Roundup Ingredient Glyphosate Found in Breakfast Foods Aimed at Children -The Guardian
August 16 2018 - 4:11AM
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--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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