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Post by luapnor on Apr 20, 2024 12:00:48 GMT -5
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Post by garycoleco on Apr 22, 2024 4:56:50 GMT -5
Well it's been a problem for quite a long time. We import so much grain and unfortunately we allow it to come in. It's not SUPPOSED to be used on grain in the United States, but I've always suspected it was.
If Im not mistaken the Trump administration approved higher levels to be imported. Big ag and big food wins..... we lose
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 22, 2024 5:34:07 GMT -5
I've been eating oats and Cheerios for 70 years. No sense in stopping now.
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Post by olmucky on Apr 22, 2024 11:40:18 GMT -5
I wonder why Biden approved its use here in the US?
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 22, 2024 11:51:51 GMT -5
"Published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology on Thursday, the study found that 80% of tested Americans had the chemical chlormequat in their systems, a plant regulating agent that is currently not approved for use on edible crops in the U.S."
"Imported foods treated with chlormequat are allowed to enter the country, however. According to a brief published alongside the study by the advocacy organization Environmental Working Group (EWG), the findings "ring alarm bells," as the chemical is thought to be harmful and was found in common oat and wheat-based products, including Cheerios and Quaker Oats." "Chlormequat is not approved for use on edible plants in the U.S. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided in 2018 to allow the importation of foods treated with the chemical."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/what-is-chlormequat-chemical-pesticide-cheerios-quaker-oats/72627355007/ |
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