Five Essential Facts About Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables
A healthy diet begins with lots of fruits and vegetables, but some of your family's favorites may contain startling amounts of harmful pesticides.
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EWG news roundup (4/8): 2022 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, contaminated tap water tops list of public’s environmental concerns and more
EWG news roundup (4/8): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (3/29): Monsanto’s Weedkiller ‘Guilty,’ Lawmakers Offer Plans To Test Water for PFAS, Ban Toxic Pesticide and More
On Wednesday, a second jury in eight months found that glyphosate, the signature ingredient in Bayer-Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, causes cancer. The plaintiff in the case was awarded $80 million in...
Panera Steps Up In Support of Healthier, Cleaner Food
Panera Bread's announcement today to remove EWG's 'dirty dozen' food additives and other ingredients from its food by 2016 is the latest sign that more and more companies are stepping up in support of...
OUT NOW: EWG’s 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Collard and mustard greens join kale among the most pesticide-contaminated fresh produce on the Environmental Working Group's 2021 Dirty Dozen™ list. For the first time, bell peppers and hot peppers...
What All Parents Should Know About Pesticides in Produce
Every spring EWG releases our Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. The guide can be used by anyone trying to avoid pesticides, but it's especially important for parents to limit their children's...
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
Well, as we do each year, EWG released (on June 19) the latest Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce and as we suspected, eaters around the country are still concerned about high levels of toxic...
Just Released: EWG’s 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Kale has higher pesticide residues than nearly all other produce found on supermarket shelves, according to the Environmental Working Group's 2019 Dirty Dozen™.
EWG News Roundup (4/20): Nonstick Chemicals in Drinking Water, Farm Pollution Throughout Midwest and More
EWG News Roundup (4/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Rate Your Plate Series: Food or Food-ish?
If you're reading this, you probably don't want to eat mystery chemicals. And you'd like to eat food, not food-ish stuff full of synthetics. But which food chemicals are most important to avoid? EWG's...
EWG News Roundup (4/3): PFAS Taints Military Bases, Trump Rolls Back Car Emissions Standards and More
On Thursday, EWG released an updated map that shows toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS are now confirmed or suspected at 678 military installations.
EWG News Roundup (4/7): Drinking Water Worries, Pesticides and Who’s Really Feeding the World?
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
10 Healthy-ish Halloween Treats That Won’t Make Your Kids Roll Their Eyes. (Much.)
Parents are trapped in the Halloween guilt vortex: going full-scale green mom, handing out whole walnuts or pennies or dental floss to avoid loading kids with sugar and additives but thereby making...
EWG'S 2011 Shopper's Guide Helps Cut Consumer Pesticide Exposure
Environmental Working Group has released the seventh edition of its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce with updated information on 53 fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG...
Another Reason To Eat Organic
A study published last week (Feb. 5) has confirmed once again that a good way to eat fewer pesticides is to choose organically grown fruits and veggies whenever possible.
EWG news roundup (4/15): Food industry (not FDA) approves new food chemicals, PG&E CEO made more than $50 million in 2021 and more
EWG news roundup (4/15): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG News Roundup (4/26): Tainted Water Wells in Iowa, EPA PFAS Clean-Up Plan Falls Short, and More
EWG News Roundup (4/26): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s Most-Read Stories of 2019 – And Some You May Have Missed
It was a year of both encouraging progress and frustrating setbacks for public health and the environment, as EWG continued to provide the information Americans need to protect themselves from toxic...
EWG Releases 2012 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
EWG has released the eighth edition of its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ with updated information on 45 popular fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG highlights the...
EWG News Roundup (March 31): Pesticide Push-Back, the Clean Power Plan, Frozen Foods and More
Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.
EWG News Roundup (5/11): Fluorinated Chemicals Taint Military Bases’ Water, Farm Bill Falls Short and More
News Roundup (5/11): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
This Back-to-School Season, Protect the Lunchbox
Back to school means books, studying and recess – to kids. For many parents, this time of year means packing lunches.
When Should You Buy Organic?
If you're concerned about food safety, you probably already look for organic produce at the supermarket. But if you can't always buy organic, you can still dramatically lower your family's exposure to...