Latest from our file repository http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:06:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://foodfreedom.us http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11 Food Freedom http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=1 In this lawsuit plaintiff alfalfa growers along with the Sierra Club and other farmer and consumer associations challenge the Department of Agriculture's decision to deregulate alfalfa genetically engineered to resist the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=1 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=2 By Memorandum and Order dated February 13, 2007, the Court concluded that the federal defendants violated the National Environmental Protection Act (“NEPA”) by failing to prepare an environmental impact statement (“EIS”) before deregulating alfalfa genetically engineered to resist the herbicide Roundup (“Roundup Ready alfalfa”). The Court held that an EIS is required because of the potential significant environmental impact of gene transmission; specifically, the acknowledged risk that the genetically engineered gene will “contaminate” organic and conventional alfalfa. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=2 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=3 In a string of recent cases, the Center for Food Safety (CFS), representing and partnering with other non-profit consumer advocacy groups, environmental protection organizations, and numerous small farmers, has won hard-fought victories in federal court. Judges found that the environmental assessments done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prior to the testing or commercialization of several genetically engineered (GE) crops was either non-existent or severely lacking, and in violation of our nation’s environmental protection laws. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=3 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=4 Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of my Administration on a wide range of issues, including improvement of public health, protection of the environment, increased efficiency in the use of energy and other resources, mitigation of the threat of climate change, and protection of national security. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=4 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=5 At issue in this case is the Department of Agriculture’s decision to deregulate a genetically engineered (“GE”) variety of sugar beet that – unlike conventionally bred varieties and most plants – is able to tolerate the chemical glyphosate, the active ingredient in the powerful herbicide Roundup. Deregulation allows these “Roundup Ready” sugar beets to be grown and distributed commercially throughout the United States without permits, labeling, or other restrictions. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://foodfreedom.us/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=11&func=fileinfo&id=5