> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A Victory 10 Years in the Making - Newsletter from Center for Food Safety - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/a_victory_10_years_in_the_making_0818140448/ - Published: 2014-08-18T17:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T16:29:50.000Z - Description: A Center for Food Safety newsletter leading with the Fish and Wildlife Service's agreement to phase out genetically engineered crops and ban neonicotinoid insecticides on wildlife refuges by January 2016, plus an alert on Dow's 2,4-D resistant crops and herb gardening tips. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import **FOOD SAFETY NOW! E-NEWSLETTER** AUGUST 2014 | | **VICTORY! FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AGREES TO PHASE-OUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS AND BAN BEE-KILLING PESTICIDES ON NATIONAL REFUGES** [](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3342/fish-and-wildlife-service-agrees-to-phase-out-genetically-engineered-crops-and-ban-bee-killing-pesticides-on-national-refuges?ref=foodconsumer.org) **A National Victory Nearly Ten Years in the Making!** The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will phase out the use of genetically engineered (GE) crops to feed wildlife and ban neonicotinoid insecticides from all wildlife refuges nationwide by January 2016. [](http://cornershopcreative.createsend1.com/t/d-l-cuyulk-l-s/?ref=foodconsumer.org) [**READ MORE**](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3342/fish-and-wildlife-service-agrees-to-phase-out-genetically-engineered-crops-and-ban-bee-killing-pesticides-on-national-refuges?ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://cornershopcreative.createsend1.com/t/d-l-cuyulk-l-s/?ref=foodconsumer.org) HEALTHY HOME [](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/healthy-home/3274/cfs-healthy-home/tips-for-a-healthy-home/3371/top-10-herbs-for-container-gardens?ref=foodconsumer.org) TOP 10 HERBS FOR CONTAINER GARDENS Herb container gardens are great- they’re beautiful, easy and convenient, and are much cheaper than buying bunches of fresh herbs from the market. There is nothing more simple and satisfying than picking a handful of fresh herbs from your garden just when you need them. **Here’s a list of our 10 favorite herbs to grow in containers, as well as helpful tips for successful growing!** [**READ MORE**](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/healthy-home/3274/cfs-healthy-home/tips-for-a-healthy-home/3371/top-10-herbs-for-container-gardens?ref=foodconsumer.org) URGENT ACTION **[](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=12645&ref=foodconsumer.org) Tell USDA and President Obama to Stop Dow Chemical’s "Agent Orange" Crops The USDA is on the cusp of approving Dow Chemical's genetically engineered 2,4-D resistant crops, even though they acknowledge the use of this toxic pesticide will skyrocket. There is a 30-day public comment period and it MIGHT BE OUR LAST CHANCE to stop this chemical assault.** [**TAKE ACTION NOW!** ](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=12645&ref=foodconsumer.org) IN THE NEWS [OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS MUST INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE >>>](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3389/obama-administration-environmental-reviews-must-include-analysis-of-climate-change?ref=foodconsumer.org) [CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY CONGRATULATES VERMONT LAW SCHOOL, THE NATION'S FIRST OFFICIAL BEE-FRIENDLY, NEONIC-FREE CAMPUS >>>](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3374/center-for-food-safety-congratulates-vermont-law-school-the-nations-first-official-bee-friendly-neonic-free-campus?ref=foodconsumer.org) [NEXT GENERATION OF PESTICIDE-PROMOTING CROPS ARE IMMINENT >>](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3373/next-generation-of-pesticide-promoting-crops-are-imminent?ref=foodconsumer.org)[\>](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/opinion/risking-another-silent-spring.html?src=twr&%5Fr=1&ref=foodconsumer.org) [FARMERS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS DEFEND MORATORIUM OF GMO CROPS ON HAWAI‘I’S BIG ISLAND >>>](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3363/farmers-environmental-groups-defend-moratorium-of-gmo-crops-on-hawaiis-big-island?ref=foodconsumer.org) [FIFTY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PRESS EPA AND USDA TO REJECT NEW GE CROPS >>>](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3349/fifty-members-of-congress-press-epa-and-usda-to-reject-new-ge-crops?ref=foodconsumer.org) *" I wasn't surprised that Condé Nast was willing to put significant resources into this journalistic endeavor.What did surprise me was to find out that it wasn't a journalistic endeavor; it was actually paid advertising on behalf of Monsanto" - Andrew Kimbrell, CFS Executive Director* FEATURED ACTIONS [](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=12553&ref=foodconsumer.org) TELL COCA-COLA TO STOP FUNDING ANTI-LABELING CAMPAIGNS What do Monsanto and Coke have in common? They’ve both spent millions of dollars to keep you in the dark about the foods you buy. In fact, Coca-Cola is one of the largest contributors to the defeat of state labeling efforts. Sign the petition to tell Coca-Cola to stop funding efforts to block the labeling of genetically engineered foods! [**TAKE ACTION**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=12553&ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14668&ref=foodconsumer.org) DEMAND THE WHITE HOUSE PROTECT THE NATION'S BEES This Saturday is National Honey Bee Day – it’s time to demand meaningful action from President Obama! Two months ago, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum outlining efforts to "promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators." Urge President Obama to take meaningful steps to curb the impacts of pesticides on bees and other pollinators. [**TAKE ACTION**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14668&ref=foodconsumer.org) WHAT'S NEW [](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3375/monsanto-engineering-the-debate-over-genetic-engineering?ref=foodconsumer.org) MONSANTO: ENGINEERING THE DEBATE OVER GENETIC ENGINEERING *By Andrew Kimbrell, CFS Executive DirectorAugust 9, 2014* I was recently approached by a division of the publishing giant Condé Nast to participate in a video series examining issues related to food, agriculture, and the environment. I was told experts from a variety of disciplines, including representatives of the Monsanto Company, would participate. That was fine with me. And given the ever-increasing interest in food systems and genetic engineering's wide-ranging effects on soil, water, climate change, and our bodies, I wasn't surprised that Condé Nast was willing to put significant resources into this journalistic endeavor....What did surprise me was to find out that it wasn't a journalistic endeavor; it was actually paid advertising on behalf of Monsanto. [**READ MORE**](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3375/monsanto-engineering-the-debate-over-genetic-engineering?ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3370/proving-organic-is-good-for-you?ref=foodconsumer.org) PROVING ORGANIC IS GOOD FOR YOU *By Lisa J. Bunin, PhD, Organic Policy DirectorAugust 6th, 2014* You know intuitively that organic food is good for you and that it’s the healthiest choice you can make at the farmer’s market and grocery store. Your gut tells you that organic is better for you than food sprayed with synthetic toxic pesticides designed to kill insects, fungus, and weeds. It’s the absence of these dangerous chemicals in organic agriculture that consumers believe makes organic food inherently healthier—and rightly so. Increasingly, rigorous scientific research is confirming the wisdom of these intuitive feelings. Take, for example, the new study in the British Journal of Nutrition, which shows that organic is healthier precisely because synthetic toxic pesticides are prohibited.[](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3266/home-depot-and-bjs-wholesale-club-agree-to-curb-bee-killing-pesticides?ref=foodconsumer.org) [READ MORE](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3370/proving-organic-is-good-for-you?ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3367/what-toledos-water-crisis-reveals-about-industrial-farming?ref=foodconsumer.org) WHAT TOLEDO’S WATER CRISIS REVEALS ABOUT INDUSTRIAL FARMING *By Doug Gurian-Sherman, PhD, CFS Senior Scientist & Director of Sustainable AgricultureAugust 5th, 2014* As you may have heard, about half a million people in the Toledo, Ohio area lost their municipal drinking water supply on Saturday because of possible microbial toxin contamination from Lake Erie. A combination of heavier spring rains, exacerbated by climate change and runoff of phosphorus from fertilizer applied to crops, is the likely cause. The good news is that farmers can adopt better practices to eliminate this problem. The bad news is that the agricultural industry, and the public policies that it lobbies for, work against these solutions. [**READ MORE**](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/3367/what-toledos-water-crisis-reveals-about-industrial-farming?ref=foodconsumer.org) | | | | 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