USA, UK, France, and Germany Glyphosate Test Comparison in Children’s Cereals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America Founding Executive Director
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Asheville, N.C. – Sept. 16, 2025 – Moms Across America, one of the leading MAHA groups, releases new glyphosate test results for USA, UK, France, and German popular children’s cereals. The non-profit organization of mothers recently revealed lab results showing that 90% of American children’s cereals tested contained glyphosate residues. Eager to find safer, cleaner sources, the group decided to commission testing for popular children’s cereals from Europe. Given that Europe is often seen as a global leader in food safety—restricting dyes, additives, and chemicals like BHT—the group anticipated lower glyphosate levels in their cereals.

Moms Across America's Founding Executive Director, Zen Honeycutt, stated, “We were shocked to find higher levels of glyphosate, especially in UK and French cereals, than in USA cereals, and any in German cereals. We had hoped that, considering the considerable activism and awareness of glyphosate in both France and Germany, their cereals would be glyphosate-free, and we Americans could learn from their practices. Instead, we are calling for international discussion with trading partners to discontinue the use of glyphosate as a drying agent and for agricultural use.”

Seven types of popular children’s cereals from each country: the UK, France, and Germany were tested at an accredited USA laboratory and compared to USA cereals, all similar in ingredients and flavors.

Key Findings:

• UK cereal tests revealed the most prevalent, highest quantity of glyphosate-laced levels despite their “cleaner” ingredient policies.
• UK Quaker Oatmeal contained 513 ppb glyphosate — over 5,100x higher than levels known to cause harm.
• France’s Nestlé Cookie Crisp had the highest single amount, at 732 ppb —more than 7,300x higher than levels shown to cause organ damage and hormone disruption, and 7 times higher than regulation levels.
• 90% of U.S. cereals tested were contaminated with glyphosate — some organic options had the highest levels, revealing fraudulent labeling.
• Children’s breakfast foods show glyphosate at levels far higher than linked to organ damage, non alcoholic liver disease, and hormone disruption in animal studies.
• Even Europe, known for banning dyes & additives, and restricting glyphosate use residentially, fails to protect children from glyphosate.

“Is the 732 ppb glyphosate contamination in France's sample of Nestlé Cookie Crisp a rare outlier or a typical value? All of these countries’ governments need to step up and measure glyphosate levels in multiple cereal samples to formally evaluate just how bad the problem is,” said Dr. Stephanie Seneff, MIT Senior Research Scientist and author of Toxic Legacy.

The Nestlé Cookie Crisp cereal tested in France contained 732.71 ppb of glyphosate, which is over seven times higher than the general Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) of 100 ppb for most solid foods in France. Children often eat multiple servings of cereal in a single day, sometimes combined with other foods that may also contain glyphosate residues. French scientist Seralini has shown that 0.1 ppb of glyphosate should be avoided. These repeated exposures can easily accumulate, increasing the potential for cancer, organ damage, hormone disruption, and other long-term health effects.

Recently, Moms Across America also tested 14 cereals for pesticides and found 11 out of 14 positive for a banned pesticide called chlormequat, which causes serious reproductive harm. Research shows that although this pesticide has been banned in the US for 30 years the loosening of regulations by the EPA in 2018 allowed imports with this banned pesticide into our country and for manufacturer use. Moms across America continue to advocate for better regulation and accountability.

"We know how to Make America - and other countries- Healthy Again," Honeycutt adds, "and that is to immediately support farmers to farm regeneratively and organically- within one growing season, children from all trade partner countries could have 80% less exposure to glyphosate, for instance, if we agree to stop using it as a drying agent. We need courage and common sense to rule now, for the sake of our children and the future of our countries."

Moms Across America Calls for Action

To food manufacturers:

• Implement batch testing of ingredients and final products for glyphosate and other pesticide residues, refuse sources that are contaminated.

To governments:

• Ban glyphosate in food production and imports.
• Strengthen pesticide regulations and enforce pre-entry testing of imports.
• Investigate a possible link between geoengineering and increased glyphosate residues, a suspected cause for higher levels in UK cereals.

To U.S. citizens and consumers worldwide:

• Sign the petition to ban the use of glyphosate and 85 other chemicals found to cause infertility or cancer.
• Choose certified organic foods when possible to reduce exposure.

Moms Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to educate and empower mothers and others with actions and solutions to create healthy communities. For more information and full test results, visit www.momsacrossamerica.com.