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Higher Levels of Flame Retardants Found in California Children

Flame retardant chemicals linked to cancer and hormone disruption have been detected in a group of California children at higher levels than found in an earlier study of kids in New Jersey, EWG...

In Kids’ Cereals, Mini-Servings Hide Mountains of Sugar

Kids who eat a bowl a day of the most popular pre-sweetened cereals could consume five to nine pounds more sugar a year than parents might think from reading nutrition labels, according to a new...

EWG Releases 2016 Guide to Sunscreens

Almost three-fourths of the 750 sunscreens evaluated for EWG's annual Guide to Sunscreens, released today, offer inferior protection or contain worrisome ingredients like oxybenzone, a hormone...

Baby Products Can Expose Infants to a Toxic Chemical, Study Finds

Researchers found a fire-retardant chemical that could disrupt the hormone system in the urine of babies who were apparently exposed with baby products such as bassinets, car seats and nursery gliders...

Johnson & Johnson Cleans Formaldehyde Out Of Baby Products, Moving To Adult Goods

Washington, D.C. – EWG executive director Heather White said that personal care products giant Johnson & Johnson has taken a major step forward by reformulating about 100 of its baby products to...

EWG’s 2013 Guide to Sunscreens: What to Use, What to Lose

Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, Environmental Working Group today released its 7th annual Sunscreen Guide rating the safety and efficacy of more than 1,400 sunscreens, lotions, lip products and...

Cleaning Products Marketed as Safe for Babies Contain Known Human Carcinogen

In a dramatic illustration of why it is essential that makers of cleaning products fully disclose their ingredients on product labels, the release of Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy...

FDA To Bar BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

Less than a year after the state of California banned baby bottles and sippy cups made with the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol-A, BPA, the federal government has followed suit.

FDA to Ban BPA from Infant Formula

The federal Food and Drug Administration has informed Rep. Edward M. Markey (D-MA) that it is beginning a process that could end the use of the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in infant...

Kids’ Cereals Pack More Sugar Than Twinkies and Cookies

Parents have good reason to worry about the sugar content of children's breakfast cereals, according to an Environmental Working Group review of 84 popular brands.

Children’s Bath Products Contaminated with Formaldehyde, 1,4-Dioxane

Despite marketing claims like “gentle” and “pure,” dozens of top-selling children's bath products are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, according to product...

Study Shows Infants Exposed to Reproductive Toxins from Shampoo, Lotion, and Powder

EWG's response to a study appearing today in the journal Pediatrics showing for the first time that infants are exposed to potent reproductive toxins called phthalates from everyday baby products...

BPA Levels in Canned Infant Formula Poses Higher Risk Than Baby Bottles

Many new parents are aware that the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) leaches from plastic baby bottles found on the shelves of stores across America. But a new investigation by EWG reveals that BPA is...

EWG Supports Proposed Toxics Legislation

The legislation, entitled the "Kids-Safe Chemicals Act of 2005," contains much-needed fundamental reforms of TSCA, the nation's notoriously weak chemical safety law. TSCA has not been reformed in...

Study Documents How Shooting Ranges Poison Children; One of the Nation's Top Lead Polluters

The Violence Policy Center (VPC) and EWG release Poisonous Pastime: The Health Risks of Shooting Ranges and Lead to Children, Families and the Environment. The study documents how shooting ranges...
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