Articles by Ketura Persellin, Sydney Swanson

EWG VERIFIED® Baby Diapers: Filling the gap when regulators fail to protect our most vulnerable

European regulators have rejected a proposal to restrict a handful of harmful chemicals in baby diapers, yet again showing basic government failures abroad and in the U.S. to protect our most...

16 Effective and Safe Products To Guard Against Coronavirus

You can combat the novel coronavirus effectively while using products that are safe for you and your family.

Avoiding Coronavirus the Clean Way

The spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is prompting lots of concern and questions. Coronaviruses are not new: A majority of them are the cause of most cases of the common cold. But COVID-19 can...

Study: Frequent Use of Cleaning Products May Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma

Frequent use of cleaning products in the home may increase a baby's risk of developing asthma and chronic wheezing during early childhood, and could be an important area for respiratory health...

How EWG Scored the Cleaning Products Recommended by “Today”

Recently an episode of NBC's “Today” show recommended eight cleaning products for “clean living” that it said were both effective and environmentally friendly. Given EWG's longstanding work evaluating...

EWG’s ‘Just Add Lemons’ Presents Mother’s Day Brunch

With Mother's Day quickly approaching, EWG has curated a brunch menu from “Just Add Lemons: 100+ Recipes for Family and Home from EWG and Friends.” Celebrate your mother, grandmother or another...

Cracking the Perfect Natural Easter Egg Dye

With April hopping along and Easter just around the corner, it's time for dyeing eggs (and inadvertently, dyeing hands.) It's easy to grab an egg-dyeing kit at the local supermarket or drug store, but...

Salmonella Outbreak Raises Concern About Thanksgiving Turkey

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, news of a salmonella outbreak in turkey is a serious concern.

EWG’s Stress-Free Thanksgiving Menu

As we head into the holiday season, the marathon task of preparing a Thanksgiving dinner or even just one dish to contribute as a guest – may be stressful. To help you combat the inevitable stress...

10 Healthy-ish Halloween Treats That Won’t Make Your Kids Roll Their Eyes. (Much.)

Parents are trapped in the Halloween guilt vortex: going full-scale green mom, handing out whole walnuts or pennies or dental floss to avoid loading kids with sugar and additives but thereby making...