greetings and salutations it goes without saying hawk watchers that one of the most vital element study great society is the quality of the food it consumes because the late great virginia woolf once observed one cannot think well love well sleep well if one has not dined well looking around at the current state of the world today and one could observe that many of us haven't been thinking well at all or just plain exhausted and that there was none bridled constant anger in the air and while there is indeed much to be angry about and lose sleep over i can't help but

wonder how much our food and what we consume plays in the actual role of our dismay both physically and mentally or at least adds to it. so i think today let us put down our politics for a moment and pick up our plates and discover just what are we fueling our bodies with day in and day out from the genetically toxic pesticides on our fields to the stomach churning conditions in our factory farms much of the food we grow and consume fall is a brutal and dangerous paths to our table not because it has to not because it has to but because it's cost efficient. you see just like our politics our food is also being victimized by those who put profits before people and would rather a nation be malnourished and poised and healthy and free thinking but thankfully we have a diligent hardworking r.t. america correspondent out there to help us navigate the chambers of this new twenty

first century food pyramid of g m o's and why proceeds ceremony of the chavez have been researching the headlines combing the grocery aisles and diving deeper than the labels in order to pull back the wrapper and see just how dangerous some of our daily staples have become from breakfast cereals to juice boxes and because the food you eat is just as important as the politics you preach we can't be watching the hawks or running on a belly full of toys. to. get the. real thing this week. as part of. what they like you know that i got. this. week. well. so am i robot

and on top of the u.s. census data and simmons national consumer survey found that in twenty eight thousand two hundred eighty six million americans consumed called breakfast cereal and that makes sense the u.s. is the number one producer of corn in the world pumping out over thirteen billion bushels of corn each year corn that is used in almost all of the four thousand varieties of breakfast cereal produced here in the u.s. but so many people especially kids eating this all american classic what could possibly be bad about it well last fall the center for environmental health independently tested. some of america's most popular breakfast cereals aside from opening parents' eyes to the danger lurking in brand name food it also showed how some very toxic chemicals are making their way from the farm to the table here's our t. america sarah montessori a report on the study from august twenty eighth. according to the environmental

work group or. the key ingredient in roundup sweet killing poisoned life to say it is also found in popular. and several breakfast foods including cereals marketed to children that found that the ingredient is present in forty three of the forty five cereals they tested thirty one of those contained life estate levels well above the organizations health benchmark of one hundred sixty parts per billion and i'd like to say it was also found in organic although it was detected at a low level below the safe threshold but those that contain the highest levels of life estates were quaker oldfashioned with levels higher than a thousand parts per billion popular children's brands like cheerios and lucky charms also found extremely high levels to put this into perspective e.w. g.'s child protective health benchmark for daily exposure of life a say in food is one hundred sixty part per billion quaker oats contain seven

hundred sixty a statement from each says eat only a g.'s findings raise the prospect that millions of american children are being exposed to a suspected carcinogen at a time when their bodies are rapidly developing say was also founded o't was and other snack bars while cereal and these easy breakfast foods have all been linked to all kinds of health benefits including lowering cholesterol and decrease cardiovascular risk they fail to mention the high risk of exposure to this carcinogen life to see now in december the e.p.a. concluded that life is a is not likely to be carcinogenic to. humans but this contradicts the both the world health organization and california state scientists have linked life estate to cancer political director of organic consumers association alexis baden mayer is also calling for retailers to take initiative. it takes time for the science to be done and sadly people get sick and die in the meantime so we really need to use

a precautionary approach and get these products off the marketplace quaker oats responded with a statement saying they are following e.p.a.'s guidelines e.w. g. is now urging the e.p.a. to review the findings and asking them to limit the use of quietus a on food crops in washington sara montecito r.t. . group for. last but first law. regarding roe. will be board with the working group released its report. anything regarding the issue. well the f.d.a. actually had been pushed to publish some results of a study that they did back in two thousand and sixteen of how much life state was really in our food so they did actually publish those results in october believe it or not during the twenty sixteen f.d.a. analyzed over seven thousand food samples now these were over sixty nine hundred

and over four hundred animal products from ninety eight countries forty six states within the united states the f.d.a. did find that over ninety nine percent of domestic and ninety percent of import human foods work compliant with federal standards and i want to bring back in mind the report found that it was found at high levels in corn but not eggs or milk soybeans as well i want to bring back though to the limits if we remember back when i refer supported on this california proposal that's where one point one milligrams now that was very different from the e.p.a.'s which one hundred forty milligrams and the e w g's which shows a point zero one milligram that's about one one hundredth of the california proposed limit but the e.p.a. has increased their limits over time so the e.p.a. has limits were not the same in one thousand nine hundred nine as they are now so they did increase the limit saying that it's not carcinogenic it's not harmful and they did release a quote saying the u.s. . food and drug administration today issued the final results of its annual

pesticide residue monitoring program from food collected in fiscal year two thousand and sixteen and found that the vast majority of samples were below the tolerance levels set by the e.p.a. . it's interesting to see where those tolerance levels were still within the guidelines but now we're looking at those guidelines a little closer which seems to be what happens you sort of have this change and you say maybe that is a mess healthy and the long run as we can see now one of the ways to stop the spread of poison is to not have it on the storage shelves so you know when you have something you know part of this is and it's not as if you know there's something in cereal being sprayed on it it's the corn it's the oed it's the way that we're using in the grow way so this round what you know. is there had been any difference at the retail and or any retailers stepping back and saying we don't want to be part of it although this isn't completely confirmed or hasn't been set out by costco costco has stopped selling ground up so and so now there was

a petition on change dot org by moms across america with over eighty nine thousand signatures now those signatures were encouraging places like costco places like home depot places like lowe's to stop selling the product now costco i did call a few and did some research myself and their headquarters customer service did say that they no longer carry round up so at least that's one although there was a huge press release i'm sure they didn't want to make a big deal out of this given some legal actions that might be taken in but they did say that they're no longer selling around and who knows home depot and lowes that may follow suit after those eighty nine thousand signatures it's interesting because costco it could also be could have them given themselves about like let's say tomorrow suddenly everyone switches course for certain so i don't know it's something you can be like well we've never a. right you know we're just taken the precaution you know it's interesting while we wait for the you. or or call groups to potentially. which is that probably

was going to come down on the water and you know what can consumers do to limit their exposure well not something that you w.g. said right away after the report was published does this mean take your cheerios off the shelf no not completely but you can look for alternative brands alternative cheerios oats that are organic or now organic does have some very low level of the say it's mainly because they think it's the wind from the organic one crops that from one farm to the other but they can look for organic oats i mean these are fibers certain good fibers that have nutrients for children to be consuming at a young age it just to be cautious and really know the types of cereals that you're choosing because about as a especially with something like i say you can kind of you know you put it on your yard you give it your cereal it adds up but if we can take those things out thanks to lisa here. thank you so much there thank you for demand.

but cereal isn't the only worry on our breakfast table saw quarters recently it was revealed that lead and arsenic yes arsenic and other metals have been found there found their way into your favorite juices consumer reports tested forty five fruit juices currently in stores today and found twenty one of them were contaminated here's our t. america's train travels with the story. parents may want to think twice before pointing to a cup of juice for their children or for themselves. and that's because experts just found an unexpected and dangerous ingredient. heavy metals or does that make their way into food and drinks because they occur naturally in the air water and soil they can also occur during the manufacturing process and now after testing forty five popular food juices across the country consumer reports found high levels of arsenic cadmium and lead the news particularly. alarming because the some of these juices are specifically popular amongst children in fact

to see our survey of over thirty thousand parents found that more than eighty percent of parents of children three and younger give their kids juice the nonprofit also found that seventy five percent of their kids drink juice at least one time a day and drinking just even boron says a day can cause concern experts say that children are particularly vulnerable to harmful of facts to heavy metal dr jennifer lowry who was involved in the study said exposure to these metals early on can affect their whole life trajectory there is so much development happening in their first years of life depending on how long children have been exposed to these toxins and how much they've been exposed to they may be at risk for lower i.q. behavioral problems like age be type two diabetes and cancer among other health issues previous tests from c.r. and others have found elevated levels of heavy metals and not only fruit juices but infant and toddler foods rice and rice products protein powder and some types of

fish and while exposure to heavy metals may be lask risky to adults exposure can still lead to health problems over many years small amounts of heavy metals may raise the risk of bladder long and skin cancer cognitive and reproductive problems and type two diabetes among other health conditions consumer reports are now urging the f.d.a. to take stronger action against metals found in food products. especially those marketed to children reporting in new york turn each others are to. as we go to break or quarters don't forget to let us know what you think of the proper property of facebook and twitter zero four shows or dot com coming up we continue our in-depth look behind the labels of your favorite breakfast groups that are risk of heavy metals and other dangers and what else is being found in all of our grocery store aisles so stay tuned to watch the whole.

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with airport on just how much of our food supply may be making it harder for us all to be healthy. purchase has been the topic of conversation recently because x. metals in many popular futures friends but the fact is that metals like arsenic lead mercury and cadmium are all around us but high levels of exposure can be toxic . it's been found in rice rice products protein powder and several baby products in fact in a two thousand and eighteen report by consumer advocacy group consumer reports they tested fifty baby and toddler food products and found that of the fifty foods tested thirty four of them contain levels of toxic chemicals and fifteen of those products were actually marketing babies who eat one serving of them a day at risk of health problems and in two thousand and seventeen a nonprofit organization called clean label projects found that nearly eighty percent of infant formula samples tested positive for arsenic. that we are finding

out that have these harmful have been metals is quite concerning and it doesn't stop there well having metals or substances that make their way into food and drinks because they occur naturally in the air water and soil they can also make their way into our bodies through the use of common household products many want and expect that cosmetic and beauty products are often contaminated with toxic heavy metals such as lipstick eyeliners eye shadow blush and moisturisers hair dye and sunscreen as well another common source of heavy metals is furniture mattresses couches chairs car seat covers and more often contain a fire retardants protective finishes and fabrics that contain heavy metals like antenna me and cadmium the issue is how much of it is around in those products so we know that our bodies have been exposed and continue to get exposed to having metal with the usual. the chronic nature of the explosives are there more exposure

are harmful it is many now calling on the f.d.a. to take stronger action against metals and food products especially those marketed to children will be a danger to all kids posts should be prohibited or more protects is by the gulf live but you can't just get rid of these contaminants the f.d.a. said in the statement because these metals occur naturally in the environment or have infiltrated water air and soil because of the pollution they're hard to get rid of or even just minimize when these contaminants are in soil or water they are absorbed into plants which are then eaten by people or by animals then enter the food supply so i think they really have committees and stuff for that if you tell me that they can moderate moderate it because it's unlike the environment around us and you can't you know using the type of technology to look at it then i don't really know i feel like something needs to be developed so that we can monitor that because it's dangerous. joining us now is trying to shove us from new york city

thank you trying to be for that fascinating fascinating report i guess want to star with them and ask you where can people find out what products you listed off a ton in that report i mean you talk about baby food the cosmetics to everything so i mean i think the next question logically in people's minds is we're going to be able to find out what products have tested high for heavy metals like words a good source of that would people and consumers can know what not to use well the thing is there isn't really a source out there that describes pacific products and brands on line i mean you can do as much research as possible online you know the f.d.a. c.d.c. and the world health organizations are constantly you know putting information out there as far as what is considered toxic but the thing is that we really have to consider as a fact that there is no limit considered safe nobody knows of an amount that is actually considered safe and that's why. all these organizations and agencies just

sort of tried to limit the amount exposure amount of exposure to consumers as much as possible but they haven't been able to determine a specific amount of cadmium lead mercury in any of these sort of products so finding the test results of heavy metals and food products is not easy for the consumer so in some countries organizations tested make the results available to the public but you really need to make sure that the information that is coming out of these organizations are actually well trusted and well established companies so they have credible results but again it's finding that that organization that talks about the different brands and different products out there it's there really isn't anything at this point and monitoring the food supply is the responsibility of local sleuths or forty's and according to the world health organization the consumer has every single right to request a sort of information from their food authorities and they should provide it to

them again no we are going through consumer organizations that could also be helpful because it could it be a good source to apply pressure on food authorities to make sure that you're getting the proper information that you need the world health organization also collects food contamination monitoring data globally through the g.m.'s food program that they have and while the data is publicly available by geographic region and food commodity it is not again on specific foods and brands will be one of the hard things i think is for people understanding that it's yes these metals naturally occur in the environment we're seeing them more in soil contamination from everything from mining industry that's getting into our food and it is kind of scary that we don't really have a safe set of standards that we're not really looking at these things and that there isn't you know brands don't have to give that information up and it's not. easily searchable i mean that's one of the things that we're going to have to do in

the future is give consumers it shouldn't just be consumer organizations that are out doing that let me ask you trinity what what do the health experts suggest for all of us to avoid our exposure to any of these have all the heavy metals and is it is easy is just avoiding certain brands. you know there's no easy answer to this question it's really difficult again for the consumer because they can before every meal you or your search every single you know saying that you're eating whether it's fish or rice or you know whatever it is you know you can't do that before every meal and like like experts say it's all in the environment around us so it is extremely difficult for the consumer to avoid heavy metals in their food since they stem largely from the environmental contamination the key food sources also vary between the metals depending on which metal is in which food and so that's again why they haven't been able to determine

a safe limit or rather safe amount for specific foods and specific metals for example the main source of mercury in certain large fish species is salmon you know salmon has a ton of mercury in it so you want to limit the consumption that you have with mercury all arsenic is also found in certain rice and rice products cadmium is found highest in certain social fish so again it for this point the consumer can either directly or you know go through consumer organizations and put pressure on local authorities and on food suppliers to obtain relevant information to allow them to make an informed decision but overall experts say that it is recommended that you really do your research go online to search specific foods that you you know eat a lot that you give to your family try to find out exactly where it's coming from if it's farm raised as opposed to wild organic foods and not only for nutritional purposes but also for safety. reasons to consume a broadly mixed and varied diet and not consume too much of the same thing too much

of one thing is never is never good. and it certainly is that from new york to a southern state you so much for that report thanks again. so although we are all positively terrified to go to our grocery stores walk watchers the next question is just what are the institutions we trust like the f.d.a. and others doing to keep us safe you'll find that while the science to detect heavy metals is the best it's ever been that many new standards are being passed as part of her look into heavy metals trying to be chavez also looked at the current battles over food safety you know we live in a world where more surrounded by heavy metals but when they become dangerous and can they be avoided but we went to the experts to find out. there substances that make their way into your food and drinks because they occur naturally in the air water and soil mercury is in fish. lead is in bone broth it's.

an arsonist in the right and the list goes on and on. but how are things that are supposed to be good for you contain such harmful toxins the way the world is right now with the way fish israel is farmed and the way the food is process it's just one of those things where we go to organic. to protect ourselves from what's going on with foods in the environment and these substances but experts say that small amounts one time or by one source may not be so bad we know that our bodies have been exposed and continue to get exposed to having metal but the issue is the chronic nature of the explosives are there more exposure obviously the more harmful it is in fact exposure to heavy metals such as arsenic lead and mercury could have damaging effects on one's health we worry about hard. disease cardiovascular

disease hypertension is a high blood pressure we are concerned with fertility and children who have been exposed to high levels of heavy metals could be at risk for lower i.q. behavioral problems like. type two diabetes and cancer among other health issues will be a danger so all kids post this will be probably be more protect his by the golf club in two thousand and sixteen the f.d.a. did propose limiting inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal to one hundred parts per billion and in two thousand and thirteen proposed limiting inorganic arsenic in apple juice to ten parts per billion the federal arsenic standard for drinking water but neither limit was ever finalized because the fact is the scientific community is still unsure of what amount is actually safe. even an international team of experts administered by the food and agriculture organization of the united nations and the world health organization have been unsuccessful determining safe exposure levels for heavy metals like lead and arsenic experts could actually not

to find a safe level of exposure because these have in many subtle broad spread environment in our food supply so all the consequence is to reduce the levels in the food to to as low as possible while scientific advances have been able to increase detection and data the f.d.a. says it's working to identify other areas in which they can further improve efforts to reduce the level of these metals in foods. that we will lose our show for you to date i was but i was fascinated i was truly fascinating remember would be safe with what she didn't remember everyone in this world remembers told the real love that so i tell you all i love you i am tired of the world and i'm back with a lot less people watching those hawks out there never great day and night everybody.

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