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Oatmeal, breakfast foods contain unsafe amounts of cancer-linked weed killer, report

Oatmeal, breakfast foods contain unsafe amounts of cancer-linked weed killer, report

Oh crap. Here we go.



A number of popular breakfast foods, including cereals, granola bars and instant oats, were tested and found to contain potentially dangerous amounts of cancer-linked glyphosate, the main ingredient in weed killer.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental advocacy organization that conducted the study, said Wednesday that glyphosate was found in all but five of 29 oat-based foods that were tested.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, the most heavily used pesticide in the United States. Every year, according to the EWG, more than 250 million pounds of glyphosate is sprayed on American crops.
The World Health Organization has determined that glyphosate is "probably carcnogenic to humans" and the Environmental Protection Agency has set a safety level for the potentially dangerous chemical. Just last week, Monsanto was ordered by a court to pay nearly $300 million to a man who claims his terminal cancer was caused by exposure to Roundup. Hundreds of other cases are working their way through the courts.
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California, which is known for its robust cancer warnings, has determined there is a one in 100,000 risk of cancer from glyphosate when more than 1.1 milligrams is consumed per day. EWG says it has calculated a one in one million risk if more than 0.1 milligrams is consumed and a similar risk for children if even 0.01 milligrams is consumed daily.
The worst offenders were Quaker oat products, which regularly clocked in at 400 or more glyphosate parts per billion — meaning they would be dangerous for children if even 27.5 grams were consumed daily. A single packet of Quaker's dinosaur eggs instant oatmeal contains more than three times EWG's daily safe limit for children.
Kellogg products largely passed muster — of the two evaluated, only one of the Michigan-based cereal company's oat foods came anywhere near dangerous to children and neither posed a threat to adults.
The full list of products tested and their results is available below:
Potentially dangerous to children

Back to Nature Classic Granola
Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisin and Almonds
Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'n Honey
Giant Instant Oatmeal Original Flavor
Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal
Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
Umpqua Oats, Maple Pecan
Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal, Strawberries & Cream*
Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
Lucky Charms (without marshmallows)
Barbara's Multigrain Spoonfuls, Original, Cereal
Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran oat cereal*
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Oats 'n Honey
Quaker Steel Cut Oats
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats*
Contains safe amounts of glyphosate

Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Strawberry
Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
Whole Foods Bulk Bin conventional rolled oats
Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
Contained no glyphosate in any tests

Nature's Path Organic Honey Almond granola
Simple Truth Organic Instant Oatmeal, Original
Kashi Heart to Heart Organic Honey Toasted cereal
Cascadian Farm Organic Harvest Berry, granola bar
365 Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
*This product underwent multiple tests and tested above the dangerous level in one or more and below the dangerous level in one or more.
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[BOMBAYCAT]

The news media reported most samples of breakfast food contains traces of Roundup. Of course the food companies say it is way below the limits set by the "EPA". There is a reason Europe does not let Roundup be used.

 

[therevverend]

I know I keep saying this but even if you believe Glyphosates don't cause cancer it doesn't mean Round Up is clean. Here's a link to an article about studies showing Round Up kills cells. In the same study the Glyphosate does not. Meaning there's either something else that's very bad in Round Up or there's a synergistic effect multiplying the toxicity of the ingredients.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...sts-monsanto-health-dangers-active-ingredient

 

[gaiusmarius]

i wonder if Bayer knew about this when they recently bought monsanto. if thousands get awarded multiple millions each, bayer will take a huge hit, but i bet there are millions of victims out there who will now come out of the wood work and sue. might be the end of those poison peddling fuckers...

 

[bigtacofarmer]

i wonder if Bayer knew about this when they recently bought monsanto. if thousands get awarded multiple millions each, bayer will take a huge hit, but i bet there are millions of victims out there who will now come out of the wood work and sue. might be the end of those poison peddling fuckers...

Personally I think they have been partners since the beginning. The word Monsanto become associated with being evil. So now they have a new less evil name. Doubt much has actually changed. Other than public perception.

I doubt any of these companies are going down without a fight. And they own a bit of everything. So banning their product would essentially make every packaged product or factory farmed anything illegal. Too much of the country it would appear as a huge food shortage. The best I can think of would be to require them to convert a certain percentage of land and farms to turn back to a living sustainable organic farm. Maybe with enough push we could phase them out. But for now a whole lot of people have been cornered into having no choice but to buy poison food.

Unless they were forced to provide organic produce to anywhere without access.

 

[titoon29]

The news media reported most samples of breakfast food contains traces of Roundup. Of course the food companies say it is way below the limits set by the "EPA". There is a reason Europe does not let Roundup be used.

FYI We definitely do use glyphosate in EU on a very large scale.
The roundup ready technology (GMOs seeds), is however prohibited.

 

[oaxacapulco]

If y'all thought that the chemical STS is any less toxic than glyphosate then you are a naive fool!

 

[mr.brunch]

No one actually smokes sts though

 

[geneva_sativa]

glyphosate is like an epidemic,,, it has been found in 75% of foods tested on store shelves,,,

it has been linked to many health issues in the body,,, especially issues of causing openings in the intestinal walls and wrecking the gut microbiome,,, which is responsible for serotonin production and 70% of our immune functions