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Cosmetics With Banned and Unsafe Ingredients

As FDA officials and the cosmetics industry prepare to huddle behind closed doors, EWG finds hundreds of products containing ingredients the industry itself has determined to be unsafe.
» Read more... | Published September 26, 2007

Water pollution caused by cosmetic chemicals, cleaning supplies and plastics

Sources of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in San Francisco Bay
An EWG study finds that 95 percent of wastewater samples draining into San Francisco Bay show widespread use of hormone-disrupting chemicals. Read the SF Chronicle story, "Danger Feared from Chemicals Getting into Bay."
» Read more... | Published July 11, 2007

Skin Deep

Cosmetic Safety Database
Skin Deep pairs ingredients in nearly 25,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated data resource of its kind.
» Read more... | Published May 24, 2007

Stolen Inventory

Bush Rollback Will Hide Data on 600,000 Pounds of Toxic Chemicals in California
The Bush Administration has adopted regulations that will dramatically roll back Americans' right to know about chemical hazards in their neighborhoods, allowing California industries to handle almost 600,000 pounds of toxic chemicals a year without telling the public, according to an investigation of federal data by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
» Read more... | Published April 10, 2007

Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food

Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods.
» Read more... | Published March 5, 2007

Impurities of Concern in Personal Care Products

An EWG analysis of government and industry sources shows that at least 146 cosmetic ingredients may contain harmful impurities linked to cancer and other serious health impacts, including 3 of the top 20 most commonly used cosmetic ingredients.
» Read more... | Published February 8, 2007

PFC Dictionary

» Read more... | Published November 13, 2006

Ronald McHummer Sign-O-Matic

Five Reasons McDonald's Should Dump the Hummer
Create your own sign and tell McDonald's what you think of its Hummer Happy Meal promotion.
» Read more... | Published August 15, 2006

disGraceful

Senate bill helps Libby asbestos workers but denies help to many who processed Libby ore
The Texas legislature is considering legislation that would restrict the legal rights of people injured by asbestos.
» Read more... | Published January 31, 2006
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