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80% of Americans test positive for infertility-linked chemical: Study
Americans are being exposed to a chemical found in oat-based foods‚ including Cheerios and Quaker Oats‚ that can pose a risk to reproductive and developmental health‚ according to a new study.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that four in five‚ or 80%‚ of Americans‚ tested positive for a harmful additive called chlormequat — linked to reduced fertility‚ altered fetal growth and delayed puberty.
Chlormequat is a toxic “agricultural chemical” used to alter a plant’s growth‚ per...