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Drowning in manure: How livestock farms threaten Iowa’s drinking water and public health
Iowa – the nation’s top hog producer – had more than 15,000 factory farms in 2025 producing over 107 million tons of manure, a first-of-its-kind EWG analysis finds. This waste can pollute water, exposing people to serious health risks like cancer. EWG mapped every livestock facility across Iowa to uncover the massive scale of the farms and their manure. The waste generated would weigh the same as
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EWG evaluation of food chemicals: TBHQ
TBHQ is an ingredient of concern, and EWG suggests limiting consumption of foods containing this ingredient.
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...
EWG applauds Senate vote on UPF disclosure bill
WASHINGTON – Senate lawmakers today advanced a bill, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), that addresses the harms caused by ultra-processed food, or UPF. S. 5026 , the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act...
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How food became a 'flavor business': A history of ultra-processed food
Ultra-processed foods, or UPF, have flooded our food supply while undermining public health. Today, an estimated 70% of all packaged food sold in the U.S. is ultra-processed . UPF make up more than half the typical adult’s diet and nearly two-thirds of children’s diets. Experts agree these foods are a leading driver of chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, depression and cancer
California lawmakers introduce landmark bill to phase out harmful UPF from school meals
On Wednesday, California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced a first-in-the-nation bill, A.B. 1264, to phase out “particularly harmful” ultra-processed food, or UPF, from school meals...
How Iowa’s many factory farms may be harming health and the environment
If you’ve eaten sausage or ham – or any kind of pork product – there’s a good chance it came from Iowa. The Hawkeye State raises about a third of all hogs in the U.S. – more by a wide margin than any...
Buying cookware? A California law makes it easier to spot PFAS in kitchen products
For years, the “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS were used in many products that touch food, including popcorn bags, pizza boxes, pans and other cookware. Concerns about PFAS’ health harms then led...
Four infant formula questions for Commissioner Califf
Several factors have contributed to the infant formula crisis we are witnessing now and, though the operations at Abbott Nutrition warrant scrutiny, we must look at how failures at the Food and Drug...
EWG names former California pesticide regulator Emily Bryson senior policy director
SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group today announced that Emily Bryson , a veteran environmental scientist and former senior leader at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, has...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Sucralose
Avoid or limit foods containing sucralose. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose may increase risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mortality in adults, as well as preterm birth...
California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable ‘balcony solar’
SACRAMENTO – The Environmental Working Group today applauds the California Legislature for passing a bill that will help Californians invest in clean energy while also tackling sky-high energy bills...
This cancer-causing chemical may be lurking in your bread
Many packaged baked goods are made with flour that may contain potassium bromate, an additive linked to cancer. The chemical is added to flour to strengthen dough and allow it to rise higher, benefits...
What to know about new ‘non-UPF’ certification labels
Update appended 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...
EWG statement on UN confirming PFAS contamination is a global human rights crisis
WASHINGTON – The United Nations Human Rights Council today presented a landmark report saying the toxic “ forever chemicals ” known as PFAS are found in the blood of nearly every person on the planet...
Dirty Dozen™ food chemicals: Aspartame
EWG’s recommendation Avoid or limit food and beverages containing aspartame. Aspartame has been classified as a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency...
