Four Out of Five Americans Test Positive for ‘Emerging Contaminant’ Found in Popular Cereal Brands: Study
A new report claims that federal officials need to take a closer look at a chemical that is increasingly prevalent in oat-based products.
The Environmental Working Group published research in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology that said 80 percent of the people tested in the group’s research tested positive for the chemical, according to the New York Post.
The study said that the chemical known as chlormequat is “an emerging contaminant with documented evidence of low-dose adverse health effects in animal studies.”
Noting that no human research has been done on the drug, the study said that in animals, the drug is linked to reduced fertility,
