Agricultural Chemical Found in Popular Oat Products Eaten by Children
Popular oat-based food products often eaten by children may contain unsafe levels of chlormequat, an agricultural chemical associated with negative health effects, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
EWG commissioned an independent, accredited laboratory to conduct tests on 14 popular cereals, granolas, and other products made from oats. Chlormequat was found in all but one of the tested products, and eleven products contained chlormequat levels higher than 30 parts per billion (ppb)—the amount that EWG estimates to be safe for children’s health.