Food

June 1, 2017 | Blog Post

FDA Allows Secret, Untested Chemicals into Our Food

Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit challenging a rule that allows thousands of novel, untested chemicals to be used as food additives without FDA review.

May 22, 2017 | Case

Suing the FDA to Protect Food Safety

Consumer, health, and food safety groups are seeking to ensure food additives are found safe before being marketed to American consumers.

May 22, 2017 | Legal Document

Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief GRAS Rule Challenge

Plaintiffs Center for Food Safety, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Environmental Defense Fund, and Environmental Working Group (“Plaintiffs”) seek declaratory and injunctive relief with respect to a final rule promulgated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) entitled “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe,” 81 Fed. Reg. 54,960 (Aug. 17, 2016) (“final rule” or “GRAS Rule”).

May 22, 2017 | Press Release

Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety

Seek to ensure food additives are found safe before being marketed to American consumers

May 12, 2017 | Blog Post

Cooking for a Cause with the ‘Soup Zine’

Anne Livingston of Seattle, Washington, has crafted a zine full of tasty soup recipes to warm hearts and raise funds.

April 18, 2017 | Blog Post

Food 2.0: Working Toward Greater Efficiency in Agriculture

A new vision for agriculture would eliminate wasteful land use and make carbon sequestration an agricultural product.

March 3, 2017 | Blog Post

The Everglades Under Fire

Florida is taking advantage of the new political environment to try and weasel out of its legal commitment to clean up Everglades National Park.

January 30, 2017 | Blog Post

A Scott Pruitt Appointment Means More Mercury in Our Fish

Mercury levels in tuna have finally started to decrease, but the good news may be short lived if Scott Pruitt is allowed to head the EPA and overturn important limits on power plant pollution.