--Significant levels of weedkilling chemical glyphosate have been found in an array of breakfast cereals, oats and snack bars marketed to U.S. children, a new study has found, U.K. newspaper the Guardian reports.

--Tests by U.S. public health organization Environmental Working Group found glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto-produced weedkiller brand Roundup, present in 43 of 45 tested oat-derived products, according to the report.

--A U.S. court last week ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in a landmark lawsuit over whether exposure to its Roundup brand caused cancer, reports the Guardian.

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