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Sticky situation: Harmful food chemicals in chewing gum

Chewing gum has long been popular among people of all ages. It’s a convenient way to freshen your breath, curb cravings and relieve stress. But before you reach for that stick of gum, you may want to...
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Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Household & Consumer Products
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals

What are parabens?

When you shop for personal care products, food or beverages, you might have spotted “parabens” listed on the ingredient label. What are they, and are they safe?

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Case study: PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

EWG’s fight against PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” reaches back 20 years.

Chemical Policy
BPA

Feinstein to fight for BPA-free formula

Five years ago, tens of millions of baby bottles and sippy cups sold in the United States were manufactured with a petrochemical derivative called bisphenol A. Today, according to the American...

Tenet 6. Science must be inclusive of and relevant to those most affected

Over 30 years, EWG has developed multiple audiences it considers when trying to reach the public. The science teams are thinking about the regulatory process and how to influence the EPA and other regulatory agencies to make moves that improve public health.

Cell Phones

Canada, San Francisco blaze forward on cell phone advisories

As the world mourns the passing of iPhone creator Steve Jobs, San Francisco and Canada are blazing new paths to ensure that the public knows how to use cell phones safely.
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Defense Communities

Updated map: Toxic 'forever chemicals' confirmed to contaminate 455 military sites

More than 700 military installations are likely contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an updated comprehensive review of Defense Department records by the Environmental...
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New military installations with PFAS detections (as of August 2023)

The DOD identified 58 additionalsites with confirmed PFAS detections in drinking water and groundwater beyond the 397 sites where the chemicals have previously been detected.
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Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

EPA: PFAS drinking water crisis worse than previously reported

Today the Environmental Protection Agency revealed that 26 million people in more than 430 communities have the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their drinking water.
Personal Care Products
Sunscreen
Family Health
Children’s Health

Why one innovative sunscreen company wants their products EWG VERIFIED®

Why would a sunscreen company want to get EWG VERIFIED®? It’s a question we asked Autumn Blum, founder of Stream2Sea, which makes the only mineral-based sunscreens to be tested and proven safe for...

PFAS Chemicals
California

California Legislature sends ban of ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf to Gov. Newsom

Today, the California Legislature passed a bill to ban the manufacturing and sale in the state of artificial turf containing the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies
Family Health
Toxic Chemicals

What are VOCs?

If you’ve ever inexplicably felt sick around a new mattress or curtains, using air freshener, or visiting a nail salon, it could be you’re affected by chemicals called volatile organic compounds, or...

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Food & Water
Food
Family Health
Children’s Health
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Regional Issues
California

Landmark bill banning harmful food chemicals in California heads to governor

On September 12, the California Legislature passed a groundbreaking bill, the California Food Safety Act, to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, salad dressings and other processed food.
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Regional Issues
California

California moves closer to banning toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in cleaners

Today California lawmakers advanced a bill to ban the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from household and Institutional cleaners sold in the state. The bill cleared the Legislature and now...
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Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Conservation
Farm Subsidies

USDA conservation funding benefits all farmers, not just rice, cotton and peanut farmers

All farmers and ranchers – regardless of what they grow or where they live – can participate in Department of Agriculture conservation programs.

Peanut harvest
Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Millionaire CEOs run companies getting billions from the federal Crop Insurance Program

In the 2023 Farm Bill, lawmakers are looking everywhere for savings to fund their priority programs. One possible source of savings: big insurance companies’ federal Crop Insurance Program overhead...
The Linder Brothers
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals

EWG applauds EPA proposal to ban most uses of toxic TCE

Today the Environmental Working Group applauded the Environmental Protection Agency for proposing a ban on most uses of trichloroethylene, or TCE.
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals

‘Forever chemicals’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last

Whether your home is a minimalist’s haven or the epitome of maximalism, it requires regular cleaning. But many cleaning and maintenance products can contain the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS...

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Food & Water
Food
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

EWG petitions FDA to ban two toxic additives in popular Halloween candy

Halloween is here and consumers are buying up massive quantities of candy to hand out to trick-or-treaters – or to eat themselves.
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Los pesticidas aún están presentes en los alimentos para bebés, pero las mayores amenazas tóxicas han sido eliminadas

Los alimentos para su bebé pueden contener pesticidas potencialmente dañinos, pero las décadas de lucha del Environmental Working Group (Grupo de Trabajo Ambiental, EWG por sus siglas en inglés)  para proteger la salud de los niños han ayudado a eliminar las amenazas más tóxicas provenientes de estos pesticidas.
Baby Food
Food & Water
Water
Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Defense Communities

Abandoned: Unsafe ‘forever chemicals’ levels in thousands of drinking water samples near 63 military bases

Across the U.S., the Defense Department has contaminated potentially thousands of private drinking water wells with dangerous amounts of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. But the DOD has...
Household & Consumer Products
Cleaning Supplies
Toxic Chemicals

What is sodium hypochlorite?

Before you start any kind of home cleaning, think twice about what products you’re using. Many cleaners use toxic chemicals that can cause health harms. One of the most common is also one of the most...

Farming & Agriculture
Farm Subsidies

Triple dipping: Rice farmers received at least $3B from three types of taxpayer-funded programs

Some agriculture groups and Republicans in Congress are proposing to increase crop price guarantees in the upcoming farm bill to boost farm subsidy payments – but an EWG analysis shows some rice...
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Farming & Agriculture
Climate & Agriculture
Conservation
Farm Subsidies

USDA: Conservation backlogs grow despite new climate-smart funding

New data from the Department of Agriculture show that farmer demand for USDA farm stewardship support continues to outstrip available funds, despite $19.5 billion of additional funding for climate...
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