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Cheerios contain round up, to the point where it should be listed as an ingredient. They apply it as a “drying agent” at harvest, then harvest before it can be
by hedora 3y ago
Cheerios contain round up, to the point where it should be listed as an ingredient. They apply it as a “drying agent” at harvest, then harvest before it can be washed off:
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/should-i-throw-out-my-cheerios-and-other-questions-about-roundup-childrens-food https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/should-i-throw-out-my...
The practice used to be effectively illegal because it contaminates the harvested crop, but lobbyists got the government to increase legal limit of glyphosate in food by 300x to enable the practice. It’s a carcinogen according to the WHO and California.
Rice Krispies are low fiber, high sugar and high salt:
https://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000200038 https://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000200038
Shredded wheat is fine, except it’s legal or use glyphosate on wheat as a drying agent at harvest.
All the organic cheerios I’v tried are terrible (any suggestions, internet?) I’ve had decent luck with pretty much every other type of organic cereal I have tried, however. I filter on low salt, low sugar and high fiber.
The last time I checked, spraying roundup directly on organic crops wasn’t allowed.
- shlant 3y ago> It’s a carcinogen according to the WHO and California This is meaningless. Probably the two worst places to look to for deciding whether something is a significant cancer risk. Do people still not realize that organic does not mean healthier? It's more of a marketing term than a good way of choosing what to put into your body
- conradludgate 3y agoThe product info you shared is for the US only. The products are slightly different in the UK https://www.kelloggs.co.uk/en_GB/products/rice-krispies.html https://www.kelloggs.co.uk/en_GB/products/rice-krispies.html 2.4g of sugar per serving is completely acceptable for me. Glyphosate has been found in UK cereals too but I haven't seen enough evidence to be concerned about it.