Alexandra Zissu, Moms Clean Air Force

Alexandra Zissu writes the Mom Detective column at Moms Clean Air Force, a series of investigative stories about what's hiding in everyday stuff. She's also the author of six books about the connections between environment and health: Earth Squad, Get on Top, The Conscious Kitchen, Planet Home, The Complete Organic Pregnancy, and The Butcher’s Guide to Well-Raised Meat. A longtime journalist, she has worked for the Times Union, New York Magazine, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the New York Observer, and Women’s Wear Daily, and her stories have appeared in dozens of publications. Alexandra is a leadership member of the Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative, as well as a member of the New York State Cancer Consortium Environmental Carcinogen Group. She sits on the board of Clean + Healthy New York.