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Surprise! Some of your favorite foods may contain artificial sweetener
Safer storage: Avoiding microplastic concerns while managing holiday leftovers
Mixing up healthier holiday cocktails
Holiday party season is upon us, which means savory appetizers, festive desserts and seasonal cocktails and mocktails.
Use of sweeteners exploding despite regulatory vacuum
In the race for the plant-based foods market, the U.S. is falling behind
Study: Consumption of ultra-processed foods may cause harmful ‘food addiction’
EWG petitions FDA to ban two toxic additives in popular Halloween candy
No tricks, just treats: A nutritionist shares how new California food safety law will make Halloween healthier
Pumpkin spice surprise – the toxic chemicals lurking in ‘fragrance’
New study finds possible link between ultra-processed foods and depression
Update: Federal facilities struggle to routinely offer plant-based or vegetarian options
Freezer finds: Toxic chemicals in frozen meals may cause health harms
What is titanium dioxide?
Titanium dioxide is a food additive that can be found in over 3,000 different products in EWG’s Food Scores database.
Funky fruit snack ingredients: School day treats may contain harmful chemicals
Beware of the chemical BVO in fruit-flavored drinks
Sticky situation: Harmful food chemicals in chewing gum
Hard to swallow: Aspartame risk highlights FDA chemical review loopholes
Consumers digesting the news that aspartame may be linked to cancer will probably develop heartburn once they learn about loopholes in the Food and Drug Administration’s food chemical safety system.
The Conservation Reserve Program is failing. Congress should fix it.
Bad chemistry: FDA’s broken chemical review system
For decades, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed chemical companies to decide whether most food chemicals are safe. EWG recently found 99 percent of the food chemicals that have entered the...