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Well, not exactly. They don't lobby anyone for anything. Their purpose is to provide information to the public. Their scientists compile research done by government agencies and in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and all the research is quoted on their site. They don't rely on any non-peer-reviewed data except government data. (...) EWG is a news source that accepts no advertising and gains no direct benefit from providing their information. And, in terms of the proportion of program expenses to total fundraising, they're perennially a top-rated charity.

I'm still skeptical. How many people go and check the sources and have the background to determine whether the conclusions extrapolated by EWG are really valid conclusions to draw from the data they cite?

If you browse the Skin Deep site, the level of danger they ascribe to just about everything is SO outside the mainstream that I really have to believe they choose their conclusions ahead of time and then search very hard to find some evidence that might support them if presented in the right way.

Edit: EWG has both a 501(c)3 and a 501(c)4, and use the c4 organization to engage in lobbying (http://www.ewg.org/about)... Not that I have any problem with lobbying, but it suggests that EWG has a specific agenda to promote and may have a vested interest in the nature of the results they find/publish.