A new report from the Environmental Working Group [1] found that glyphosate, a common weed killer that has been linked to cancer, was found in a large amount of oat-based breakfast foods. Although the FDA and EPA insist some amounts of glyphosate are safe in food [2], it has been linked to cancer by the World Health Organisation [3] and scientists in California [4].
The report found that all but two of the 45 samples (some products were sampled multiple times) made with conventionally grown oats contained glyphosate, and nearly three-fourths of those tested had levels that were higher than what the EWG scientists consider safe: 160 ppb.
Scroll through to see all the breakfast foods that were sampled and what the results found, according to the EWG report [5].
Potentially Dangerous, Contains More Glyphosate Than EWG’s Benchmark:
- Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds
- Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'n Honey
- Giant Instant Oatmeal, Original Flavour
- Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal
- Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
- Umpqua Oats, Maple Pecan
- Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
- Lucky Charms (tested without the 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
- Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal, Strawberries & Cream
Contains Safe Amounts of Glyphosate:
- Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
- KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
- Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip granola bar
- Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
- Whole Foods Bulk Bin conventional rolled oats
- Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Kellogg's Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Strawberry
- KIND Oats & Honey with Toasted Coconut
Contains No Glyphosate:
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
Links:
[1] https://www.ewg.org/release/roundup-breakfast-weed-killer-landmark-cancer-verdict-found-kids-cereals-other-oat-based#.W3WL_ZNKhR5
[2] http://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/pesticides/ucm583713.htm
[3] http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/MonographVolume112.pdf
[4] http://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/crnr/glyphosate-listed-effective-july-7-2017-known-state-california-cause-cancer
[5] https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/glyphosateincereal/#.W3WKAJNKhR7
[6] https://www.popsugar.co.uk/parenting/Report-Glyphosate-Breakfast-Food-45168302