EWG comments for the NEJAC public meeting

To learn more about how consumers address concerns over pesticide residues on produce and food safety, EWG conducted a survey about whether people wash their fruits and vegetables.

Background 

EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ ranks popular fresh fruits and vegetables based on levels of pesticide contamination and toxicity. EWG has released the Shopper’s Guide...

Cereal – the top breakfast choice for kids – may be getting less healthy, according to a new study. It found a significant decrease in nutritional quality of cereals marketed to children that were...

• Heavy metals can be harmful even at low levels in tap water.
• Lead is a heavy metal contaminant in that it comes from pipes, not polluters.
• Filters like reverse osmosis can remove some heavy metals from...