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EWG Calls on CDC To Monitor US Population for Monsanto’s Weedkiller Glyphosate
Glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S., should be added to the list of toxic chemicals the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly measures in the bodies of the...
Trump FDA: Eating Foods with Toxic PFAS Chemicals ‘Not a Concern’
The two top officials with the Food and Drug Administration today dismissed test results by the agency's own scientists that found high levels of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in food.
Bill To Ban PFAS Chemicals From Food Packaging Would Eliminate Major Source of Exposure
A bill introduced today in Congress would ban the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from use in a primary source of exposure to the compounds.
Trump’s USDA Wants To Kick 750,000 Americans Off Food Stamps, While Many Farmers Have Gotten Subsidies for Decades
A Trump administration proposal could force 750,000 low-income Americans to lose their meager federal food assistance – a cruel contrast to federal farm subsidies, which tens of thousands of farmers...
Two Years and 10 Million Pounds Since Trump EPA Blocked Ban of Brain-Damaging Pesticide
On Thursday, Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and a dozen of his fellow senators introduced legislation to ban chlorpyrifos, an insecticide that can harm children's brains and nervous systems. But if the Trump...
10 Food Companies Join EWG Glyphosate Petition
10 food manufacturers and retailers have joined EWG's petition to sharply limit glyphosate residues allowed on oats and prohibit the pesticide's use as a pre-harvest drying agent.
Just Released: EWG’s 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Bill Would Ban Late-Harvest Spraying of Roundup Weedkiller on Oats
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation today to dramatically limit American children's exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller, in food.
Report: Organic Packaged Foods Only ‘Clean’ Option for Consumers
EWG Asked People If They’d Like To Eat Cereal with Monsanto’s Weedkiller in It.
EWG: GMOs in Many Foods Will Go Undisclosed Under Trump’s Final GMO Rule
Today the Department of Agriculture released a final rule to implement the mandatory GMO disclosure law passed in 2016. It will allow the genetically engineered ingredients in many foods to remain...
Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled
Massive Study Finds Eating Organic Slashes Cancer Risks
Eating organic foods free from pesticides is strongly correlated with a dramatic reduction in the risk of cancer, according to a groundbreaking study published today in an American Medical Association...
FDA Bans 7 Cancer-Causing Food Additives Found in Popular Foods
FDA Glyphosate Testing Conspicuously Skips Oats, Wheat Products
The Food and Drug Administration failed to include oats and wheat products in its glyphosate testing program, leaving Americans largely in the dark about their exposure through food to the active...
Trump’s USDA May Hide GMOs in 10,000 Foods, Use Confusing Jargon on Labels
Under the guise of “transparency,” the Trump administration's proposed GMO disclosure rule may in fact codify secrecy and confusing labels for genetically modified foods, said Scott Faber, EWG's...
EWG Analysis: Trump Loophole Would Exempt 1 in 6 GMO Foods from New Disclosure Law
Loopholes proposed by the Trump administration could exempt more than 10,000 – or one out of six – genetically modified foods from a new GMO disclosure law, according to a new analysis by EWG.
Report: Superbugs Found in More Than Three-Fourths of U.S. Supermarket Meat
The latest round of tests by federal scientists found antibiotic-resistant bacteria on nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.
OUT NOW: EWG’s 2018 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
All adults and children should eat more fruits and vegetables, whether they are organic or conventionally grown. With EWG's 2018 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, you can choose healthy...
Groups Sue FDA to Protect Food Safety
Today, consumer, health, and food safety groups challenged a Food and Drug Administration rule that undermines the integrity of our food safety system.