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 organization's health benchmark of one hundred sixty parts per billion i would 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 part

health officials nicknamed them forever chemicals. that's according to the centers for disease control and prevention. scientists have linked the health issues to health issues including cancer. the environmentalackle the issue, but critics say it falls far short. molly line reporting from cape cod where water contamination is higher than the national average. hi, molly. >> hi, shep. the town has spent $16 million. kind of the money investment if they can find a contamination like this to install a filtration system, this is in the shadow of the firefighters academy. firefighter foam is one of the top contamination of pfas. >> a number of chemical companies have been sued that have produced firefighter foam that the town has purchased. we're pursuing that through courts to see if we can get reimbursement. >> the epa has pushed back on the plan to address these substances that have been linked to cancer, thyroid issues. environmentalists say the plan doesn't go far enough. >> the plan doesn't stop the introduction of more pfas into the air and water and doesn't include real commitments to clean up the mess we've created. >> this plan goes fast and comprehensive plan. we're using our super fund