A 2018 report from the Environmental Working Group [1] found that glyphosate, a common weed killer that has been linked to cancer, was found in a large amount of oat-based breakfast foods. Although the FDA and EPA insist some amounts of glyphosate are safe in food [2], it has been linked to cancer by the World Health Organization [3] and scientists in California [4].
The report found that all but two of the 45 samples (some products were sampled multiple times) made with conventionally grown oats contained glyphosate, and nearly three-fourths of those tested had levels that were higher than what the EWG scientists consider safe: 160 ppb.
Scroll through to see all the breakfast foods that were sampled and what the results found, according to the EWG report [5].
Potentially Dangerous, Contains More Glyphosate Than EWG's Benchmark
- Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds
- Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'n Honey
- Giant Instant Oatmeal, Original Flavor
- Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal
- Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
- Umpqua Oats, Maple Pecan
- Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
- Lucky Charms (tested without the marshmallows)
- Barbara's Multigrain Spoonfuls, Original, Cereal
- Kellogg's Cracklin' Oat Bran oat cereal
- Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Oats 'n Honey
- Quaker Steel Cut Oats
- Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
- Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats
- Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal, Strawberries & Cream
Contains Safe Amounts of Glyphosate
- Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
- KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
- Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip granola bar
- Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
- Whole Foods Bulk Bin conventional rolled oats
- Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Kellogg's Nutrigrain Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Strawberry
- KIND Oats & Honey with Toasted Coconut
Contains No Glyphosate
- Nature's Path Organic Honey Almond granola
- Simple Truth Organic Instant Oatmeal, Original
- Kashi Heart to Heart Organic Honey Toasted cereal
- Cascadian Farm Organic Harvest Berry, granola bar
- 365 Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats