How to Prevent Dangerous Salmonella Infections in Children
Antibiotic resistant salmonella “superbugs” in poultry are creating a public health crisis for children as strains become resistant to amoxicillin
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Choosing a Safe Mattress for Your Baby's Crib
During the first few years of their lives, infants can spend most of their time sleeping or crawling in the crib. Choosing children's products that are good for air quality in the baby's room can be a...
What to Look for When Buying a Crib Mattress
When Dr. Brandon E. Boor and his colleagues tested 20 new and used crib mattresses purchased in 2011 or earlier, they detected two classes of chemicals associated with endocrine disruption and harm to...
Leading Food Companies Support Mandatory GMO Disclosure
Campbell's, Coca-Cola and Unilever are among the food companies supporting full disclosure of genetically modified organisms in food, an EWG analysis shows.
In a First, Calif. Bill Would Address Salon Worker Exposures To Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products
Hairdressers, nail technicians and other beauty salon workers face some of the greatest occupational exposures to toxic chemicals. A bill moving through the California Legislature would be the first...
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NO ESCAPE:
Ten years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency and health advocates forced flame retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, from the market. These chemicals were showing up in people's bodies and persisting in the environment, and research suggested they disrupted hormone signaling and brain and nervous system development.
Cell Phones in Schools? France Says No, San Francisco Educators Urge Caution
As the school year begins, the movement to exercise caution in students' use of cell phones and other wireless devices is gaining international momentum.
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The Anti-Label Lobby through Q1 2014
Companies and organizations opposed to labeling foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients disclosed $9 million in lobbying expenditures that made reference to GE labeling in the first quarter of 2014 – nearly as much as they spent in all of 2013.
The Farm Bill: Safety Net for Family Farmers or Bailout for Billionaires?
Will the next federal farm bill reopen the loopholes that once allowed millionaires and billionaires – stockbroker Charles Schwab, Microsoft founder Paul Allen, banking tycoon David Rockefeller, Sr...
EWG’s News Roundup (11/9): U.S. Fails in Climate Leadership, Tips on Avoiding Toxic Dust and More
On Tuesday, the U.S. earned the awful distinction of being the only nation on Earth to stand in opposition to the Paris climate accord. EWG was quick to call out the Trump administration for its...
Study: Banned Since 2004, Toxic Flame Retardants Persist in U.S. Newborns
Brominated flame retardant chemicals, banned in the U.S. since 2004, still pollute the bodies of newborn American babies, according to a new study from Indiana University scientists.
EWG’s News Roundup (10/20): Trouble in Farm Country, EPA Toxics Nominee Hopscotches Senate and More
EWG's News Roundup (10/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
EWG’s News Roundup (10/6): EPA Nominee Under Spotlight, Chefs Fight Childhood Hunger and EPA Head Wines and Dines Industry
EWG's News Roundup (10/6): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Did Rep. Doug LaMalfa Receive Crop Insurance Subsidies?
Did Rep. Doug LaMalfa recieve crop insurance subsidies? We would love to know. So would American taxpayers.
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Propyl Paraben
The pastry you're thinking about buying may contain the preservative propyl paraben, linked to disruptions in hormone signaling.
‘Tide Pod Challenge’ Highlights Danger of Colorful Laundry Packets
An unbelievably dumb and extremely dangerous dare has gone viral on social media. It's the “Tide Pod Challenge”: biting down on the small, colorful – and potentially poisonous – packets of liquid...
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Feeding the world
Growing food takes a major toll on the environment, one that will grow worse in the coming decades as humanity faces the challenge of feeding a burgeoning population.
Update: Almost Three-Fourths of Medi-Cal Toddlers Miss Annual Lead Tests Required by Law
In September, EWG reported that each year about a third of California toddlers enrolled in Medi-Cal don't receive lead testing required by law. But the problem is much worse than we estimated.
EWG’s News Roundup (2/2): Lead Testing Failure in California, Nitrate Fouls Corn Belt Water and More
EWG News Roundup 2/2: Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
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The "Farm Crisis" Myth
There's a lot of doom and gloom in the air about the state of the farm economy. As commodity prices continue to fall from the historic highs of the last few years, advocates for the agriculture industry have been claiming that growers will have a hard time making ends meet. The House Agriculture Committee has held hearings to “focus on the farm economy,” inviting witnesses from Big Ag to declare
Trump Must Make Safe Drinking Water for Children, Pregnant Women a 'Huge' Priority
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged that providing “crystal clear, clean water” to all Americans will be a top priority of his administration. To make good on his promise, he should adopt the...
EWG News Roundup (1/6): Kids and Sugar, Avoiding Pesticides and Toxic Teflon
EWG's research on the serious sugar problem in many kids' cereals, published between 2011 and 2014, received renewed attention this week in the media. Other widely covered EWG projects included our...
News from Ground Control: Planet Trump (Jan. 13)
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration only a week from today, questions on what environmental policies he will put in place during his first 100 days in office, as well as who he will pick...
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Off the Books II: More Secret Chemicals
Code names for untested chemicals, secret production amounts reported by unnamed companies, discharges of undisclosed amounts of pollutants – these occurrences are not the fantastical inventions of some Dr. Seuss book. These are realities currently allowed under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act, commonly referred to as TSCA, which became law in 1976.
