Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:04 pm
It's sad that they're using glyphosphate before harvesting, and again right before harvest in order to dry crops. 
Oats have been reported as a major source of glyphosphate for years now because of it, so this is yet another reason to spend a bit more on organic foods now, rather than to have to pay a doctor to try to save you after it's too late. The more of it that's smothering crops, the more toxic load on the public's immune system, so be discerning when you buy, and pay attention to the last sentence where I cut this off, which says, as they kill the crop and dry it out. Think about that. If they use it to kill the crop, what is it doing to you, and our pets, and above all else, what is something so toxic doing in our food at all, FDA? Aren't they the agency that's supposed to be protecting our health by protecting our foods? 
Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts
Published time: 16 Aug, 2018 04:04
Edited time: 16 Aug, 2018 09:38
A farmer sprays crops with glyphosate-based herbicide © Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
" A hearty bowl of oatmeal is a healthy way to start your day, but according to a new study, that bowl of oatmeal can contain dangerous levels of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical linked to cancer.
The study, carried out by the non-profit Environmental Working Group, found that 43 out of 45 popular breakfast cereals tested in three locations in the US contained traces of glyphosate. 31 of these contained dangerously high levels of the chemical.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is the most popular weedkiller in the US, and last week a court in California ordered the company to pay $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages to a school groundskeeper who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of using Roundup at work.
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People protest the 2017 takeover of Monsanto by German firm Bayer© Yves Herman/Reuters Sales of Monsanto’s RoundUp weedkiller reviewed in UK after US ruling on cancer link
The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans” in 2015. In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) labeled glyphosate a carcinogen in 1985, but reversed its position in 1991. In 2017, California listed glyphosate in its Proposition 65 registry of chemicals known to cause cancer.
The cereals tested weren’t all lurid-colored Lucky Charms or sugar-crusted Frosties, but oat-based ‘healthy’ choices. The high levels of glyphosate came from the oats themselves.
The highest levels were found in Quaker Old Fashioned Oats - 1,000 parts per billion (ppb) of glyphosate. The EWG calculated levels above 160 ppb as unsafe for children. Giant Instant Oatmeal contained 760 ppb, and three samples of Cheerios contained concentrations of between 470 and 530 ppb.
250 million pounds of glyphosate are sprayed on American crops every year, but the highest concentrations of the chemical are found in non-GMO wheat, barley, oats, and beans. Farmers spray these crops with glyphosate right before harvest time, as they kill the crop and dry it out, making it ready for harvest quicker. ... "
*There's a video in the article, but I can't embed it since it's not on YT, so access it and the rest of the story here:
https://www.rt.com/usa/436069-monsanto- ... er-cereal/
Oats have been reported as a major source of glyphosphate for years now because of it, so this is yet another reason to spend a bit more on organic foods now, rather than to have to pay a doctor to try to save you after it's too late. The more of it that's smothering crops, the more toxic load on the public's immune system, so be discerning when you buy, and pay attention to the last sentence where I cut this off, which says, as they kill the crop and dry it out. Think about that. If they use it to kill the crop, what is it doing to you, and our pets, and above all else, what is something so toxic doing in our food at all, FDA? Aren't they the agency that's supposed to be protecting our health by protecting our foods? Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts
Published time: 16 Aug, 2018 04:04
Edited time: 16 Aug, 2018 09:38
A farmer sprays crops with glyphosate-based herbicide © Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
" A hearty bowl of oatmeal is a healthy way to start your day, but according to a new study, that bowl of oatmeal can contain dangerous levels of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical linked to cancer.
The study, carried out by the non-profit Environmental Working Group, found that 43 out of 45 popular breakfast cereals tested in three locations in the US contained traces of glyphosate. 31 of these contained dangerously high levels of the chemical.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is the most popular weedkiller in the US, and last week a court in California ordered the company to pay $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages to a school groundskeeper who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after years of using Roundup at work.
Read more
People protest the 2017 takeover of Monsanto by German firm Bayer© Yves Herman/Reuters Sales of Monsanto’s RoundUp weedkiller reviewed in UK after US ruling on cancer link
The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans” in 2015. In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) labeled glyphosate a carcinogen in 1985, but reversed its position in 1991. In 2017, California listed glyphosate in its Proposition 65 registry of chemicals known to cause cancer.
The cereals tested weren’t all lurid-colored Lucky Charms or sugar-crusted Frosties, but oat-based ‘healthy’ choices. The high levels of glyphosate came from the oats themselves.
The highest levels were found in Quaker Old Fashioned Oats - 1,000 parts per billion (ppb) of glyphosate. The EWG calculated levels above 160 ppb as unsafe for children. Giant Instant Oatmeal contained 760 ppb, and three samples of Cheerios contained concentrations of between 470 and 530 ppb.
250 million pounds of glyphosate are sprayed on American crops every year, but the highest concentrations of the chemical are found in non-GMO wheat, barley, oats, and beans. Farmers spray these crops with glyphosate right before harvest time, as they kill the crop and dry it out, making it ready for harvest quicker. ... "
*There's a video in the article, but I can't embed it since it's not on YT, so access it and the rest of the story here:
https://www.rt.com/usa/436069-monsanto- ... er-cereal/