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City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 07 East Chicago Indiana 2016 residents in public housing lived on former lead smelter site not told for
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) discovered that 1,100 residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chica…
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 06 Jackson Mississippi 2022 water system failed during flooding boil notices issued then rescinded prem
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET On August 30, 2022, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared Jackson’s water system safe to drink—despite internal EPA tests from t…
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 05 Petersburgh Virginia 2016 lead levels above Flint levels found state slow to notify residents
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In June 2016, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) detected lead levels in Petersburgh, Virginia’s drinking water at 484 parts per billion (ppb)—m…
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 04 Hoosick Falls New York 2016 PFAS contamination from Saint-Gobain plant state told residents water wa
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In October 2014, the New York State Department of Health tested Hoosick Falls’ water for PFOA—a chemical linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and devel…
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 03 Hinkley California 1952-1966 Pacific Gas Electric dumped chromium 6 told residents water was safe Er
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1965, Pacific Gas & Electric’s internal laboratory tests found chromium-6 concentrations in Hinkley’s groundwater at 1,300 parts per billion—2…
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 02 Newark New Jersey 2019 EPA and city told residents water was safe filters distributed when it wasnt
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In June 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Newark, New Jersey’s city government distributed 40,000 water filters to residents, …
City Water Declared Safe When It Wasn't: 01 Flint Michigan 2014 lead levels 26 times EPA limit state officials told residents water was safe for
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In October 2014, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) told Flint residents their water was safe to drink—while internal emails sho…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 20 PFAS in food packaging EU phasing out all PFAS in food contact materials US FDA action limited to sp
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2023, the European Union banned all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food contact materials—every variant, without exception—while th…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 19 Carrageenan derived from seaweed used as thickener removed from EU organic standards still in US org
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2018, the European Union removed carrageenan—a seaweed-derived thickener found in organic almond milk, infant formula, and deli meats—from its lis…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 18 Certain food dyes Red 40 Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 require warning labels in EU no warning required in U
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2008, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) required warning labels on foods containing Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6—three synthetic dyes li…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 17 Plastic microbeads in cosmetics banned in EU and UK US ban exists but enforcement gaps remain
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged that 8 trillion plastic microbeads—tiny synthetic particles used in cosmetics—enter…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 16 Feedlot practices confined animal feeding operations at US scale not permitted under EU animal welfa
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2022, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that cattle confined in U.S.-style feedlots—where animals are packed into dirt pens with…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 15 Subtherapeutic antibiotics routine antibiotic use in healthy animals to promote growth banned in EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of virginiamycin—an antibiotic chemically identical to quinupristin-dalfopristi…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 14 Methyl bromide soil fumigant banned globally under Montreal Protocol with US exemptions continuing
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2023, the United States applied 1.3 million kilograms of methyl bromide—a chemical banned in 1987 under the Montreal Protocol for destroying the o…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 13 Glyphosate EU renewed license under controversy several countries banned US EPA maintains it is safe
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) classified glyphosate as a substance that causes serious eye damage and is toxic to aquatic life—yet th…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 12 Neonicotinoid pesticides linked to bee colony collapse banned for outdoor use in EU widely used in U
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that three neonicotinoid pesticides—clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam—posed a…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 11 Titanium dioxide whitening agent added to candies and sauces banned in EU food products since 2022
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that titanium dioxide—a whitening agent added to Skittles, M&Ms, chewing gum, and sa…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 10 BHA and BHT preservatives added to cereals and other foods banned in Japan and EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 1997, the European Union banned butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) from food after its own scientific committee con…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 09 Azodicarbonamide dough conditioner also used to make yoga mats banned in EU and Australia
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reaffirmed azodicarbonamide—a chemical used to bleach flour and condition dough—as "Generally Re…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 08 Potassium bromate added to bread to strengthen dough classified as possible carcinogen banned in EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1999, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified potassium bromate as a Group 2…