A brand new report from the Environmental Working Group(EWG) examined the presence of chlormequat, a pesticide linked to infertility, which could possibly be on the rise from earlier research and was detected in 4 out of 5 individuals of their newest examine.
The examine means that utilizing merchandise made with natural oats may scale back publicity to this pesticide.
“Since 1993, the Environmental Working Group has shined a highlight on outdated laws, dangerous agricultural practices and trade loopholes that pose a danger to our well being and the well being of the environment,” states EWG’s webpage.
The brand new report states, “Chlormequat was not allowed on oats bought within the U.S. earlier than 2018, when the Trump EPA gave first-time approval for some quantity of the chemical on imported oats. The identical administration in 2020 elevated the allowable degree.”
EWG expressed its opposition to Biden’s 2023 allowance of chlormequat producer Taminco’s use of the pesticide on barley, oat, triticale and wheat grown within the U.S, saying “regulatory adjustments may assist clarify why we’re seeing extra frequent, increased detections of the chemical in Individuals examined.”
This might create extra hypothesis as to the agendas of individuals like billionaire creepy Bill Gates, who is widely known for being behind the discount of the world’s inhabitants. In response to SEC filings, Invoice and Melinda Gates are concerned in Taminco by means of their possession in OCI N.V., which is partnered with CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) sounded the alarm on this new revelation, stating that the Home Oversight Committee will probably be investigating American publicity to this chemical.
“I simply spoke with @RepJamesComer and we will probably be holding a listening to at @GOPoversight concerning this,” Luna stated on X, sharing a report from the New York Submit:
I simply spoke with @RepJamesComer and we will probably be holding a listening to at @GOPoversight concerning this. https://t.co/XtocH57XVD
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) February 16, 2024
New York Submit reports,
4 out of 5 Individuals are being uncovered to a little-known chemical present in common oat-based meals — together with Cheerios and Quaker Oats — that’s linked to lowered fertility, altered fetal progress and delayed puberty.
The Environmental Working Group printed a study within the Journal of Publicity Science & Environmental Epidemiology on Thursday that discovered a staggering 80% of Individuals examined optimistic for a dangerous additive referred to as chlormequat.
The “extremely poisonous agricultural chemical” is federally allowed for use on oats and different grains imported to the US, in line with the EWG.
When utilized to oat and grain crops, chlormequat alters a plant’s progress, stopping it from bending over and thus making it simpler to reap, per the EWG.
From Environmental Working Group:
EWG will proceed to check the prevalence of chlormequat in Individuals and its potential dangerous results on our well being. We’re additionally trying to the federal authorities for solutions to questions akin to:
- Ought to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention add chlormequat to its biomonitoring program?
- Ought to the Division of Agriculture take a look at oat samples for chlormequat? At one time it had appropriate samples to check however by no means carried out exams.
- Ought to the Meals and Drug Administration take a look at U.S. meals for chlormequat?
- Ought to the EPA ought to proceed to withstand calls to permit the usage of the chemical on oats grown within the U.S.?
Rep. Luna means that “Individuals ought to develop/cook dinner their very own meals” in gentle of this discovery.
Motive #10238234 why extra Individuals ought to develop/cook dinner their very own meals. https://t.co/zBk3iyeo0D
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) February 19, 2024
