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Quaker Oats Sued For Including Glyphosate In “100% Natural” Products

Quaker Oats are facing a lawsuit following lab tests that found traces of the Monsanto herbicide glyphosate in its products.  The lawsuit, seeking class-action status, says that the company uses false marketing tactics in claiming that their products are “100% natural”. RT.com reports: “Defendant aggressively advertises and promotes its oatmeal products as ‘100% Natural,’ and claims its oats are grown using ‘eco-friendly’ methods that pose ‘less risk of pollutants and groundwater pollution,'” the lawsuit says. “These claims are false, deceptive, and misleading.” 100% all natural is a meaningless label 100% all natural is a meaningless label 100% all natural is a meaningless l https://t.co/lgKyAKmWre — Natasha Geiling (@ngeiling) May 2, 2016 The suit says Quaker Oats also uses the herbicide glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer that was deemed a “probable” human carcinogen by the World Health Organization last year, to dry its oats prior to harvest. “There is nothing unlawful about Quaker Oats’ growing and processing methods,” the suit reads. “What is unlawful is Quaker’s claim that Quaker Oats is something that it is not in order to capitalize on growing consumer demand for healthful, natural products.” Quaker Oats responded to the suit saying that glyphosate, [...]