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The Hidden Truth About Peanuts: From Food Allergies to Farm Practices
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich hasn't always been a loaded weapon on a lunchroom table.
Chemical Agriculture on the Attack, Again
Keeping politicians on message can sometimes be difficult. That also holds true of corporate chiefs and movie stars. Even the most seasoned, media-savvy folks veer off their talking points on occasion...
Back-to-School Shouldn’t Mean Back-to-Toxics
I spend lots of time thinking about toxic chemicals, so when I shop I get pretty annoyed. It's flame retardants again. They're in everything – kids' pajamas, nap mats, nursing pillows, even some of...
A Loophole for Pesticides Puts Public’s Health at Risk
Shot through a legal loophole with the speed of a Major League fastball, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved roughly 11,000 pesticides intended for use in agriculture, inside homes...
EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides Coming Soon
EWG's 2013 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce will be coming out soon. Stay tuned.
Parkinson's and Pesticides
Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook often points out that many pesticides that were once liberally sprayed on food crops and considered perfectly safe turn out to be anything but - after...