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Protect yourself from PFAS

PFAS contaminates public drinking water systems serving at least 19 million people in 49 states. This interactive map from EWG and the Social Science Health and Environmental Health Research Institute shows where PFAS has been detected in drinking water.
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Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

Turn over a new leaf: Ditch your salad's harmful chemicals with healthier dressings

Salad is the original health food, full of vitamins and nutrients and ideal for a healthier lifestyle. Just beware of dressings containing chemicals that could do more harm than good.
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Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (1/25): Unilever Takes a Huge Step Toward Ingredient Transparency, Bipartisan Reps Form PFAS Task Force and More

EWG News Roundup (1/25): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (4/5): EPA Chief Dodges Questions, Big Pork Will Make Its Own Food Safety Inspections, Why Trump Hates Wind and More

Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler made the rounds of Capitol Hill this week, displaying twice his questionable commitment to protecting Americans' public health.

Food & Water
Food

Treat Your Child to Nutritious School Lunches

As the oldest sister, I'm often tasked with making lunch and snacks for my brothers. So I get why parents dread the summertime food-prep hassle. Keeping the kitchen stocked to satisfy kids' appetites...

Food & Water
Food

Hold the Mayo, Extra Pesticides: Americans are sold on organics

Over the past decade, organic produce sales have soared from 3 percent of the retail produce market in the U.S. in 2000 to nearly 11 percent last year, to $9.5 billion. According to surveys by the...
Toxic Chemicals
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (7/27): Carcinogenic TCE in Tap Water, Food Additives to Avoid and More

News Roundup (7/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (1/10): Trump Threatens To Derail PFAS Action, California Fails To Test Infants for Lead and More

EWG News Roundup (1/10): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Wellness Chat: The Importance Of Nutrition In Cancer Prevention

Wellness Chat is a new EWG series bringing you the latest news on cancer prevention through discussions with experts in the field. Today's guest: Jocelyn Weiss, Ph.D

Pesticides

Shopper's Guide '09: Shop smarter & safer with EWG

You're concerned about where your food comes from and whether it's as safe as you think it should be. You're trying to avoid pesticide exposure and bacterial contamination. You want to support better...

EWG news roundup (8/20): EPA bans the use of brain-damaging pesticide on food, USDA expands food assistance benefits and more

EWG news roundup (8/20): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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New Year's Resolutions for a safe, healthy 2008

When I was 12, my new year's resolution was to NOT keep my room clean. The two years before I'd made a resolution to keep it neat and tidy, and since I seemed to have a habit of breaking my...
Toxic Chemicals
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (4/21): Animal Waste and N.C. Property Rights, Pressure on 1,4-Dioxane

Here's some news you can use as you begin your weekend.

EWG News Roundup (11/15): Deadly Cleaning Products, Trump EPA’s ‘Unlawful’ Action on Chemical Safety

EWG News Roundup (11/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Food & Water
Food
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies
Bug Repellent
Sunscreen
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

EWG news roundup (5/21): EWG calls on the FDA to consider banning titanium dioxide use in food, concerns with a new generation of PFAS compounds and more

This week, EWG called on the Food and Drug Administration to consider a ban on titanium dioxide use in food.

EWG news roundup (2/25): Crop insurance payments flow to many counties on the Mississippi, USGS finds PFAS in drinking water wells in 16 states and more

EWG news roundup (2/25): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.
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EWG news roundup (6/11): What FDA should do to address toxic chemicals in food, PFAS in Great Lake region rainwater and more

EWG news roundup (6/11): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (2/12): Black-Owned-Brand Filter Added to Skin Deep® Database, EWG Calls on EPA To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide and More

EWG News Roundup (2/12): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup (4/10): Mapping PFAS Discharges, COVID-19 Hand Care Tips and More

EWG News Roundup (4/10): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Pollution
Toxic Chemicals
Pesticides

Yet another pollinator, the monarch butterfly, is being threatened by toxic pesticides

The Eastern migratory monarch, the pretty orange and black butterfly that migrates through your garden come springtime and helps pollinate your flowers, is a welcome sight. But it’s facing serious...
Monarch Butterfly
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (3/15): Asbestos in Cosmetics, 100% Renewables Is Closer Than You Think and More

EWG News Roundup (3/15): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Children’s Health
Food & Water

EWG’s Back-to-School Tips for a Healthy Lunch

Parents have a lot to worry about when sending their kids back to school. Lunch shouldn't be one. EWG can help you avoid pesticides, food additives and contaminants in drinking water to make your...
Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Food

EWG Commends Nestlé USA For Removing Artificial Colors

Nestlé USA's announcement that it will remove artificial colors from its candy products shows that the chocolate maker is listening to consumers who don't want these additives in their food...

Toxic Chemicals
Phthalates
Food & Water
Food

Phthalates Are Out of Children’s Toys, But In Your Food

Just when you thought that phthalates, chemicals added to plastics to make them more flexible, were off your radar, think again.