I Hate To Say I Told You So....But I Told You So

Is it human nature for people to deny the “truth”, only to shoot the messenger instead?  I think so.  In the April 2014 edition of the Hometown Connection, I wrote an article, “DOES YOUR FOOD BELONG IN THE PESTICIDE ISLE?” Of course it does.  It was a sarcastic, rhetorical question.  There are poisonous pesticides in your food and YOU accept this.  Well not any more.  Some people are starting to smarten up and realize the foods they eat are not only making them sick, but killing them as well.  If the FDA is not going to tell the truth about our food system being “weaponized”, educated individuals are starting to fight back with law suits and a lot of publicity.  And the lawyers are just loving this. 

Lewis Daly, from Brooklyn, New York, is suing the Quaker Oats Company, in federal court, for $5 Million.  It looks like this Pepsi Cola owned corporation will not be able to “excuse” it’s way out of this one, due to the fact that Quaker Oats is marketed and labeled to the public as “all natural”.  Mr. Daly claims the “100% All Natural” label is false, deceptive and misleading, since Quaker Oats contains the carcinogenic herbicide, glyphosate.   

What does “all natural” mean?  Probably not what most consumers think.  The FDA is very lenient about using “natural” on a product label.  They tend to look the other way and leave companies on their “honor system” to properly label their products.  It is on the part of the consumer and consumer groups to police the food industry and hold them to task.  But the FDA is very clear about the use of the term “natural” as long as food does not contain added color, artificial flavors, or synthetic substances.  And this is where the Quaker Oats Company is responsible for liability; the herbicide glyphosate is a synthetic toxic chemical that is now part of your morning breakfast.  And you buy this stuff.

Glyphosate has been detected in Quaker Oats, at alarmingly high levels, as test results from a St. Louis Laboratory show, using the ELISA technique.  If you have been eating Quaker Oats, you can be sure there are no weeds growing in your stomach or intestines.  And you can be sure there is no good bacteria left in your gut, lowering your immune system and leaving you wide open to getting the Big “C”, along with other deadly diseases.

Even though, the Quaker Oats Company does not use glyphosate in the production of this product, the herbicide is still in the oats they use, despite rigorous washing.  You see, the poison does not wash off.  It is now part of the oats.  Glyphosate is not only sprayed on the plant for weed control, but it is also rigorously sprayed on the oats just before harvesting as a “drying agent”.  Therefore, Quaker Oats knowingly labeled their product “all natural” even though their product contains a synthetic weed killer.  And that is false advertising, which is against the law.  Not the fact that your food it contaminated.  Who cares about that?

How can the FDA allow pesticide laden food to be sold in the first place?  Very good question.  What if I told you the FDA colludes with Monsanto and the food industry to artificially raise contamination limits to a “safe” level as a way of protecting the interests of the food industry?  It’s true.  The FDA can raise the contamination levels all they want.  The truth remains, there is NO SAFE LEVEL of contamination.  Pesticides in your food will eventually kill you, even at low trace levels.  It accumulates in your body and it’s only a matter of time before you get sick.

Quaker Oats is not the only food that is contaminated with toxic poisons.  Pesticides are now found in mostly all non-organic cereals, breads, meats, beer, alcohol, etc.  Let’s face it.  The whole food system is contaminated with toxic chemicals and poisons.  Have you learned your lesson yet?  I know I have.  I choose to live healthy chemical free……..