Moms, it may be time to ditch the (not so) good ole’ cheerios and some of the granola?!?! Sure, maybe you and your parents were raised on this stuff but times are different — in today’s world, cash and chemicals are driving food manufacturers!
Tests Come as Bayer-Monsanto Fined More Than $2B in Roundup Cancer Cases
Major food companies like General Mills continue to sell popular children’s breakfast cereals and other foods contaminated with troubling levels of glyphosate, the cancer-causing ingredient in the herbicide Roundup. A toxic weedkiller linked to cancer was detected in every sample of oat-based cereals and snack products in a new round of laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group.
Tests of 94 samples of oat-based foods found glyphosate in all but two samples, with 74 samples at levels of glyphosate above EWG’s health benchmark.
General Mills has so far refused the growing call from consumers that the company get glyphosate out of the foods it markets to children. More than 236,000 people have signed a petition to General Mills, Quaker and other companies calling on them to use oats that were not sprayed with the weedkiller.
“As these latest tests show, a box of Cheerios or other oat-based foods on store shelves today almost certainly comes with a dose of a cancer-causing weedkiller,” said Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., vice president for science investigations at EWG.
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TAKE ACTION: Tell the EPA glyphosate is NOT safe! The EPA needs to stand up for our health, not a bottom line.
This is just part of the Revolution happening as we take back our health and demand natural alternatives. PPbyTT.blog applauds the EWG for taking a stand!
Shop for Whatever on Amazon and Support EWG’s Work
One more thing—EWG is constantly facing attacks from Big Ag and the chemical industry. We need a regular stream of donations in order to fight back and protect your health. If you’re looking for an easy way to chip in, consider using AmazonSmile when you shop on Amazon.com.
How does it work? Use this link every time you shop on Amazon.com and a portion of your purchase will be donated to EWG to support our work on pesticides, tap water, personal care products and more.
There is Natural Pest Control Out There
Perhaps it’s time for General Meals and other corporation farms to get on the essential oils bandwagon! Did you know that there are a ton of natural (and good for you) insect repelling oils out there? In fact, Natural Lawn has a service to use only essential oils to spray to protect residential lawns and possibly could be used for large farms also! Stay tuned for a Natural Bug Off Blog Post that you can make yourself using essential oils.
Plants Power Purpose 