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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

Food

Pesticides

Chlormequat

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

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Pollution in Minority Newborns

November 23, 2009

Laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have detected as many as 232 toxic chemicals in cord blood samples collected from 10 minority newborns. Notably these tests show, for the first time, bisphenol A...

Cleaning Supplies

Greener School Cleaning Supplies

November 3, 2009

You clicked an old link. EWG has updated resources on green cleaners you can use to choose healthy cleaning products for your family.

EWG's Healthy Living Tips

October 18, 2009

EWG's scientists and public health researchers put our heads together and created a list of the most important steps you can take at home to promote your family's environmental health.

Water

Dog Food Comparison Shows High Fluoride Levels

June 26, 2009

EWG science review of fluoride and dental health, and why dogs might be at risk from high-fluoride diets.

Pollution in 5 Extraordinary Women

May 1, 2009

An unprecedented two-year study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group and conducted by four independent research laboratories in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands has documented...

Perchlorate

CDC Scientists Find Rocket Fuel Chemical In Infant Formula

April 2, 2009

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that 15 brands of powdered infant formula are contaminated with perchlorate, a rocket fuel component detected...

Anniston, Alabama

March 27, 2009

The story of Anniston is a cautionary tale. Monsanto's internal documents, many of which are being posted here for the first time for the world to finally see, uncover a shocking story of corporate...

Cosmetics

Toxic Chemicals in Kids' Bath Products

March 12, 2009

Children's bath products are often marketed as safe and gentle. However, laboratory tests commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found these products are commonly contaminated with...

Water

Bush Administration Moved to Okay Teflon Pollution

January 14, 2009

In its final days, the Bush administration appears poised to issue an emergency health advisory for tap water polluted with the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) effectively allowing...

Mercury

FDA's Midnight Mischief Heightens Mercury Risk to Pregnant Women, Infants

December 12, 2008

Fish is loaded with valuable nutrients, including protein, iron, omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce harmful cholesterol, lower blood pressure and prevent blood clots, and selenium, a trace mineral that...

BPA

Independent Science Panel Rebukes FDA on Toxic Plastic

October 29, 2008

FDA's advisory Science Board convened a BPA panel to evaluate an FDA staff risk assessment that termed bisphenol A (BPA) safe in food packaging. In its testimony to the panel, EWG highlighted 7 key...

BPA

Food

Food Chemicals

Tips to avoid BPA exposure

October 17, 2008

Although completely eliminating exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may not be possible, there are steps you can take to reduce your family's exposure to this chemical by avoiding common sources and...

Triclosan

Cosmetics

Cleaning Supplies

EWG's Guide to Triclosan

October 12, 2008

It's nearly ubiquitous in liquid hand soap and dishwashing detergent, but those aren't the only products it's in. Triclosan is also a common ingredient in toothpaste, facewash, deodorant, a host of...

EWG's Back-To-School Guide

October 12, 2008

Buying school supplies is an annual end-of-summer tradition. It's also an opportunity to look for safer products for your children and their classrooms.

EWG’s Healthy Home Tips for Parents

October 11, 2008

Choose better body care products.

BPA

Food

Guide to Baby-Safe Bottles & Formula

October 11, 2008

Breast milk is best, but whether you're feeding breastmilk or formula in a bottle, use EWG's guide to feed your baby safely.

Flame Retardants

Fire Retardants in Toddlers and Their Mothers

September 4, 2008

In thehe first investigation of toxic fire retardants in parents and their children, EWG found that toddlers and preschoolers typically had 3 times as much of these hormone-disrupting chemicals in...

BPA

Timeline: BPA from Invention to Phase-Out

April 22, 2008

BPA was invented nearly 120 years ago and currently used in enormous amounts to manufacture hard plastic water bottles and to make epoxy linings of metal food cans, like those for canned infant...

Sunscreen

CDC: Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical

March 25, 2008

A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that 97% of Americans are contaminated with a widely-used sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone that has been linked to allergies...

Flame Retardants

EPA Axes Panel Chair at Request of Chemical Industry Lobbyists

March 15, 2008

At the request of a chemical industry lobbyist, the Environmental Protection Agency removed the chair of an expert peer review panel charged with setting safe exposure levels for a toxic fire...

Perchlorate

FDA Food Testing Shows Widespread Rocket Fuel Contamination of Commonly Consumed Foods and Beverages

January 16, 2008

A study published in January 2008 by scientists from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds that three quarters of nearly 300 commonly consumed foods and beverages are contaminated with...

BPA

NIH to Review Flawed Report on Impacts of BPA Exposure

January 14, 2008

After a steady drumbeat of criticism from EWG, Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA), outside scientists and mainstream media, the National Institute's of Health's (NIH) National Toxicology Program (NTP)...

Nurses' Health

December 11, 2007

Caring for patients during a typical workday, nurses handle dozens of chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are designed to prevent, diagnose, control, or cure diseases and other health conditions...