Several popular breakfast foods, including Cheerios and Nature Valley products, continue to test positive for trace amounts of a controversial herbicide that may increase the risk of cancer, a report says
The Environmental Working Group, which has links to the organics industry, found that all 21 of the products it tested had levels of glyphosate that were"higher than what EWG scientists consider protective for children's health."Manufacturers maintain that their foods are safe, and the findings aren't unprecedented: The group also found in October that most of the breakfast cereals it tested contained glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weed killer Roundup.
"The Environmental Working Group, however, uses a far more conservative health benchmark that includes an added buffer for children, as"exposure during early life can have more significant effects on development later in life," said Dr. Alexis Temkin, an EWG scientist who co-authored both reports and spoke to CNN last year.Manufacturers dispute that threshold.
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