Natural Grocers, Citizens for GMO Labeling, Label GMOs, Rural Vermont, Good Earth Natural Foods, Puget Consumers Co-op, and the Center for Food Safety are plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the USDA that some say
Continue Reading Much of the old gang that fought for real GE labeling is back together for lawsuit against USDA
The federal magistrate judge has yet not yet ruled whether the defendants even have the legal standing to bring their case, and the federal defense attorneys have yet to show up in the court, but
Continue Reading Activists wants federal magistrate to take over GMO labeling enactment from USDA
Texas will likely find out today if the third time is the charm for Republican state Rep. Dan Flynn’s (no relation) bill to allow raw milk to be sold at farmer’s markets and directly to
Continue Reading Food Safety Legislation Continues Brisk Pace Set Last Year
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) reintroduced legislation Thursday to label genetically engineered (GE) food. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act would require the U.S. Food and Drug
Continue Reading Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Label Genetically Engineered Food
The top 10 food-safety news stories for 2014, as chosen for the sixth consecutive year by the editors of Food Safety News, were announced today. According to the Internet news site, here are this year’s
Continue Reading The Top 10 Food-Safety News Stories of 2014
The question of how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should approach the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) food — and particularly its labeling, or lack thereof — was the topic of a hearing by
Continue Reading Congressional Hearing Looks at FDA’s Role in GE Food Regulation
California’s 2012 food-labeling ballot measure, rejected by state voters, makes a return from the grave tomorrow with a public hearing in Sacramento. And another state initiative is in the offing in Colorado. Since the narrow
Continue Reading GE Labeling Resurrected in California, Petition For Ballot Measure Circulating in Colorado
