Herbicide and Bran Flakes: Glyphosate Found In An Alarming Number Of Breakfast Foods
Remember those old Life cereal commercials? “Mikey likes it!” Well, hopefully, Mikey has learned to be a touch more discriminating in his adult years because a recent study conducted by the Environmental Working Group found potentially unsafe amounts of the notorious herbicide glyphosate from Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer in a number of popular breakfast cereals and snacks including Cheerios and Quaker Oats. The EWG research tested 29 different varieties of grain-based products and found that all but five tested positive for glyphosate, which has recently been labeled as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
Which Foods Tested With Unsafe Levels of Glyphosate?
According to the Environmental Working Group study, 75% of the products that were tested had glyphosate levels well above the 160 parts per billion benchmark that has been deemed “safe”. It is critical to note that the safe threshold for glyphosate in food is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as being much higher than the standard allowed by the Environmental Working Group.
Products With Potentially Unsafe Levels of Glyphosate
- Back to Nature Classic Granola
- Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats
- Quaker Simply Granola Oats (Honey, Raisin, and Almonds)
- Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
- Nature Valley Granola Protein (Oats ‘n Honey)
- Quaker Steel Cut Oats
- Giant Instant Oatmeal Original Flavor
- Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars (Oats ‘n Honey)
- Quaker Dinosaur Eggs Instant Oatmeal
- Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran Cereal
- Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
- Barbara’s Multigrain Spoonfuls Cereal
- Umpqua Oats – Maple Pecan Flavored
- Lucky Charms (without marshmallows)
- Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal
- Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
Products With Safe Levels of Glyphosate
- Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
- Whole Foods Bulk Bin Conventional Rolled Oats
- Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars (Strawberry)
- Nature’s Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
Products With No Glyphosate Detected
- Nature’s Path Organic Honey Almond Granola
- 365 Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Simple Truth Organic Instant Oatmeal (Original)
- Cascadian Farm Organic Harvest Berry Granola bar
- Kashi Heart to Heart Organic Honey Toasted Cereal
None of the foods violated the limits set up by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the herbicide, but the EWG uses a much more reserved scale. The proposed glyphosate limit set by the state of California, which would be the most restrictive in the country, still allows for glyphosate chemical levels that are well over a hundred times higher than the EWG’s maximum. The environmental group says that the reason for its lower threshold is to act as an added buffer for young children, as “exposure during early life can have more significant effects on development later in life,” according to Dr. Alexis Temkin, the lead scientist on EWG report.
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