henney, the chair of the Independent Expert Panel – FDA Human Foods

By Guest Contributor

/ 8 Oct 2022

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products safer

Several groups, including Consumer Reports and STOP Foodborne Illness, have written to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of increased food safety efforts regarding Salmonella in poultry. The groups describe

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Sep 2022

Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products safer

Salmonella in poultry, the issues and solutions, hearing from the experts

PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 1 titled “Salmonella in Poultry: Issues and Solutions” speakers talked about how the contamination of poultry with Salmonella continues to be

By Jonan Pilet

/ 2 Aug 2022

Salmonella in poultry, the issues and solutions, hearing from the experts

People who want a pesticide-free world score back-to-back court victories

Beyond Pesticides, the Center for Food Safety (CFS), and others are doing victory dances this week after back-to-back court wins. By denying a writ of certiorari in Hardeman v. Monsanto,

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jun 2022

People who want a pesticide-free world score back-to-back court victories

USDA gives grant to University of Georgia to study antimicrobial blue light tech

The U.SDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded researchers from the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety a three-year, $599,900 grant to begin a

By News Desk

/ 18 May 2022

USDA gives grant to University of Georgia to study antimicrobial blue light tech

For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system

A-two year-old federal lawsuit brought by three non-governmental organizations claims USDA’s New Swine Inspection System undermines federal inspectors charged with protecting consumers from foodborne illness. A federal judge in

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Feb 2022

For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system

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Organic ‘grower group’ certification upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Massive petition to EPA wants to kill herbicide glyphosate known to many as Roundup

EPA denies water quality petition for CAFOs

EPA sued over herbicide approvals

Consumer groups call on FDA Commissioner to restore teeth to agency’s leadership

Coalition asks review panel to consider food leader for upper echelon at FDA

Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products safer

Salmonella in poultry, the issues and solutions, hearing from the experts

People who want a pesticide-free world score back-to-back court victories

USDA gives grant to University of Georgia to study antimicrobial blue light tech

For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system