Center for Food Safety
The Center for Food Safety, founded in 1997 by the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) (web) [1], describes itself as a "U.S. non-profit organization" "that works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the use of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic foods and other forms of sustainable agriculture. Among the issues the organization works on are: genetically modified foods, organic food standards, aquaculture, animal cloning, food irradiation, sythetic hormones (such rBGH), and mad cow disease." [2]
The organization received a four-star ("exceptional") rating from the charitable oversight organization Charity Navigator. [3]
Note: The Center for Food Safety is not the same organization as the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, which is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [4]
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According to ActivistCash.com, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a project of the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA), which is "headed by Andrew Kimbrell, who was mentored by Jeremy Rifkin at the Foundation on Economic Trends. Next to the Unabomber, Rifkin is perhaps America's most notable anti-technologist. CFS’s current focus is large-scale agriculture — specifically, food technology. It is a major partner in the 'Keep Nature Natural' campaign, which receives funding from the organic food industry. CFS often participates in food scare projects managed by Fenton Communications, a Washington, D.C. public relations firm often used by anti-industry activists." [5]
"CFS's relationship with its parent group (ICTA) is a curious one. Although CFS has its own tax ID number and files its own IRS returns, ICTA continues to solicit, receive, and spend grant monies on behalf of its smaller 'project.' For this reason, our financial profile shows financial support and budget numbers for the two entities combined," ActivistCash wrote. [6]
"The Center for Food Safety, under its façade of nonprofit watchdogging, has all the marks of a black-marketing campaign, run on behalf of organic and 'natural' foods. Its advisory board is packed with organic-foods activists, including a registered 'natural foods' lobbyist, prominent members of the Chefs Collaborative, the research director for Rodale Publishing’s Organic Gardening magazine, and the director of the organic-foods industry’s largest accreditation service. In addition, Andrew Kimbrell was the brains behind the multi-million-dollar Turning Point Project campaign, which ran a series of full-page New York Times advertisements trashing biotechnology and conventional agriculture," ActivistCash wrote.
Personnel
- Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director
Contact Details
The Center for Food Safety
660 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, #302
Washington DC 20003
Phone: (202) 547-9359
Fax: (202) 547-9429
Email: office AT centerforfoodsafety.org
Web: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
Related SourceWatch Resources
External Links
- Profile and Connections for Center for Food Safety, ActivistCash.com.
