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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

Taking ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters. Discover the most effective water filters for reducing PFAS contamination in your water. EWG's extensive tests...

July 11, 2023

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including everyday brands marketed to...

January 31, 2023

Federal & State Energy Policy

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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Food Chemicals

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...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Poisoned Legacy

May 1, 2015

In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency fined chemical giant DuPont a record $16.5 million over its decades-long cover-up of the health hazards of C8, also known as PFOA. One of a family of...

Children’s Health

Cookware & Food Containers

Food

Food Chemicals

Kellogg's Cereal Recall:

July 12, 2010

A substance that leached out of cereal packaging and sickened consumers, spurring Kellogg's recall of 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks and other popular children's cereals, has been...

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...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Water

Bush Administration Moved to Okay Teflon Pollution

January 14, 2009

In its final days, the Bush administration appears poised to issue an emergency health advisory for tap water polluted with the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) effectively allowing...

BPA

Children’s Health

Cookware & Food Containers

Food

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.

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Food

Credibility Gap: Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging

June 9, 2008

In 2006, under pressure from the U.S. EPA, DuPont and 7 other companies promised to phase out by 2015 a cancer-causing chemical called PFOA, used to make Teflon and also found in grease-resistant...

Children’s Health

BPA

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...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

EWG Assessment of EPA Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Teflon Chemical PFOA

November 7, 2007

An Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) newly released draft human health risk assessment for the Teflon chemical (C-8, APFO, or PFOA) shows that...

Chemical Policy

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Science Policy Memo Detailing EWG Findings on C8

November 7, 2007

Throughout the spring and summer of 2002, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) conducted a series of community meetings on the hazards of drinking tap water contaminated with...

BPA

Cookware & Food Containers

Food

Food Chemicals

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...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

PFC Dictionary

November 13, 2006

PFOA is used to make PTFE, the Teflon in pans. However, scientific evidence points to fluorotelomers as the main source of the PFOA and other perfluorinated chemicals in Americans' blood. That...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

DuPont Study Finds Link Between Teflon Contaminant and Elevated Cholesterol

January 11, 2005

Despite Teflon maker DuPont's longstanding claim that there are 'no known health effects' associated with its Teflon chemical PFOA, the company today announced that in a recently-completed worker...

Chemical Policy

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

DuPont workers smoke Teflon-laced cigarettes in company experiments

May 28, 2003

A series of studies published beginning in the 1950s shows that DuPont has known for at least 50 years that Teflon fumes at relatively low temperatures can cause an acute illness known as polymer fume...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Canaries in the Kitchen

May 15, 2003

Telfon-coated cookware poses a hazard when it is heated to high temperatures. EWG tests show that in 2 to 5 minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Water

PFCs: Global Contaminants

April 3, 2003

Consumers instantly recognize them as household miracles of modern chemistry, a family of substances that keeps food from sticking to pots and pans, repels stains on furniture and rugs, and makes the...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Water

DuPont Hid Teflon Pollution For Decades

December 13, 2002

Secret tests conducted in 1984 by the DuPont chemical company found a Teflon-related contaminant (C8) in the tap water of the Little Hocking Water Association in Ohio, just across the river from the...

Chemical Policy

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

Science Review Reveals West Va. Agency Policy Contradicted by Fed, Industry Research

November 13, 2002

A review of federal and industry science on the toxic industrial chemical commonly called C8 (perflouroctanoic acid, used to make Teflon) reveals that water pollution policy by the West Virginia...

PFAS Chemicals

Cookware & Food Containers

EWG's Guide to Perfluorochemicals

EWG's guide to perfluorochemicals gives a quick overview of the issue and the health concerns. Tips are provided on how to avoid these chemicals.

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?”

David Andrews, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Investigations and and Senior Scientist

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Climate & Agriculture

Conservation

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

April 24, 2024

When Congress provided almost $20 billion in Department of Agriculture funding for climate-smart farming practices, it included legislative “guardrails” to ensure the money goes to practices that...

Cosmetics

Best bang for your buck mascaras

April 22, 2024

It’s prom season, which means millions of teenagers across the U.S. will be getting done up for one of the most high school experiences. It’s a time for “promposals,” dancing and getting enough...

PFAS Chemicals

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

April 19, 2024

On April 19 the Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and...

Water

PFAS Chemicals

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

April 17, 2024

More than 5,000 sites across the U.S. are polluted with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, creating an urgent national health and environmental crisis. The Biden administration took a...

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Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water: EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products

Power and profit: How PG&E fails California ratepayers and what to do about it

Areas of Focus

BPA in Canned Food

Poisoned Legacy

Kellogg's Cereal Recall:

Pollution in Minority Newborns

Bush Administration Moved to Okay Teflon Pollution

Guide to Baby-Safe Bottles & Formula

Credibility Gap: Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging

EWG's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles

EWG Assessment of EPA Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Teflon Chemical PFOA

Science Policy Memo Detailing EWG Findings on C8

Bisphenol A - Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food

PFC Dictionary

DuPont Study Finds Link Between Teflon Contaminant and Elevated Cholesterol

DuPont workers smoke Teflon-laced cigarettes in company experiments

Canaries in the Kitchen

PFCs: Global Contaminants

DuPont Hid Teflon Pollution For Decades

Science Review Reveals West Va. Agency Policy Contradicted by Fed, Industry Research

EWG's Guide to Perfluorochemicals

David Andrews, Ph.D.

‘Forever chemicals’: Top 3 ways to lower your exposure

EWG comments on the WHO proposed guidelines for PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water

Flawed WHO report on ‘forever chemicals’ fails human health, EWG scientists find

Addressing misinformation on the internet about EWG’s ratings systems

USDA conservation funding ‘guardrails’ vital for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Best bang for your buck mascaras

What they’re saying about the EPA’s ‘hazardous substances’ designation for two PFAS

What does the EPA’s new hazardous substances designation for two ‘forever chemicals’ mean?

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