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Who would have thought that our favorite childhood cereals were also out to get us, well this
just in sugar isnt the only reason you should be scared of eating your Cheerios in the morning.
According to reports companies such as Cheerios and Nature Valley products have continually
been testing positive for trace amounts of glyphosate.
Which has for a long time been a very controversial herbicide that has shown to lead to an increased
risk of cancer.
The Environmental Working group which is directly linked to the organics industry discovered
that all of the 21 products they tested in their study has shown to have levels of herbicide
thats higher than what their scientists consider protective for a childs overall health.
According to the official website of the Environmental Working Group they said - Major food companies
like General Mills continue to sell popular childrens breakfast cereals and other food
contaminated with troubling levels of glyphosate, the cancer-causing ingredient in the herbicide
Roundup.
This weed killer is produced by Bayer-Monsanto, a company that has already had to pay out
more than 2.2 billion dollars in three separate court cases that claim Monsanto knew about
the risks for decades and went to extraordinary lengths to cover it up.
In March a federal jury collectively determined that the roundup ingredient was a substantial
factor in giving a man in California cancer.
These three cases are just the ones celebrating victories though, there are still more than
11,000 very similar cases that are pending in federal courts.
The really gross thing about all this is that even though the reports are undeniable and
the company has admitted guilt by paying out settlements, they still are for whatever reason
holding their ground that the products they are distributing are safe for consumption.
A spokeswoman from the companies crop science department named Charla Lord said - An extensive
body of science and the conclusions of regulators around the world show that glyphosate-based
products are safe when used as directed- With the General Mills company saying in a statement
that their top priority is food safety- It may very well be, I always like to see the
good in people, but that doesnt mean youre free from whoopsie doopsies.
Plus have you ever checked a box of cereal before eating it and said to yourself - hmm
I wonder what the directed use of glyphosate is for these Cheerios - no never, no one has
ever said that.
Plus even if we upheld the statement that a little bit of roundup is okay for you, how
much becomes too much.
Well researchers from the University of Washington studied those who would have the highest exposure
to the chemical, so people such as groundskeepers and the study found that glyphosate can increase
your risk of cancer by 41 percent.
That being said the EWG study only showed trace amounts of the chemical, which still
isnt great, but according to the Environmental Protection Agency the amounts found in your
food products meets their standards of approval.
The way this herbicide gets into food is by way of the farming process.
The farms that grow the oats used in the food products are commonly subjected to herbicides
to maintain their growth and kill off unwanted plants.
Dr. Paolo Boffetta who is the associate director for population sciences at Mount Sinais Tisch
Cancer Institute said - It is not surprising that very low levels of pesticides, including
glyphosate, are found in food stuff.
In general, these levels are unlikely to cause health effects in consumers.
Still it is important that people know whether there is glyphosate or other chemicals in
their food, even at very low levels.
We want to hear your thoughts on this story though, will this make you rethink your breakfast
choices?
While you ponder that lets jump into some of your comments from the video titled - Scientists
Discover Weed from the Stone Age
Dark Shadow says - Weed is mans true best friend
-Its definitely not your refrigerators best friend
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Golden State all the way -This comment is so fun to read out after
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