Food and its packaging

Environmental Working Group: Food Scores

A database of over 80,000 food items, rated on nutrition, ingredient concerns (pesticides, additives, hormones, contaminants, antibiotics) and processing (measures how processed or artificial a food product is).

 

Environmental Working Group: Chemicals in Food

Frequently updated page with information about toxic chemicals in food.

 

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners: Tips for Prevention

Tips for avoiding food and packaging with breast carcinogens

 

Toxic Free Future: Bisphenol A

Easy to read blog post that describes what BPA is and how to avoid it.

 

Toxic Free Future: Moving beyond BPA

Just because a product has BPA-free on the label does not mean it’s chemical-free.  Find out more about replacement chemicals that have been put in some BPA-free plastics and canned goods.

 

Water Filters and PFAS

Article about Duke study on efficacy of water filters in reducing PFAS.

 

Consumer Reports Guidance on PFAS and Cookware

CR testing and advice on avoiding PFAS in cookware.

 

 

 

 

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