Mainstream News
- 80% of Americans test positive for chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats that may cause infertility, delayed puberty: study – New York Post
- 80% of Americans test positive for fertility-affecting chemical: Study – News Nation
- Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests- What To Know About Chlormequat – Forbes
- Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats, other oat-based foods linked to potential health issues: study – FOX 11 Los Angeles
- Chemical linked to infertility in animals found in Cheerios, other oat products: study – KTLA 5
- Four Out of Five Americans Test Positive for ‘Emerging Contaminant’ Found in Popular Cereal Brands: Study – The Western Journal
- Horrifying study says major brands such as Cheerios sell food contaminated with pesticides – Daily Express US
- Most People Have Been Exposed to Little-Known Pesticide: Study – US News
- Pesticide Chlormequat found in some breakfast foods like Cheerios and Quaker Oats, study finds – ABC7 Chicago
- Pesticide linked to reproductive issues found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats and other oat-based foods – CBS News
- Study finds chlormequat in Cheerios and Quaker products: What to know about the pesticide – USA Today
Independent News
- Chlormequat: What you need to know about this problematic pesticide – Environmental Working Group
- EWG finds little-known toxic chemical in four out of five people tested – Environmental Working Group
- EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products – Environmental Working Group
Facts and Stats
Academic Papers
- A pilot study of chlormequat in food and urine from adults in the United States from 2017 to 2023 – Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology – Nature
- Effects of the plant growth regulator, chlormequat, on mammalian fertility – Sørensen – 2006 – International Journal of Andrology – Wiley
- Maternal chlormequat chloride exposure disrupts embryonic growth and produces postnatal adverse effects – ScienceDirect