Pesticides found in foods such as Cheerios and Quaker Oatmeal are found in 80% of American’s

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00643-4

Above is the journal article pertaining to the pesticide Chlormequat.

“Chlormequat chloride is a plant growth regulator whose use on grain crops is on the rise in North America. Toxicological studies suggest that exposure to chlormequat can reduce fertility and harm the developing fetus at doses lower than those used by regulatory agencies to set allowable daily intake levels.”. This means that the levels of Chlormequat found in human urine samples that can cause harm is much lower than the current “acceptable limit” allowable.

“2018 decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitted the import of foods, primarily grains, treated with chlormequat [1]. In the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, chlormequat chloride is approved for use on food crops, primarily wheat, oats, and barley.” In 2022, the EPA actually INCREASED the acceptable limit of Chlormequat in oats.

“Chlormequat was detected in 77 of 96, or 80% of all urine samples. Detection frequencies were higher in 2023 samples compared to 2017 and 2018 to 2022 samples with 16 of 23, or 69%, 17 of 23, or 74% and 45 of 50, or 90% of samples with detections, respectively (Table 1). The concentrations of chlormequat detected were comparable between the two groups before 2023, while the concentrations detected in 2023 samples were significantly higher than previous years samples.”

Here is an article from the New York Post discussing this very issue: https://nypost.com/2024/02/15/business/80-of-americans-test-positive-for-chemical-found-in-cheerios-that-may-cause-infertility/