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World Health Organization Says Antibiotic Resistance Sweeping Globe
In a report released earlier this week, the World Health Organization warned that excessive use of antimicrobials, including in livestock, has generated worldwide drug resistance that threatens a...
EWG's 2014 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
EWG charged today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to tell Americans – as required under federal law - tthat they have a right to know about the risks of pesticide exposure and...
Most U.S. Apples Coated with Chemical Banned in Europe
A chemical widely used on non-organic American apples was banned in the European Union in 2012 because its makers could not show it did not pose a risk to human health, according to a new analysis by...
Big Food’s “DARK Act” Introduced in Congress
Legislation introduced today by Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) - christened the “Deny Americans the Right-to-Know” or DARK act by critics - would block any federal or state action to require...
EWG’s Ken Cook Announces New Landmark Food Project at TEDxManhattan
Environmental Working Group (EWG) plans to launch a new food database and mobile app that aims to change the way Americans eat and shop for foods.
Proposed Nutritional Label Will Promote Healthier Diets
The long-overdue changes to the Nutrition Facts label announced today by First Lady Michelle Obama would improve Americans' diets and promote healthier eating, Environmental Working Group said in a...
“Yoga Mat” Chemical Found in nearly 500 Foods
The controversial “yoga mat” chemical that Vani Hari, creator of FoodBabe.com, campaigned to remove from Subway sandwich bread has turned up in nearly 500 items and more than 130 brands of bread...
New EWG Guide Aims to Help Shoppers Avoid GE Food
A new shopping guide released by the Environmental Working Group today will help consumers find supermarket foods made without ingredients likely to be genetically engineered.
Federal Government’s Advice on Seafood Consumption Inconsistent and Dangerous
People who follow the Obama administration's guidelines on eating seafood could consume dangerous amounts of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, or too few essential omega-3 fatty acids, according to a new...
200 Groups Call on Obama to Keep Campaign Pledge: Label GMOs
Congressional champions for GE labeling, led by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., held a press conference in support of a letter sent to President Obama. Congressional leaders were joined by Center for Food...
Industry Proposal Would Bar GE Food Labels
A new legislative proposal drafted by the food industry that would make it impossible for any state to require labeling of genetically engineered food reveals how far some big companies will go to...
EU Officials Warn of Health Risks from Pesticides Common on U.S. Fruits and Vegetables
The decision by Europe's top food safety agency to call for new restrictions on two pesticides common on conventionally-grown U.S. produce because they “may affect the developing human nervous system”...
FDA Plan For Livestock Antibiotics Phase-Out Is Too Little, Too Late
The federal Food and Drug Administration's call for the livestock industry to voluntarily stop dosing healthy animals with antibiotics is “is long overdue and inadequate”, Heather White, executive...
Consumers Demand Food and Chemical Companies Stay Out of GE Labeling Fight
A petition carrying more than 125,000 signatures was sent to major food and chemical companies demanding they stay out of the corporate campaigns opposing voter initiatives to require labeling of...
Top Grocery Lobby to Reveal Companies Financing Anti-Labeling Campaign
The Grocery Manufacturers Association did the right thing in deciding to disclose which of its member companies are financing the campaign against the genetically engineered (GE) labeling ballot...
EWG’s Cook Applauds Wash State AG’s Lawsuit Against Food Industry’s Secretive Spending On GMO Labeling Initiative
Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook today called on the Grocery Manufacturers Association to fully disclose which member companies contributed money to the secretive and potentially illegal...
Investors Call For Food Companies to Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are facing new pressure from shareholders to stay out of...
Big Food Lobbying Group Spends Millions to Keep Consumers in the Dark
Environmental Working Group (EWG) today called out the big food lobbying group, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), for dropping an additional $5 million into a campaign to defeat a popular...
Senator Helps to Protect Our Food
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) helped to protect the safety of food today by stripping a controversial rider that would have given Monsanto and other agrichemical...
Inappropriate Antibiotic Use in Animals ‘Makes Everyone Less Safe,’ CDC Says
In its first comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges what many public health officials have known for years: there is a critical link...
