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A new EWG peer-reviewed study has found chlormequat, a little-known pesticide, in 80% of people tested. This is alarming, as the chemical has been linked to reproductive and developmental problems in animal studies. ewg.life/3SEt8gx
Supreme Court today handed toxic agricultural chemical makers a sweeping victory that threatens states’ ability to protect people from harmful pesticides.
Every year, an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS are sprayed on California crop fields, according to our new analysis.
While @RogerMarshallMD’s “Better Food Disclosure Act” may be well-intentioned, it doesn't go far enough. This bill would do nothing to get harmful additives like artificial dyes out of our food, and largely keeps the FDA’s broken review system in place.
Hiding behind a front organization, big food companies and their trade associations are fighting to keep food ultra-processed and full of harmful food chemicals and dyes.