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Traces Of Herbicide Found In Popular Children's Cereals, Other Breakfast Foods
An environmental research and advocacy group has found traces of a controversial herbicide in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other breakfast foods that it says could increase cancer risk for children. The report comes amid longstanding debate about the safety of the chemical glyphosate, which federal regulators maintain is not likely to cause cancer. (Zaveri, 8/15)
Out of those products, 31 had levels above what the EWG’s scientists consider safe for children, which is .01 milligrams per day. Some of the products affected included Cheerios, Quaker Old Fashioned Oats, Quaker Dinosaur Egg Instant Oats and Back to Nature Classic Granola, according to CBS News. (Anapol, 8/15)
