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DuPont’s Teflon changed our lives, but also polluted our bodies. Today, Teflon-like compounds called PFAS are found in the blood of almost all Americans. These “forever chemicals” pollute water, don’t break down, and remain in the environment and people for decades.
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Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

EWG’s utility business model would create a more balanced policy and regulatory regime for PG&E customers. It is designed to hold the company responsible for its investment patterns and shift...

June 16, 2022

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Children’s Health

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Report: 32 million pounds of toxic pesticides sprayed on Ventura County fields from 2015 to 2020

Today, from Oxnard to Ojai, people in Ventura County live, work and go to school next to farm fields sprayed with some of the most toxic pesticides used in agriculture.

February 3, 2022

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Toxic Chemicals

For decades, the FDA knew toxic 'forever chemicals' were dangerous but continued to allow their use

As far back as the 1960s, animal studies showed the chemicals caused harm even months after exposure ended and industry studies showed they could migrate from paper and paperboard food packaging into...

February 10, 2022

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Toxic Chemicals

BPA Bombshell

June 17, 2016

Exposure to BPA has been linked to cancer, infertility, brain, nervous system and cardiovascular abnormalities, diabetes, obesity and other serious disorders.

Toxic Chemicals

Household & Consumer Products

Cookware & Food Containers

BPA in Canned Food

June 3, 2015

You may know that bisphenol A, a synthetic estrogen found in the epoxy coatings of food cans, has been linked to many health problems. Many companies have publicly pledged to stop using BPA in their...

New Study Confirms BPA in Receipts

July 29, 2010

Sophisticated tests on paper used to print cash register receipts at 10 suburban Boston-area stores found measurable levels of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A in all but two of them...

Toxic Chemicals

Chemical Policy

BPA Coats Cash Register Receipts

July 27, 2010

EWG found BPA on two-fifths of the 36 thermal paper receipts tested. Samples were gathered from major retail outlets including McDonald's, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, Walmart, Safeway and the U.S. Postal...

Toxic Chemicals

Chemical Policy

Flame Retardants

Cookware & Food Containers

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...

Toxic Chemicals

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...

Toxic Chemicals

Household & Consumer Products

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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...

Toxic Chemicals

Household & Consumer Products

Children’s Health

Cookware & Food Containers

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.

What the Chemical Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

September 15, 2008

It takes a lot of nerve to go up against the $3 trillion-a-year global chemical industry.

Ask University of Missouri-Columbia scientists Frederick Vom Saal and Wade Welshons. They've been in the...

Toxic Chemicals

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...

Toxic Chemicals

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)...

Children’s Health

Cookware & Food Containers

EWG's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles

December 5, 2007

Liquid infant formula from the top manufacturers is sold in cans lined with a toxic chemical linked to reproductive disorders and neurobehavioral problems in laboratory animals, according to an...

Household & Consumer Products

Toxic Plastics Chemical in Infant Formula

August 9, 2007

Laboratory tests of canned infant formula conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a certified commercial laboratory reveal that a plastics chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) leaches...

Toxic Chemicals

Household & Consumer Products

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Down the Drain

July 12, 2007

EWG and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) researchers analyzed samples of wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. 18 of 19 wastewater...

Toxic Chemicals

Household & Consumer Products

Cookware & Food Containers

Bisphenol A - Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food

March 5, 2007

EWG laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda...

Expert Spotlight

Chemical companies provide quarterly reports on production and sales figures to shareholders. Why shouldn’t the public and EPA receive similar reports every year about commonly used chemicals, some of which could pose a serious health risk?”

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David Andrews, Ph.D.

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News & Insights

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Toxic Chemicals

Quibble with Kibbles: ‘Forever chemicals’ in pet food packaging add to perils at home

November 3, 2022

The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS create health hazards at home, since they’re used in everyday items like cookware and cosmetics – and new EWG research finds some popular pet food packaging...

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Children’s Health

Toxic Chemicals

New baby textile product tests show concerning levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’

November 3, 2022

You may have noticed an uptick in media reports detailing new discoveries in various consumer products of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. They’re highly toxic and pervasive – and found in...

Personal Care Products

Toxic Chemicals

Lacking safety data, the FDA should act to ban oxybenzone in sunscreens

October 27, 2022

Time’s up, sunscreen industry. Last month, the clock ran out on the sunscreen industry to prove to the Food and Drug Administration that oxybenzone, a common ingredient in sunscreen, is both safe and...

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Personal Care Products

Children’s Health

Toxic Chemicals

Frightful ingredients hiding in Halloween face paint

October 27, 2022

With Halloween around the corner, many kids will use face paint as the perfect finishing touch for their costumes. It’s a popular alternative to costume masks, which can obscure children’s vision on...