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Well, we do have a consumer alert for you tonight. A harmful pesticide used on wheat and oat products is turning up in popular breakfast items. That's right, my kids eat some of these things. Reporter Teresa Priolo tells us that the chemical has already been found to cause reproductive problems in animals.
It's a problem a lot of Americans face, not knowing or understanding what's in the foods they eat on a daily basis, including brands owned by one of the biggest food companies in the world, General Mills. It probably should be more responsible and really look into it. Um, but, you know, I don't take the time to, which is like on me.
A new study in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology found 80% of Americans have tested positive for a harmful pesticide called chlormequat, a pesticide used on wheat and oat products globally to ensure their stability. The chemical can have serious consequences on young and developing bodies.
Doctor talked my parents every day about trying to avoid processed foods, which I tell the children at all levels. It's anything that comes in a box or a package. Chlormequat has been found in oat-based foods, including popular breakfast foods like Cheerios and Quaker Oats.
It's hard to tell what's in your food, but I always look at labels, always. The problem is, you won't find chlormequat or any variation of it on a label. It's not an ingredient; it's a pesticide. But the impacts can be substantial, including delayed puberty, slow fetal growth, and even fertility issues.
It's definitely more of a concern in children because they're not just miniature adults. Their brains don't develop until they're 26 years old. We have no idea about their future reproductive health, yet we don't know about their autoimmune system or any other issues that they're going to have in the future.
We reached out to General Mills for comment. They told us they meet all US regulations required and, quote, "food safety is always our top priority at General Mills, and we take care to ensure our food is prepared and packaged in the safest way possible."
Would you eat? You don't really pay attention to it until like down the line it's like, oh hey, like, this is what we're like eating. And it's like, oh, well, that is kind of bad. But a lot of people don't take the time to look at it as if the study isn't.
The Biden administration has proposed using that chemical chlormequat on some of the barley, oats, and wheat that is now grown in the US. It remains