Yet the Department of Agriculture goes after an Amish organic farmer stating it was unsafe, but will not go after corporate farms for poisoning our food supply. What does that tell you.
Message to Cheerios - I will never buy your product again. Too bad. I love Cheerios - but apparently the manufacturer does not value my health. Bye bye. Forever.
I used to be a Cheerios fan myself (well-over a decade ago before I went organic) NATURE"S PATH Organic makes what they call "Whole-O's", and they are excellent. This company is transparent and family-owned. Also, ONE DEGREE Organics is equally as good.
With ingredients like "Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Honey, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt" rounding out ingredients 2 though 5 i'd say they care for your health about as much as a soda company. 🙂
well the increasing people waking up due to the internet's information transparency has made them put more and more individuals on the ''alt-right terrorism'' list and pushing for internet information legislation. They're a VERY hefty ''enemy'' of narrative control (psychopathic really, hmm I wonder the prevalence of psychopathic traits in those FDA boards) and they're all-in.
CNBC brought the CEO of Kellogg on air to advocate for citizens to eat cereal for dinner to save money. Took me all of 2 seconds to find it here on YT.
It’s true just watched the CNBC news clip of the Kellogg ceo telling to eat cereal for dinner as a solution to inflated food prices. People like him should be prosecuted at the highest level and be in prison for the rest of there life
Comment of the week! Agree 100% and been trying to tell people that for years, There is so much financial influence in everything now that is has become a danger. Also critical infrastructure of any sort should NOT be connected to the internet, Power stations and water supply as an example.
Investment groups and foreign actors buying up land/property. Yet people would rather vote in politicians pushing culture war nonsense. These people are dragging us in to hell.
Reagan. Nancy got a lot of dresses however. Some of the ugliest dresses I've ever seen, that part must have been "funniest" of all to those benefitting from "cut gubment" Ron.
It might be a surprise to people in the USA but here in france since 2014 nearly 3 million acres has been turned over to organic farming , Germany and Spain also have exceeded this , people here are really concerned about what is in the food they eat , I’m always surprised when I see the way organic farmers are treated in the USA
"US food supply." Let's not be limited to relying on corporations to feed us, but let us work for freedom from these issues by learning to produce our own food.
Chlormequat has been around and used on non food crops for a long time. They know the risks. This seems like it should have criminal implications, not just civil for this public endangerment.
@@user-lb6hp6se4g that's not enough they can handle class action lawsuites and still churn a huge profit. This is time to implement the second amendment on a mass scale. that's what it's for to fight tyranny.
Yep. It's been around and they know how bad it is. Banned all over the world. And one of the fist things Biden did as president was to make it legal, not only to keep using it in the US, but also to now allow it to be sprayed from the air over crops. What a disgrace.😭
You can't talk like that. It is verboten. The us is supporting two wars, youcrane and izreel. The people of us need to inform themselves, you can't let the state protect you.
Dont you mean stripping the office so that rich buddies can make more money its not the governments fault when the far right shrinks the office to protect cronies
In these cases this usually goes hand in hand with corruption where lobbyists and lawyers of cooperations influenced the decision making process. Yes there are then some people in government that criminally fucked up, but not all of them all the time.
Don’t be so quick to declare things like this to be complicated, multilayer, evil plan type stuff… it is usually just profit motive without any concern for consequences on consumers. They don’t care about you & it makes them more money - simple as that, 99% of the time.
It’s in the food because capitalism wants it in the food. Whatever makes the “farmer” more money and is allowed is what makes it end up in our food. Who is the “they” you are referring to? The EPA is supposed to protect us but Trump appointed heads of government agencies who wanted to ensure those agencies wouldn’t do their job protecting American people, and would help huge corporations instead. The EPA can’t do its job when its hands are tied.
So capitalism is the problem? Does that mean that communist countries only grow organic foods? Try thinking rather than repeating other people's rubbish. And I suppose our EPA isn't corrupted.
Most people are too stupid, incompetent and greedy, and as the narcissists that they are, will fall to the lowest common denominator to make their gains out of exploitation. For some it is power, others control and wealth, then of course some want fewer on the planet. It is a pyramid of narcissists and disciple scientists and minions in media are the ultimate tools for politicians, government and corporations to carry out their evil agenda against humanity.
@curiousbystander9193 Maybe you think so, but wef has already established that only 800 thousand are required to look after the elites. The rest of humanity is disposable.
@kaaspakhuis438 you're being censored. I know I am, this is happening when I make comments lately, especially on controversial things that are considered taboo.
The EPA seems more worried about a puddle of water on a cattle ranch than things that really matter. If they worked on things like this many more Americans would support them, instead of hating to even hear their name.
WHAT if that puddle runs thru the shit of say 10000 cows and empties into a pristine salmon river ? But of course a religious zealot conspiracist probably thinks thats god way right?
The EPA is infiltrated by Marxists. The goal is to transfer power to a one-world communist government. This means you utilize "climate change" as an excuse to hurt the people and structures that strengthen countries until they submit, including the food supply. This is what the EPA has been dedicated to since at least the Obama maladministration, destroying Republican-voting ranchers and farmers, disrupting ranching and the supply of meat, and instituting federal land grabs as much as possible in order to stifle economic growth in Republican-dominated states. Crush the foundation of a nation's food supply and eventually, it will fall, allowing the new communist utopia. Think I'm crazy? I'm not gluing my hand to concrete or destroying irreplaceable works of art as a means of destroying a nation's history and heritage. That's being done in the name of "climate change" too.
The EPA was overhauled by one of our presidents. The agency had all the environmental leaders removed and replaced by Monsanto's people. It's non existent as an environmental agency.
It’s pleasant not only to read a good comment but also see “than” and “their” being used correctly (implies a good education, thus increased credibility in a comment)
@@anastasiabananastasia look it up it is not hard to find, there are many chemicals, pesticides, GMO items that have been banned in other countries for along time now that Americans have to endure because our FDA is literally owned by corporations. All American made items that go to these countries have to change their recipes or the foods are not allowed on their shelves. It has been this way for years and the lists just keep getting longer. We are not told this, but it is not entirely hidden either. You must do your own research to make your own decisions about things because you cannot trust your government. Be aware.
It’s cause we are headed toward N Korea status. Do you think the US-Mexican wall was to keep others out? No. It was the beginning of sealing us up to be lambs for the slaughter.
What can I do to complain of Quaker Oats? I have been eating them each morning for the past 8 years!!! We need to do something about these chemicals in our foods.
Please contact them (QO) calling them out and tell them you will stop consuming their products. Get your friends to do, likewise. Also, check out the action link that was near the end of the above clip. Thanks.
My aunt is 99 years old and she's been eating original Cheerios for years. Still has her faculties, ambulatory, can live independently. No health issues to speak of. I'm not supporting the cereal just stating a fact.
Hi Charlotte... Cheerios has probably become much more tainted and contaminated over the years. Plus, since your aunt was born in the 1920's, she didn't grow up on chemical, industrial foods during her critical FORMATIVE years -- which makes a MASSIVE difference to one's health later in life... Chemical agriculture really took off after WW2, and soil mineral depletion (significant nutrient depletion in crops) plus hoards of toxic inputs have really taken their toll. Plus children today get plowed with toxic pharmaceuticals & interventions, EMFs etc. which further compromise immunological and neurological health.
just one reason. add depopulation, keeping hospitals and big pharma well paid, and a society of physically and mentally ill cant make good judgements or argue.
@@gregaiken1725depopulation is bad for everyone. it's because our economy is in efficient and unregulated. Capitalism and it's contradictions. The market is not regulating itself. And it's not other regulations getting in the way. Folks don't have the time for the research on their food. EPA is bought out by corporations where people want to increase shareholder value instead knowing what the fuck they're doin and it's killing us. The corporations use the government to their advantage. They've bought our politicians. Now thankfully it's not 100% corporate control or we'd literally revolt. It's just at the point where we're slowly dying but not dying fast enough to get people angry. Educate yourself. Don't fall into the traps or just plain hatred. There are other demons who will blame this on the "other" it's not a fairy tale. Although I will say there are some comically evil Disney book villains out there. Alas People are victims to their circumstances. It's the machine that is poisoning us.
These big food companies have politicians working for them that are passing the laws about what is safe to put in our food. Follow the money trail. The love of money is the root of all evil.
I'm just glad we have RU-vid so we can learn about what is going on out there and hopefully start to change our world into a better place. It's pretty shocking right now.
I called Quaker Oats about the levels of Round Up in their oats a decade ago after reading how farmers were spraying it on the oat crop to speed up the dry down of the oats to get to market sooner. I was given a canned response from the customer service person how they met all federal regulations concerning glyphosate in the oats. She would not say what levels were in their product, but could not say there was none. That was the last time I purchased any Oats other than certified organic.
@@Dellicatspurr for what its worth, I've done tests with insects, specifically crickets bought from pet stores....when I feed them regular, Quaker oats there is usually either big die off the next day or a continuous die off over the next few days. When I tried "organic" oats from a collective of supposed organic farmers the mortality rates are much, much lower and they live longer overall
So long as the product is 77%ish organic, they can label it organic. The real question is do they spray it anyway, & majority of the time they still do. The term "Organic" is just a marketing buzz word at this point. You have to do your due diligence & find out if the company practices actually reflect true organic food, or if they just use that term to prop themselves up over conventional.
@@dannycorsaro546 yes, a lot would happen if ppl came together and stopped playing politics, the red blue dichotomy is a scam and the real battle is us vs the elite and their FDA puppets
I think a class action should be done. Need a brave lawyer and $$. I read someone wanted to fundraiser for it. Can you imagine if everyone concerned gave like $5.00 to fund it?
Unfortunately you can't because they're just following government guidelines. And corporations use that as a cop out. Even though they are often the ones that have those guidelines put in place
@@HaHaThatIsFunny Not true. Chapter one of Business law proves that a firm cannot contract away negligence. Negligence wins lawsuits, this is why both Moderna and Pfizer are being sued. The death rate is up 15% in all vaccinated nations !!
Jesus is the only way, there Truth, and life!! Give your life to Him and no matter what happens to our body, we will live eternally with Him! HalleluYah, Praise Yahweh!! 🙏🏻💗🙌🏻
Purebloods? More like chemical cocktail of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, PFAS, phthalates, fire retardants, dioxin, aluminum, barium, strontium, polymer fibers, microplastics, among thousands of others. The synergetic effects of 2 or more chemicals is not known, and there are literally thousands of combinations.
You are singing my song, Billyboy. I've been spreading this news for decades. It's finally getting some attention, but most people just don't seem to care.
@@SoberOKMoments I hear you, and there is a possibility that the chemicals are "dumbing down" the masses, which would partially explain why people don't seem to care. The average human male will be sterile in 15-20 years, so this will definitely gain some attention.
I see Robert Kennedy Jr focused on this topic. Specifically, he’s interested in tackling the capture of the agency itself. Former Monsanto Board member now sits on EPA board …. 🤔🤔
Also every single president has appointed Monsanto men to sit on the top chairs of the entire USDA central command. It's FULLY corrupted due to large campaign contributions
EPA’s mission statement: To protect human health & the environment. Do they not eat the same food we eat? This is just more freakin craziness… Thank you EWG for bringing this to our attention.
Thank you for the update on our food supply. This video has made me more aware of what I need to do. And that is read labels. Yes it may take longer in the grocery store but what is more important!!
Research every single ingredient,the fewer the better. 🤔They never say what Natural Flavor actually is? Look up SENOMYX 😱💩 Also be aware of what COUNTRY your products come from 👍
@JesusGodandHuman what he's saying is that if you hold the people responsible for this-95% of them will end being Jewish. The question is-are you willing to continue holding them responsible at the expensive of being called a nazi , antisemite?
This is the kind of thing Americans need to see advertised. If I had known about this before the SB and had millions to spend on a commercial spot- I would’ve happily paid more than $7M to air a quick ad with the link to a video like this big at the bottom for the whole commercial! Thank you EWG for the work you do! If you’re not already, please seek out millionaires & billionaires with a conscience to fund public awareness on subjects like this! Keep up the amazing work!
Oh, do please enlighten us about how this is systemic. This characterization is put out by a special-interest group that cited contradictory study outcomes even in animals in its own paper’s references.
@@ReflectedMiles shush you! How dare you let facts and mathematics and science enter into a discussion about scientific shit? This is classic scaremongering! Even the doctor in this thread spouts complete bullshit without any scientific evidentiary foundation. And doctors, by the way are not the most statistically or epidemiologically savvy people. Most of them are actually average students which goes to show why there are so many people with the wrong leg cut off when they go into surgery.
You're right. There's no systemic failure happening here. This is the system working exactly as it's intended to. It was never designed for our well-being. It's an inhumane system and has been from the very start.
This chemical is something I was completely unaware of and understand it isn't banned in the UK or EU. Food should be produced locally, but food production is becoming an increasingly global business with foodstuffs transported across the world. It's therefore a real challenge to ensure that foods don't contain chemicals that have been banned in the country of consumption and I don't believe enough is being done to ensure compliance with regulations and maintain a high standard of food quality by the regulatory authorities.
@@user-zf3xb3qx8w Ecuador India and Canada are the top three and in 2018 the US president lifted the ban on pesticide on imported oats the same year Canada allowed its farmers to use it on theirs.
I checked and found it easy to purchase online. This has been sold since being discovered in the fifties. It’s disruptive to human reproductive systems. Just great.
I escaped the US where I was allergic to ALL of the wheat and dairy (regular and organic). In the EU I can eat anything and everything without any issues whatsoever! Many Americans have the same experience. It is so hard to heal from autoimmune and inflammatory issues in the US when the food supply is so contaminated and the landscaping around apartments, businesses etc are sprayed with pesticides every month!!! Other countries in the world don't do that...well at least for the moment. Sad to say that the EU has recently made terrible decisions and the food supply here will be contaminated more and more over the next decade. I am enjoying the good food for now anyway. Also Poland, France and Germany have had huge protests where farmers are unhappy about changes too. Looks like big corp are wanting to drive out farmers and buy up farmland here for a dystopian future 😢
This is a great channel for people who like to be afraid of their food for no reason. Its important to understand that toxicity is a dose, not a substance. Everything is toxic and everything is not toxic depending on the dose. Anyone talking about Toxicity without reference to dose (EWG) is scare mongering, not informing.
What is the actual amount of chlormequat over what amount of time that affected reproduction in animals?... and what % of that amount was found in the human subjects? Every article about agrichemicals MUST include these numbers!
Not sure about the USA but in the UK the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes pesticide residue reports for all food groups sold in UK supermarket by taking random samples every month from stores. You can check which brands/producers are consistently pesticide free and the many which aren't. The lists are extensive.
@@zortzsborgnine3983 We need this in America. I want a list of pesticide-free cereal and bread brands so that I'm not poisoning my kids with what I feed them. Guess for now, skip cereal and bread entirely. Eggs for breakfast, school lunches will be a bit more tricky.
I literally just read an article on this chemical this morning, and the article mentioned that they tested many wheat and oat cereal products, and some of the culprits were several General Mills products including Cheerios, and Quaker Food products including their old-fashioned oats and granola bars. They also tested generic products from Walmart and Target that included granola and cereals.
Starting a small scale ecosystem based organic farm has been the toughest task I've ever faced. The challenges that loom from trying to not use these herbicides, pesticides, and plastics that are destoying the planet are labor and time intensive - but I trust that the long term rewards will be worth it!
@@Dellicatspurr I have made several small ponds, the biggest is about 4 feet deep and 25 feet across, but sadly I did not consider that the road runoff is it's main source when I did it 4 years ago. Since then I've picked "better" spots for 3 more but they don't get as much water - have plans for others but they'll have to be smaller as I'm moving up the hill away from road water. There is a county water tap, too. No greenhouse yet, the old barn blew down in a storm last spring and thats where I had my stash of windows and wood to make one! I have a few that didn't break so intend to just make cold frames for now, still cleaning up bits of that mess. So far in the gardens it's been a combo of diect sow mixed with seedlings started by a partner farm...or should I say mentor farm :) Thanks for askin, this is just about all I think about and could go ooooon for days lol!
My biggest issue is that we've been told for decades that all these toxic chemicals are within "safe" ranges when in foods/products - BUT THEY FAIL to consider that if we are using hundreds of products a day, our exposure is far beyond "safe" and just because something is not instantly dangerous fails to address the cumulative effects of these chemicals that disrupt cell receptors from attaching to nutrients so that you can be eating the optimal "clean" diet and still end up nutrient deprived and chronically ill.
Please come to the Central Valley of California. We have an extremely high proportion of autism. UC Davis had been researching the agricultural chemicals in relationship to the ever growing diagnosis of autism. I’ve never heard any follow up.
They definitely do not list all of the pesticides used as being in the food or no one would ever buy them. They will deny that they are present in the food even with scientific data.
No, they are not required to add an item as an ingredient. If it is not a food ingredient. Probably in the fine print, "must include all food items,", but it doesn't include poisonous items.
Is this the evergreening practice of agrochemicals business? The updated version of paraquat and diquat? They used to be used to dry out grains for harvesting, rather than naturally maturing, since grain in a field matures at different rates and sheds their seeds. It was a way to maximize harvest and reduce grain loss. Always a dodgy toxic practice since both these chemicals are highly toxic. Their use was predicated on the idea that they broke down quickly and easily into "harmless " by products
I started thinking of cereal as sweetened packing peanuts and stopped eating it years ago. The scary part is that they target kids with that garbage, and advertisers have no problem promoting it.
THANK YOU EWG for this information, and for the tireless work you do in providing consumers with health information, when our government and related agencies cannot.
Simply put, the EPA is a U.S. Governmental entity that stands between and protects huge corporations from consumer's potentially crippling class action law suits. How? By LEGALIZING hazardous and deadly chemicals. Nice article... short and to the point.
Thanks for sounding the alarm! But it would have been nice if consumers were also told how to avoid Chlormequat. It's the same idea as the whole Glyphosate concern. Buy ORGANIC! I have a whole video about this.
@albopepper - this person's reply ↓ @marygutierrez9607 Which products have this chemical? The article mentioned 7 of the tested products are organic oats still have the chemical. Could you provide more info on which products to avoid vs which organic options don't have the chemicals?
Thank you so much for this report. I've had to move to three different countries to find an affordable environment "mostly" free of agrichemicals like this one. Chemical drift off fields in the USA and then the UK made me seriously ill. When in doubt - run! Then spread the alarm to all!
I escaped the US where I was allergic to ALL of the wheat and dairy (regular and organic). In the EU I can eat anything and everything without any issues whatsoever! Many Americans have the same experience. It is so hard to heal from autoimmune and inflammatory issues in the US when the food supply is so contaminated and the landscaping around apartments, businesses etc are sprayed with pesticides every month!!! Other countries in the world don't do that...well at least for the moment. Sad to say that the EU has recently made terrible decisions and the food supply here will be contaminated more and more over the next decade. I am enjoying the good food for now anyway. Also Poland, France and Germany have had huge protests where farmers are unhappy about changes too. Looks like big corp are wanting to drive out farmers and buy up farmland here for a dystopian future 😢
This girl ressemble my first love with an added understanding of the importance of those issues. I shared the information. I can feel they use new pesticides when I buy any commercial food, new after treatments (Formaline, Gaz, Apeel, etc.) and new GMO too. Things are not good for the 'consumers' anymore. Better become all gardeners and start trading again.
@@zeemc2751 Bob's Red Mill is one of the "good guys". Bob recently passed away, but for years refused to sell out to the BIG Corporations, and his employees have ownership within the company. Good choice :)
We all KNOW the EPA are bought and paid for by the same people that make these bad chemicals. That's like asking the drug dealer to be a good boy and help clean up the neighborhood from crime.
@kgamaseg Well,I'm here in Europe and it's not any different...we import those products.. ...and get kept in the dark about the detrimental consequences..greets to you ,stay mindful❤
I eat oats like crazy, I was thinking it was one of the safer crops to still eat. Why only in the US? Are we the guinea pigs again like they're doing with high fructose corn syrup now?
Why only in the US? Because all of our agencies are captured - meaning they are under the evil of the BIG Ag and Pharma companies (profit-driven) who actually dictate government ... sad, but true. HFCS has already been recognized as unhealthy by most - if not all; however they (our institutions) still tell us that 'a little is okay'. It is NOT in any way, shape or form.
* There is a lot of oversea produce being stocked in the grocery stores these days. I stay away from it because I don't know what chemicals are bring used to grow it. I also see the words " bioengineered ingredients added " printed on some food containers, especially, yogurt. What's that all about?
This is why we buy organic when we can. And why I grow my own vegetables and strawberries - totally organic. I even make my own compost. It’s a lot of work but definitely peace of mind.
@@eligebrown8998 Water is a chemical. Most everything in soil is a chemical. Plants are comprised of chemicals. You need to be more specific in what you mean by chemical, here.
Which products have this chemical? The article mentioned 7 of the tested products are organic oats still have the chemical. Could you provide more info on which products to avoid vs which organic options don't have the chemicals?
I literally just read an article on this chemical this morning and it listed General Mills, Cheerios and Quaker Foods Old fashioned oats, and generic products from Walmart and Target that included cereals and granolas
I always turn to social media for medical advice. The constant is thoroughly researched scrutinized investigated and accepted, much like the Joe Rogan podcast.
The real question is..how much of that poison is being sprayed on US crops..we embargo food sources outside of the US that contain that poison..earn money..safeguard our population..
The original test wasn't done to find a hazardous concentration of a chemical, but just to detect its presece at any level, more for sensationalized media reporting that actual journalism: sample size was only 100 persons. Yes the chemical was found but in orders of magnitude below hazardous levels (very, very small concentrations), and its not classified as a pesticide. MSDS for one brand of it shows it does not meet the OSHA concentration level to be considered a toxic material.
Let's assume that every government agency has been captured by the industries they regulate, so we can't reference an agency like OSHA to say a chemical in our food is safe. @@crosslink1493
@@crosslink1493 maybe a single application at recommended concentration... The MSDS doesn't take into account the many tests that were performed on the product. And we all know companies are transparent with information. 🙄🤣
@@danielmurphy4429 EPA wouldn't apply to food standards, it would either be OSHA (which I was able to find since I used to work as an Industrial Chemist and Industrial Hygenist), or you could look at any FDA records (I couldn't find anything for it). The MSDS/SDS was easy to find and it gives safety levels for its use and at what exposure levels its considered a hazard by consumption, inhalation if its vaporized/in an aerosol form, or injected (usually in an accident).
@@mbritz8427 I caught immediately when the vid. said "imported INTO the USA w/o mentioning whether or not it's banned in the USA, or where these grains are coming from, and what corps. are bringing them into the US.
Ecuador ,India and Canada are the top three but some other countries as well. All Imported Oats are allowed to have the pesticides since the president said so in 2018. Now they are setting up to allow it to be used on U.S.A grain fields.
China? They have never cared for the environment: they have polluted their soil, water and air so much that Chinese who can afford it only eat imported food. China reports their food to Sri Lanka as it's cheap.
This is crazy!! Oats are supposed to be one of the best go-tos in making healthier recipes!! Its a new study....How many people were used in this study? I meed more information to share, where can I find the stats as well? Please! 💜
You have all fallen prey to the alarmism in the organic community. The level of exposure is minuscule even at the highest level of chlormequat measured in urine in the US in 2023. The only animal studies that show any adverse effects at very low daily intake didn't actually measure the intake of chlormequat in the animals studied. They estimated it. In any animal studies where the actual daily intake of chlormequat was measured, No negative effects were seen in animals even at one half the human ADI of 0.05 mg per kilogram body weight per day (0.025). I detailed the math on the main comment thread. The highest level exposure was 0.0018 mg per kilogram body weight per day. Yeah, 30 times smaller than the ADI.
@@KH_FYM what company do you work for and are you biased? what about those with kidney issues and those taking medications that are renally cleared? Maybe there should be some sort of warning on the labels. Does chlormequat interact with other drugs or with medications? When was the ADI for chlormequat established?
😂 Still is, it just has something extra special in it for everybody. 😳 You do like surprises. 🤣😂🤤⚠️😎 Just start reading the warning labels from now on. 👍😎
@@waynef9314 there won't be a warning label for this. Why would there be the amounts in foods are lower than what would exceed the acceptable daily intake.
Who would have ever thought that the agricultural industry could be corrupt, negligent and harmful on a global scale? … wow so weird and definitely unexpected
