Investigations, Education & Updates
Deep dives into food safety findings, educational resources on contaminants, and updates on our mission to make food transparency accessible to everyone.
Your Brain Contains a Spoonful of Plastic—and Ultra-Processed Foods May Be to Blame
Human brains now contain approximately a spoonful of microplastic material, with concentrations increasing by 50% between 2016 and 2024. Individuals...
Every Rice Sample Tested Contained Arsenic: New Study Finds 100% Contamination Rate
A comprehensive HBBF investigation of 145 rice samples found arsenic in 100% of them. Asian toddlers get nearly 55% of their total arsenic exposure...
FDA Launches Major Post-Market Review of Food Chemicals Approved Decades Ago
The FDA announced its most significant expansion of food chemical oversight in decades, targeting legacy chemicals like BHA, BHT, and titanium...
Chobani's 'Natural' Yogurt Contained 4 Plastic Chemicals, Lawsuit Alleged
Independent testing found four types of phthalates, chemicals the EPA has classified as probable human carcinogens, in Chobani Greek yogurt sold as...
Arizona Bans 11 Food Additives in School Meals, a First for Any U.S. State
On April 14, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2164 into law, making Arizona the first state in the country to ban specific...
West Virginia Signs Strictest Food Dye Ban in U.S. History as 20+ States Follow
On March 24, 2025, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into law the most comprehensive food additive ban any U.S. state has ever passed....
Georgia Jury Orders Bayer to Pay $2.1 Billion After Finding Monsanto Manipulated Roundup Science for Decades
John Barnes is a former Marine, a father, and a grandfather. For 20 years, he purchased Roundup weedkiller from Home Depot stores and used it around...
Say No to Carrageenan: Make Your Own Delicious Chocolate Milk at Home
In recent years, concerns have grown about the food additive carrageenan, which is commonly used in processed foods—including chocolate milk—to keep...
EWG Proposes PFAS Standards That Fully Protect Children’s Health
In the almost 20 years since water pollution with toxic fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, erupted as a public health issue, research has found impacts...
These Four Foods Are High In Pesticides – Try Organic To Reduce Your Exposure
Since 2004, EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ has helped Americans choose the fruits and vegetables that are lowest in pesticides....
The EU Banned BPA From All Food Packaging. The FDA Missed Its Deadline by 1,000 Days.
On January 20, 2025, the European Union banned bisphenol A from every category of food contact material. Metal can linings, plastic bottles,...
Microplastics Rank Among Top 10 Predictors of Chronic Disease as Brain Levels Surge 50%
Researchers analyzed 154 socioeconomic and environmental factors to determine which best predicted chronic disease across 555 U.S. communities....