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How to Series – Removing Pesticide Residue

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

May 23, 2022 - How To

In this series, we share best practices to help you in your daily life. This post looks at safe ways to remove lingering pesticide residue. What are pesticides? A pesticide is a broad term used to describe natural and synthetic chemicals (remember, everything…

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Special Edition – Homemade Infant Formula

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

May 16, 2022 - Special Edition

This special edition looks at the baby formula recipes making the rounds on the Internet. What is infant formula? Infant formula (aka, baby formula, formula) is a specialized food designed to replicate or replace the nutrients found in breast milk. It's designed, manufactured, and…

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What’s the risk? Pesticide residues

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

May 9, 2022 - What's The Risk?

In this series, we look at common products and ingredients we use throughout the spring and summer to explore their safety and toxicity. In this post, we take a look at pesticide residues. What are pesticides? A pesticide is a broad term used…

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What’s the risk? – Sunscreen

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

May 2, 2022 - What's The Risk?

In this series we look at common products and ingredients we use throughout the spring and summer to explore their safety and toxicity. In this post, we take a look at sunscreen ingredients. What are the different types of sunscreens? Sunscreen products help…

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What’s the risk? – Repelling ticks & mosquitos

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

April 28, 2022 - What's The Risk?

This new series looks at common products and ingredients we use throughout the spring and summer to explore their safety and toxicity. This first post will look at ingredients to help repel ticks and mosquitos. What do I need to know? Every year,…

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Dryer Sheet Ingredient Safety

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

April 11, 2022 - Food & Ingredient Safety

This community-requested blog looks at dryer sheets and explores the safety of ingredients that make up this common household product. What is a dryer sheet? A dryer sheet is a nonwoven polyester material that manufacturers coat with ingredients to improve laundry's softness, decrease…

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Risk In the news – Artificial Sweetener A Cancer Risk?

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

April 4, 2022 - In The News Risk

Last week we looked at risk and how risk impacts our lives and our decisions. This week, we’re going to look at risk, and data to understand how risk plays a role in our lives. While it's easy to get caught up…

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Risk – Zero Risk?

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

March 28, 2022 - Risk

One of the main concerns we see folks express around ingredient safety is a desire to ensure an ingredient is completely safe with no risk for harm. Is that possible? One of the main concerns we see folks express around ingredient safety…

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Trending – Bee Pollen

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

March 21, 2022 - Trending

Updated: August 4, 2025 It's not just seasonal allergies people associate with pollen. In this post, we look at a trending ingredient, bee pollen. Bee pollen has gained attention as a nutrient-dense dietary supplement with potential health benefits. In this update post, we…

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Probiotics & Prebiotics – Ingredient Safety

Elisabeth Anderson, Joe Zagorski

March 14, 2022 - Probiotics & Prebiotics

As requested by CRIS readership, this series looks at probiotics and prebiotics. This post looks at the ingredient safety around prebiotic and probiotic foods, focusing specifically on fermented foods. What are probiotics and prebiotics? Prebiotics and probiotics can be foods, ingredients, supplements, products,…

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