Harmful chemicals found in some Quaker products

Traces of a weed-killing chemical were found in some Quaker’s breakfast products. The chemical found is often used in the herbicide, “Roundup”.

According to the Environmental Working Group, the chemicals found could cause harm to children’s health.

Potentially unsafe levels of glyphosate

  • Back to Nature Classic Granola
  • Barbara's Multigrain Spoonfuls, Original, Cereal
  • Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats
  • Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
  • Giant Instant Oatmeal Original Flavor
  • Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
  • Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran oat cereal
  • Lucky Charms (without marshmallows)
  • Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal, Strawberries & Cream
  • Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Oats 'n Honey
  • Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'n Honey
  • Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal
  • Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
  • Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisin and Almonds
  • Quaker Steel Cut Oats
  • Umpqua Oats, Maple Pecan

Safe levels of glyphosate

  • Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
  • Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Strawberry
  • KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
  • Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
  • Whole Foods Bulk Bin conventional rolled oats

No glyphosate detected

  • 365 Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • Cascadian Farm Organic Harvest Berry, granola bar
  • Kashi Heart to Heart Organic Honey Toasted cereal
  • Nature's Path Organic Honey Almond granola
  • Simple Truth Organic Instant Oatmeal, Original
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