Tallow Research
What we found.
We read the lab reports and the filings, then publish what is actually in the food on the shelf.
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10 min readGlyphosate and Cancer rates map near identical
The CDC found glyphosate in 80% of adults and 87% of children tested. Almost none of them ever touched Roundup. Here is the spray that puts it in breakfast.
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The paint stripper in your decaf coffee
A January 2026 class action says Starbucks decaf contains industrial solvents. The bigger story is that FDA rules allow 10,000 ppb of methylene chloride.
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What bleached flour actually is, and why it is in your tortillas
Old El Paso tortillas start with bleached flour. The EU, UK and China ban the bleaching agents. Here is what the chemistry and the case law actually say.
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The metal nobody is talking about in your protein powder
Everyone is arguing about lead. But in the lab reports we loaded into Tallow, cadmium is the metal that actually runs highest in clean-label protein powders, and the chocolate flavor is the reason.
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Taylor Farms: Why the outbreak was so widespread & companies they distribute to
The largest cyclospora outbreak in US history traces back to one processor's lettuce. Here is what is confirmed about the store brands it packs, and what is not.
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What is actually in your perfume
One word on a perfume label legally hides the whole formula. A lab tested 17 name-brand fragrances and found 38 chemicals that were never listed.
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Who is actually funding lab-grown meat and lab-grown milk
Tyson, JBS, Nestle, Danone and Coca-Cola's Israeli bottler have all put money into lab-grown meat and milk. Here is every deal, with sources.
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7 min readMost 'avocado oil' chips are not really avocado oil
UC Davis tested 54 'avocado oil' products and nearly 9 in 10 failed authenticity testing. Here's the full pass/fail list, and the brands that passed.
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Raw milk is effectively illegal to sell in America
Federal law has banned raw milk across state lines since 1987, and only 14 states sell it in stores. Here is what the research actually shows.
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Six 'health' brands that got caught, and who actually owns them
POM, Chobani, Health-Ade, Kerrygold, hello and Dave's Killer Bread all ran into lab results or lawsuits. Here are the numbers, and who owns each brand now.
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What lab-grown meat actually is, and why its biggest US plant just shut down
Lab-grown meat is legal in the US and made from immortalized cells in steel tanks. Here is how it is really made, and why its biggest maker just went bankrupt.
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Why your ice cream sandwich won't melt
The ice cream sandwich that won't melt on a hot sidewalk is often a 'frozen dairy dessert' - low on cream, high on stabilizers and cellulose gum. Here's what's really inside.
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What is actually in a fast food egg patty
Dunkin's egg patty and McDonald's folded eggs are not cracked to order - they are pre-cooked, frozen blends of egg, soybean oil, corn starch, and stabilizing gums. Here is what is actually inside your fast food breakfast egg, and which chains still crack the real thing.
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Scientists found a $10 food that removes 87% of nanoplastics from your body
A 2026 study published in Bioresource Technology found that a specific strain of bacteria in kimchi binds to nanoplastics in the gut and helps flush them out - retaining 57% binding efficiency even under intestinal conditions.
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Phthalates in fast food: what the Wendy's lab test found
A 2024 Consumer Reports study found nearly 34,000 nanograms of phthalates in a single serving of Wendy's Crispy Chicken Nuggets. Here is what phthalates are, how they get into your fast food, and what the science says about their health effects.
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The Pfizer enzyme in 90 percent of American cheese
Pfizer created the first genetically engineered food ingredient approved in the US - a cheese enzyme now in 90% of American cheese. It is labeled only as Enzymes. Here is what that word is hiding.
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Hidden Valley Ranch has a cosmetic emulsifier in it
Hidden Valley Original Ranch lists polysorbate 60 - a synthetic emulsifier used in face cream - right next to MSG, modified food starch, and Yellow 5. Here is what the best-selling dressing in America is really made of.
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Your farmed fish is vaccinated
Over 50% of the fish you eat comes from farms where vaccination, synthetic feed additives, and carbon monoxide color treatments are standard practice. Here is what is actually in your farmed fish.
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The 'no nitrates added' label on deli meat is a lie
Brands like Applegate and Niman Ranch swap sodium nitrite for celery powder and call it uncured. The science says the nitrites are identical - and the USDA sets no limits on how much celery powder they can use.
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What is actually in a Chick-fil-A sandwich
Chick-fil-A's famous chicken sandwich contains 55+ ingredients, including a silicone compound used in Silly Putty and a dough additive banned across Europe. Here is what the label does not tell you.
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2 min readWhy we built Tallow
Seed oils slipped into nearly every restaurant and packaged food without anyone asking us. Here's the short version of why we're rating every menu and barcode.
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