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ALDI’s Atlantic salmon packaging claims of sustainability may be misleading to consumers WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The District of Columbia Superior Court rejected the motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Toxin Free USA against supermarket chain ALDI Inc. alleging the company makes deceptive sustainability marketing claims about ALDI’s fresh Atlantic salmon products. The lawsuit …

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Toxin Free USA, a national public-interest nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a first-of-its-kind false advertising lawsuit against CoverGirl Cosmetics and Coty Inc. for environmental and product safety misrepresentations due to indicators of toxic PFAS chemicals found in their products. CoverGirl represents itself as being a champion of “open, inclusive …

WASHINGTON DC, May 25, 2021 /CSRwire/ —GMO Free USA dba Toxin Free USA, a national public-interest nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a false advertising lawsuit against Aldi grocery stores for deceptively marketing its Atlantic Salmon products as “Simple. Sustainable. Seafood.” The complaint alleges that Aldi, one of the country’s largest food retailers, …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 26, 2021Contact: Barry Wray, 305-304-9898, [email protected] ISLAMORADA, Fla., April 26, 2021 /CSRwire/ – Despite a decade of community opposition, the experimental release of genetically engineered mosquitoes begins today in the Florida Keys. British biotech corporation, Oxitec, in collaboration with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, plans to release up to a billion genetically …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 24, 2021Contact: Barry Wray, 305-304-9898, [email protected] ISLAMORADA, Fla., February 24, 2021 /CSRwire/ – The Coalition Against GMO Mosquitoes launches a new website to educate the nation and galvanize public opposition to genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes created by biotech corporation, Oxitec. The Coalition is also sending a letter by a concerned Florida Keys resident to President …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2020 Media contact: Diana Reeves, 347-921-1466, [email protected] Unionville, CT, November 11, 2020 — National nonprofit GMO Free USA has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s genetically modified (GM), Roundup-Ready, ProVista brand turf grass and seed. The nonprofit is calling on major retailers to …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2020Contact: Diana Reeves, 347-921-1466, [email protected] An appalling anti-science decision announced yesterday by the EPA’s Andrew Wheeler allows drift-prone herbicide dicamba to be used on GM soybeans and cotton for another 5 years. This comes despite a June 2020 ban of dicamba by a U.S. court of appeals. Since dicamba-tolerant GM soy …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2020Contact: Diana Reeves, 347-921-1466, [email protected] Washington D.C., October 28, 2020 — GMO Free USA dba Toxin Free USA, a national nonprofit advocating for clean food, filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Target Corporation for the deceptive labeling and marketing of Good & Gather California Raisins. Lab tests revealed that samples of …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 21, 2020Contact: Diana Reeves, 347-921-1466, [email protected] Nonprofit Launches First-of-Its-Kind Database of Studies Documenting Harm from GMOs Unionville, CT, October 21, 2020—GMO Free USA dba Toxin Free USA, a national 501(c)(3), has launched GMOResearch.org, the first-of-its-kind searchable science database of studies and reports on the safety and effects of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) …