The First Female Student at MIT Started an All-Women Chemistry Lab and Fought for Food Safety Smithsonian
Ellen Swallow Richards applied chemistry to the home to advocate for consumer safety and women’s education.
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The First Female Student at MIT Started an All-Women Chemistry Lab and Fought for Food Safety Smithsonian
Ellen Swallow Richards applied chemistry to the home to advocate for consumer safety and women’s education.
Food labels have positive but limited effect on consumers’ food choices Supermarket News
Food labels are ubiquitous in today’s supermarkets and natural food stores. But what effect do they have when consumers are deciding what to eat?
Whole Foods Packaging That Contained Cancer-Linked Chemicals Pulled After Study Newsweek
Whole Foods pulled some of its packaging after a study found it contained a chemical linked to causing adverse health effects, including cancer. The market is …
New study finds nonstick PFAS chemicals in takeout packaging at top grocery stores Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Takeout food packaging from several leading U.S. grocery stores is likely treated with harmful PFAS chemicals, according to a new …
Is plastic microwave-safe? The short answer: often no. Vox.com
There’s mounting evidence the plastic leaching into our food is a health hazard.