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.
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....
Lead Found in 34 of 41 Baby Formulas Tested by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports tested 41 powdered infant formulas in March 2025 and found lead in 34 of them. Eighteen of those formulas exceeded California's...
Europe Banned BPA From Food Packaging. The FDA Has Done Nothing for 1,320 Days.
On January 20, 2025, the European Union banned bisphenol A from all food contact materials. Metal can coatings, reusable plastic bottles,...
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....
States Rush to Ban Artificial Food Dyes as West Virginia Makes History
On March 24, 2025, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB 2354 into law, making his state the first in America to broadly ban synthetic...
FDA's Top Food Safety Official Resigns After 89 Staff Fired in DOGE Cuts
Jim Jones, the FDA's first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, resigned on February 17, 2025, after the Trump administration fired 89 staffers from...
Red Dye No. 3 Banned From Food After 35 Years in Lipstick Exile
For 35 years, the FDA considered Red Dye No. 3 too dangerous to put on your lips but perfectly fine to put in your stomach. That contradiction ended...
Glyphosate Cuts Birth Weights Across Rural America, 9 Million Births Study Finds
The most widely used herbicide in the United States is making babies smaller at birth. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy...