Posts Tagged ‘Environmental Working Group’

By Underground Health Reporter

Organic foods are, on average, 20% more expensive than standard fruits and veggies. Is it really worth paying that extra buck fifty for a “certified organic” label?  Consider that organic produce is 25% more nutritious and you have a surplus 5% saying, “Yes! Go organic all the way!”

Dangerous pesticides and GMOs lurk in non-organic fare, whereas organic fruits and veggies are pesticide and GMO free. And don’t fool yourself into thinking you can wash …

By Bob Condor

Among its impressive pursuits as a private consumer watchdog organization, the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group has been at the forefront of what has to be our most urgent public health issue: Toxins in children.

EWG’s latest report is among the most disturbing of its findings to date. In a study of 20 teenage girls from eight states and D.C., scientists uncovered 16 toxic chemicals in their blood and urine. The chemicals, no big surprise, are common …

By Bob Condor

Just in time for the sunniest months of summer, the Environmental Working Group has published an updated report on the effectiveness—make that both effectiveness and ineffectiveness–of sunscreen products. The news is not positive if Coppertone, Banana Boat and Neutragena are on the label.

EWG first made its mark rating fruits and vegetables for pesticide residue, publishing a highly viewed list of Top 10 best and worst (let’s just say Chilean grapes did not fare well). The Washington, …