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Companies Vow to Reject Sugar from Genetically Modified Beets

Amy Bell — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:43:52 +0000

After writing my post earlier this month about genetically engineered ingredients and animal cloning, I was given the opportunity to speak with Lisa Bunin, Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Food Safety.

We spoke about some exciting new developments in the fight against genetically modified beet sugar.

On February 12, 2009 several food safety, environmental, and corporate watchdog groups launched the Non-Genetically Modified (GM) Beet Sugar Registry.

News on the Smart Center for Food Safety: Goals, Campaigns, Tools and Strategies

Lucille Chi — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:55:01 +0000

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) “is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization established in 1997 by its sister organization, International Center for Technology Assessment, for the purpose of challenging harmful food production technologies and promoting sustainable alternatives.” CFS has several campaigns going to help educate us about what to eat and what is just not safe. For example,

Urgent: Sign USDA Petition Demanding Stronger Regulations for Genetically Engineered Crops!

Derek Markham — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:02:53 +0000

The comment period for proposed rule changes on Genetically Engineered Organisms ends on Monday, November 24th.

Sign the Center for Food Safety’s petition and make yourself heard on genetically modified foods and pharmaceutical crops issues!

Big Brother Vs. Greens

Shirley Siluk Gregory — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:29:54 +0000

An exclusive investigative report in this week’s Mother Jones provides yet another compelling reason to shred and recycle your office paper: revelations about a now-defunct private security firm that searched through Greenpeace’s trash for documents and targeted other environmental groups such as the Center for Food Safety and the Environmental Working Group.