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Consumers are increasingly concerned about what is in their food and are demanding safer products—all at a fair price. Here's why you should set safer food goals.

Food packaging can contribute to the migration of chemicals of concern into food. Here's why you should set safer food packaging goals.

Consumers are concerned about the ingredients in the products they buy. Today's consumer are asking brands to use safer ingredients and share what they're putting in their products and why.

Perchlorate is an endocrine-disrupting chemical found in food. EDF has identified opportunities to reduce perchlorate levels in food.

Learn about perchlorate, a chemical allowed in food packaging that can harm childrens' brain development.

Discover how the chemicals used in your products and packaging have a direct impact on the health of consumers, the environment and workers; yet, this impact is seldom mentioned in sustainability discussions.

Chemicals are the building blocks of every manufactured product. Unfortunately, some product chemicals can leach from products and are routinely detected in indoor air, food, drinking water, house dust and our bodies.

When pursuing a safer chemicals strategy, there are many stakeholders — both inside and outside of your company — that you may need or want to engage.

Get up to speed quickly with this glossary that provides definitions for key terms related to safer chemicals.