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Taiwan stops Quaker Oats over glyphosates in products from U.S.

Quaker Oats has been in the proverbial “hot seat” for the last month over claims that its “100 percent natural” label constituted false advertising after trace amounts of glyphosate were found in its famous oatmeal. A class-action lawsuit was brought against the company by customers in New York, California, and Illinois.

Now the FDA in Taiwan is saying the amount of glyphosates in a shipment of Quaker Oats products produced in the United States has unacceptable levels of the pesticide. The 10 products tested were found to have glyphosate (pesticide) residue levels between 0.1 parts per million (ppm) and 1.8 ppm, the agency said, according to the Taipei Times.

The products included: “Old Fashioned Quaker Oats” and “Quaker Quick 1-minute Oats” sold at Carrefour Taiwan, Costco Wholesale Corp and RT-Mart, “Coach’s Oats” sold at RT-Mart, “Bob’s Red Mill Instant Rolled Oats” sold at Pacific Sogo Department Stores Co, “Fifty-50 Hearty Cut Oatmeal” and “McCann’s Imported Irish Oatmeal” sold at City’super, “Australia Fine Oat Flakes” by Fuyuan Food sold at Wellcome Supermarket outlets, and oatmeal by Fengyuan Food.

The China Post is reporting that a total of 62,000 kilograms (137,000 pounds) of oatmeal was recalled, most of it from the U.S. This was the administration’s first random inspection of oatmeal products flowing into the market, FDA official Wang Te-yuan told the local media.

Because Taiwan does not produce oats, the country has no set limits developed for glyphosate on oat products. Because of the absence of a set maximum residue limits, zero tolerance applies to glyphosate residue in oatmeal products. Wang explained that residue limits on glyphosates differ around the world, with maximum limits of 30 ppm in the U.S., 20 ppm in Japan and the European Union, 15 ppm in Canada, and 0.1 ppm in Australia.

EcoWatch points to the reports that glyphosate has been detected in many of our everyday products, such as alcoholic beverages, tampons, oatmeal, bagels, eggs (including the organic variety), potatoes and even non-GMO soy coffee creamer.

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