Resources
Don't take our word for it. These are the regulators, journals, and watchdogs we cite — plus toolkits and books for going deeper on your own.
Research sources
The primary sources behind our findings. Start here to verify anything we publish.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Food additive rules, GRAS notices, and labeling requirements — the rulebook for what's allowed in American food.
Visit FDA →NIH PubMed
Millions of peer-reviewed study abstracts. Search any ingredient plus "safety", "review", or "meta-analysis" to see the science yourself.
Search PubMed →European Food Safety Authority
Europe's food safety opinions and re-evaluations — often stricter than the US, and a useful second opinion.
Visit EFSA →Center for Science in the Public Interest
Decades of petitions, reports, and Chemical Cuisine ratings on additives. One of the loudest independent voices on food chemicals.
Visit CSPI →Environmental Working Group
EWG's food scores, Dirty Dozen list, and additive guides — practical brand-by-brand comparisons.
Visit EWG →Consumer Reports
Independent lab testing of foods for heavy metals, PFAS, and contaminants — plus plain-word buying guides.
Visit CR →Free toolkits
Print-ready downloads for your fridge door, your wallet, and your next school meeting.
The Label Decoder
All 99 ingredients to watch, the exact words to look for on labels, and what they're hiding in. Print it for your fridge door.
Download freeRecommended reading
Two books that changed how we think about food. Find them at your library or local bookstore.
The Real Food Revolution
How whole food lost to processed food — and the quiet movement taking it back.
Salt, Sugar, Fat
The inside story of how the processed-food industry engineered cravings. Essential context.