Scott Faber, senior vice president of government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, testified Dec. 10 before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health against H.R. 4432, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. The legislation would deny Americans the right to know what’s in their food and how it is grown. It would preempt state laws that require labeling of genetically engineered foods. Faber spoke on behalf of Just Label It, a coalition of more than 700 businesses and organizations dedicated to mandatory GE labeling.

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GMO Foods

EWG and 18,000 supporters call for FDA to improve seafood consumption advice for pregnant women and children

Monday, November 3, 2014

EWG and 18,444 EWG supporters ask the Food and Drug Administration Risk Communication Advisory Committee to improve new draft advice on seafood consumption during pregnancy and childhood.

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EWG Calls on FDA to Reform Nutrition Facts Labels to Address Added Sugars and Over-fortification of Food

Monday, June 30, 2014

Comments from Environmental Working Group on the Food and Drug Administration proposed revisions to the Nutrition Facts label

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Consumer Products

Food

EWG, Scientists and Doctors Sign Letter Urging EPA To Reject Potent Herbicide Mix

Monday, June 30, 2014

Administrator Gina McCarthy

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Ave

NW Washington, DC 20460

RE: Dow AgroSciences application to amend their 2,4-D choline salt herbicide for use on 2,4-D tolerant corn and soybeans. Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0195

Dear Administrator McCarthy:

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Triclosan-containing antibacterial soaps neither safe nor effective:

Monday, June 16, 2014

Triclosan-containing antibacterial soaps neither safe nor effective:

Comments from Environmental Working Group on the Food and Drug Administration proposed data requirements for antibacterial soaps

June 16, 2014

Re: Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer Antiseptics; Docket No. FDA-1975-N-0012

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Hexavalent Chromium Carcinogenic to Humans: Comments from Environmental Working Group on the EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System Toxicological Review for Hexavalent Chromium

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

June 10, 2014

Re: IRIS Toxicological Review for Hexavalent Chromium; Cr(VI) Docket EPA-HQ-ORD-2014-0313

Environmental Working Group is a research and advocacy nonprofit organization working to protect our nation’s waters from pollution and ensure safe drinking water for all Americans. We are submitting comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Preliminary Materials for the Integrated Risk Information System toxicological review of hexavalent chromium, which would be discussed at the IRIS Public Science Meeting on June 25-27, 2014.

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Chromium-6

EPA’s Risk Assessment is Too Flawed to Proceed

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

EPA’s Risk Assessment is Too Flawed to Proceed - Comments from Environmental Working Group on the EPA’s Proposed Decision to Register Enlist^TM Herbicide Containing 2,4-D and Glyphosate

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EWG’s in-depth analysis of the Shimkus proposal’s critical flaws.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) recently authored the Chemicals in Commerce Act, a discussion draft of legislation purporting to reform our nation’s weak and outdated chemicals management law, the Toxic Substances Control Act. Although EWG has long advocated improving our federal approach to the regulation of toxic chemicals, EWG has serious concerns about this discussion draft and strongly opposes it as a path for reform.

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Toxics

Chemical Policy (TSCA)