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EWG testimony to the California Senate Committee on Agriculture on AB1603 to increase the transparency and reporting of PFAS pesticides usage
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is David Andrews and I am the Chief Science Officer for the Environmental Working Group. I hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Northwestern...
EWG testimony before the California Senate Health Committee on AB 2244, to create a ‘non-ultraprocessed’ food label
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber , and I am testifying on behalf of the Environmental Working Group, a national environmental health organization and a sponsor of AB...
EWG testimony to the California Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on AB1603 to restrict and ban the use of PFAS pesticides
Good morning, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Varun Subramaniam and I am a Science Analyst at the Environmental Working Group. I hold a graduate degree in health data...
Testimony of Environmental Working Group on proposals to Make America Healthier Again
Scott Faber, EWG’s senior vice president for government affairs, testified on June 23 at a congressional public forum about how the Trump administration is making people less healthy, including by...
EWG testimony before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber , and I am the senior vice president for government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, a national nonprofit environmental...
EWG testimony to California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials on AB1603 to restrict and ban the use of PFAS pesticides
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is David Andrews, and I am the Acting Chief Science Officer at the Environmental...
EWG testimony to Vermont House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry on H.911 to prohibit PFAS in pesticides and packaging
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. My name is Varun Subramaniam, and I am a Science Analyst at the Environmental Working...
EWG testimony before the West Virginia Senate Health and Human Resources Committee on SB 745, to ban a long list of additives from being served at schools
Good morning. My name is Scott Faber and I am a professor of food law at Georgetown University Law Center. While the USDA administers our school food programs, the FDA reviews the safety of food...
EWG testimony before the Vermont Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on S 26, to ban 6 food dyes from being served at schools
Good morning. My name is Scott Faber , and I am testifying this morning on behalf of the Environmental Working Group. I am also an Adjunct Professor of Food Law at Georgetown University Law Center...
EWG testimony before the Indiana House Committee on Education on HB 1137, to ban 13 harmful food chemicals from being served at schools
Good morning. My name is Scott Faber and I am testifying this morning on behalf of the Environmental Working Group. I am also an adjunct professor of food law at Georgetown University Law Center...
EWG testimony before the California Senate Health Committee on AB 1264, to ban particularly harmful ultra-processed foods
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber, testifying for the Environmental Working Group. I also teach Food Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to joining EWG, I was...
EWG testimony before the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee on AB 1264, to ban particularly harmful ultra-processed foods
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber, and I am the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs for the Environmental Working Group. I also teach Food Law at Georgetown...
EWG testimony before the California Senate Education Committee on AB 1264, to ban particularly harmful ultra-processed foods
Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Scott Faber, testifying for the Environmental Working Group. I also teach food law at Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to joining EWG, I was...
EWG testimony before the Pennsylvania Assembly House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee on H.B. 1131 and H.B. 1132, to ban unhealthy ultra-processed foods and food dyes from school foods
The following is May 13 testimony from Scott Faber, the Environmental Working Group’s senior vice president for government affairs, before the Pennsylvania Assembly House Consumer Protection...
EWG testimony to the California Assembly environment panel on A.B. 1264, to ban particularly harmful ultra-processed foods
The following is April 29 testimony from Scott Faber , the Environmental Working Group’s senior vice president for government affairs, before the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic...
EWG testimony to the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on sunscreen safety
Attached is testimony of EWG’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber to the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on sunscreen safety.
EWG's comments on the FDA’s Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for the Food and Drug Administration’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food
Please find EWG's comments on the FDA’s Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for the Food and Drug Administration’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food.
EWG testimony to the Virginia Legislature on bill to ban synthetic food dyes in schools
The following is January 14, 2025 testimony from Scott Faber, the Environmental Working Group’s senior vice president for government affairs, to the Virginia Legislature’s K-12 Education Subcommittee...
EWG testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on examining PFAS as hazardous substances
Attached is testimony of EWG’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on examining PFAS as hazardous substances.
EWG testimony to the House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on the infant formula shortage
Attached is EWG’s testimony to the House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services on the infant formula shortage. Also attached is the Food and Drug Administration's response to a number of...