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EWG's News Roundup (10/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Federal law on cosmetics and other personal care products is badly broken and has not been updated for nearly 80 years.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month we reach out to friends who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, celebrate remissions and comfort those who have lost loved ones.

San Francisco could soon become the first U.S. city to prohibit chemical flame retardants in all new upholstered furniture and children's products sold in the city, including online sales.

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Americans want and have a right to know what's in the stuff they buy. Manufacturers and marketers are finally joining the unstoppable movement for product transparency.

Each month millions of Americans wait impatiently for curated makeup and beauty boxes to be delivered to their doorsteps.

Before he became President Trump's nominee to oversee the nation's chemical safety, Michael Dourson sought to dramatically weaken the safety standard for 1,4-dioxane, a chemical linked to cancer that...

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Flame retardants found in everyday consumer products such as furniture could decrease a woman's fertility, and ability to conceive and have a healthy delivery, new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan...

For many of us, Labor Day is one of the last hurrahs of the summer. And it's a busy travel weekend, with roughly 35 million Americans taking a getaway.

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Women of color use more beauty products and are disproportionately exposed to worrisome chemicals compared to white women, according to a new study.

A ridiculous and completely unofficial website that tracks made-up holidays says Monday is Brazilian Blowout Day. The National Day Calendar suggests you celebrate by going to a hair salon for a...

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Since the release of EWG's National Tap Water Database just over a week ago, this question has been popping up a lot: “What now? Should I switch over to bottled water?”

According to a New York Times story published today [link], contaminants such as mercury, lead and bacteria, and other banned ingredients, are showing up in an alarming number of imported personal...