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Katie Drummond at AOL News July 16th, 2010 Kellogg's has determined that a petroleum byproduct was behind an unnerving scent that spurred a major cereal recall a few weeks ago. On June 25, Kellogg's recalled 28 million...

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Mary Clare Jalonick at Associated Press July 16th, 2010 WASHINGTON -- The once-popular ethanol industry is scrambling to hold onto billions of dollars in government subsidies, fighting an increasing public skepticism of...

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Contact: EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982 WASHINGTON, DC - Rachel Carson ignited the debate over pesticide safety a generation ago. Its latest phase began today (July 15). Chemical farming interests have taken aim at Environmental...

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Contact: Over the past decade, organic produce sales have soared from 3 percent of the retail produce market in the U.S. in 2000 to nearly 11 percent last year, to $9.5 billion. According to surveys by the Organic Trade Association,...

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Cameron Scott at San Francisco Chronicle July 15th, 2010 he Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings today to review a proposed safe exposure limit for dioxin, a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor...

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Contact: Contact EWG Public Affairs 202-667-6982 WASHINGTON – July 14. In an bid to garner support for legislation to address the looming danger of climate change, Midwest senators are reportedly pressing to attach a long-term extension of...

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Contact: Contact EWG Public Affairs: 202.667.6982. alex@ewg.org or leeann@ewg.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rachel Carson ignited the debate over pesticide safety a generation ago. Its next phase will begin this Thursday (July 15). For the...

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Elana Schor at Greenwire/New York Times July 13th, 2010 When Kellogg Co. pulled about 28 million cereal boxes from store shelves last month, the company said only that an "off-flavor and smell" coming from the packaging...

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Contact: Infants Ingest Dioxin at 77 Times EPA’s Safe Threshold Contact: EWG Public Affairs: 202-667-6982. alex@ewg.org For Immediate Release: July 13, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A review of research...

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Siel Ju at Mother Nature Network July 13th, 2010 Kellogg's recalled four funky-smelling cereals late last month — and now we know what funky chemical was causing the foul odor. Methylnaphthalene is the petrochemical that...

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Contact: EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982 Washington, DC – The Interphone Study Group, a 10-year, 13-nation scientific collaboration coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a United Nations agency, has wrapped...

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Martin Mittelstaedt at The Globe and Mail May 17th, 2010 The most exhaustive investigation ever undertaken into brain cancer risk from cell phones suggests that heavy users may be at an elevated risk of developing the...

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Jackie Pou at PBS May 14th, 2010 A new report issued by the President’s Cancer Panel recommends eating produce without pesticides to reduce your risk of getting cancer and other diseases. And according to the Environmental...

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Cocoperez.com May 14th, 2010 A study conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the Environmental Working Group found that 17 of the top fragrances contained 38 secret chemicals! Gross! Release Home Page...

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Julie Deardorff at Chicago Tribune May 14th, 2010 Sunscreen can help prevent those painful episodes of childhood sunburn, a risk factor for skin cancer later in life. But although sunscreen is recommended for infants older...

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Sarah Schmidt - Canwest News Service at Montreal Gazette May 12th, 2010 Many brand-name perfumes and colognes contain undisclosed chemicals not listed on the labels and substances that haven't been assessed for safety by...

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Siel Ju at Mother Nature Network May 12th, 2010 Last week, the President’s Cancer Panel warned that the many hormone-disrupting chemicals in our everyday products could up the risk of getting cancer. This week, a new...

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Kathleen Doheny at WebMD May 12th, 2010 May 12, 2010 -- That fragrance you wear, perhaps named after a celebrity, may make you feel sexy and irresistible, but chances are the label isn't telling you everything that's in...

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Catherine Saint Loius at New York Times May 12th, 2010 A new report found 38 undisclosed ingredients in 17 name-brand fragrances. Laboratory tests of the fragrances were commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and...

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David Martin at CNN May 12th, 2010 Perfumes commonly list “fragrance” as an ingredient, rather than naming the specific chemicals involved, withholding information that could cause allergic reactions and other health...

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