EWG Commends McDonald's on Eliminating Polystyerene Cups

Every week, federal investigators track between 17 and 36 foodborne illness outbreaks that can cause extreme sickness and even death. Industrial livestock farming, also known as factory farming, is a...

EWG’s recommendation

Avoid or limit foods containing BHA.

BHA has been classified as a possible carcinogen, or cancer-causing chemical. Studies have shown BHA to produce oxidative stress, which occurs...

Does the dose define how chemicals can lead to harm? Yes.

But is the dose the only thing that “makes the poison”? No. 

The idea that the dose makes the poison – originally explained as “all things are...

California is advancing a bill to help shoppers identify alternatives to ultraprocessed foods, or UPF, at the grocery store. If enacted, it would create a first-ever government-run and state-certified...