I don't understand what this article is trying to convey.

> One sample of Quaker Old Fashioned Oats measured at more than 1,000 parts per billion of glyphosate.

That's 1 part per million (ppm), found in one particular sample. I imagine this was the most extreme outlier, as otherwise it would not be mentioned as prominently.

And then, right in the next sentence:

> The Environmental Protection Agency has a range of safe levels for glyphosate on crops such as corn, soybeans, grains and some fruits, spanning 0.1 to 310 parts per million.

So one sample measured within the bounds that are deemed safe. On the one hand, 1ppm is well above the 0.1ppm that is deemed safe for some of these crops by the EPA. On the other hand, this egregious sample is way lower than the 310ppm deemed safe for some other crops by the EPA.

What gives. What is this article trying to say? It seems like it is trying to be sensationalistic.

Can someone explain if I am reading this wrong? Maybe there's a typo in the article?

All the more reason to select organic produce and where possible start growing your own veggies or link up with local co-operatives. It's something we've done and having a close relationship with local growers and knowing about your food is fantastic and something kids love. The [roduce tends to have more nutrients as well (yet more positives). Can it be done large scale? I remember hearing in a talk about permaculture that a hectare of land can support a hundred people throughout a year.

I work for the customer service department of one of the companies listed. Yesterday was hell and today is shaping up to be pretty terrible. People aren't even reading the article and they're calling in telling us how we're personally killing their children. I just had a customer telling me how GMO's are toxic and how I'm personally complicit in giving her young son cancer. Read the original article people. At least know the difference between GMO's and glyphosate for Pete's sake.

It'll be interesting to see if the mountain of lawsuits against Bayer grows to include parents of autistic children. https://www.csail.mit.edu/research/toxic-environmental-chemi...

Wait until they learn about dihydrogen monoxide. This chemical has a 100% mortality rate!

I don't understand why aren't they forbidden from selling that shit.