Today, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski released a statement asserting her opposition to the controversial “biotech rider” her committee allowed in the Continuing Resolution ...

States' Rights To Protect Their Communities From Pesticides Are Threatened by State Legislation and EPA Rulemaking Petition ...

Whether it’s your kids’ soccer snack, your breakfast beverage of choice, or a key ingredient in your favorite cocktail, oranges and orange juice are a staple of many American diets across the country.

Originally posted on Soil Solutions - Earlier this month, Center for Food Safety brought together its Soil Solutions program and its Hawai‘i... Film short highlights the critical importance of soil ...

Food irradiation uses high-energy Gamma rays, electron beams or X-rays (all of which are millions of times more powerful than standard medical X-rays) to break apart the bacteria and insects that can ...

Nanotechnology is a powerful but novel platform for taking apart and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level with important human and environmental health ramifications. Common ...

Using genetic technologies to clone food animals is a relatively new science that remains understudied and imprecise. However, defects in these animals are common, and scientists warn that even small ...

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the oldest synthetic biocides. Originally developed (though not used) as a chemical warfare agent in World War II, it was later deployed as part of the ...

What are pesticide-coated seeds? Coated seeds are crop seeds that have been treated with systemic pesticides, most commonly neonicotinoid insecticides and one to several fungicides, such as metalaxyl ...

The Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA) is the most robust pesticide legislation proposed since the inception of the EPA. It was designed to target the most egregious ...

RT @protesterrabbit: Always buy seeds or use your own from previous year. I get mine from Mother Nature of Powell River, B.C. ! https://t.c… The legal battle around #chlorpyrifos continues. The 9th ...