Scott Faber

Senior VP, Government Affairs

Scott Faber leads EWG’s government affairs efforts, in which capacity he has frequently testified before Congress on food, farm, energy, water and chemical policy issues. Faber is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Faber is one of EWG’s top spokespeople and is a frequent source for journalists with national and regional media outlets. Faber has appeared on network and cable news programs and in documentary films, and he is regularly quoted in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Politico and CNN.com, among many others.

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Right now, it’s the food companies, not the FDA, who decide whether our food is safe. That's ridiculous.

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Scott Faber
CNN

There’s a need to drive PFAS out of everyday products, like food and cosmetics, textiles, carpets. Firefighters are disproportionately exposed, on top of all that.

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Scott Faber
The New York Times

The agency, for the first time, is treating this issue with seriousness, and now there’s really a clock on the FDA. We will know this year whether they are setting limits that protect babies or that protect the baby food industry.

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Scott Faber
The Washington Post

Communities impacted by PFAs have heard pledges and promises before. And under current rules it could be almost four years before the EPA sets a drinking water standard and years longer before utilities have to meet it.

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Scott Faber
Mother Jones

Ultimately the solution is for the Federal Government, the FDA, to set tough standards that companies have to meet, that companies have to require their own suppliers to meet, so that you don’t have to worry.

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Scott Faber
Here & Now

FDA has failed. They failed to set standards for baby food that companies have to meet. And they’ve failed to help, busy, sleep-deprived parents make better choices.

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Scott Faber
Politico

I continue to be shocked that people charged with keeping our water clean have been among the most vocal opponents of getting PFAS out of our water, and are in many respects just as bad as many of the polluters whose mess they are charged with cleaning up.

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Scott Faber
Bloomberg Law

There are so many ways that we’re exposed to PFAS, but our food is probably the primary route of exposure. Unfortunately, the FDA has for too long ignored the risks of PFAS, even though their dangers are well documented and well understood. So, Congress must act because the FDA has simply failed to do so.

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Scott Faber
Civil Eats

We’re glad to see the administrator continues to make PFAS a priority, and we ultimately need a whole of government approach to PFAS that includes the Department of Defense, the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration, not just the EPA.

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Scott Faber
Michigan Advance