Friend,

More than 16,000 supporters have taken action and signed EWG’s petition to the EPA to ban chlormequat on U.S.-grown food. But I don’t see your name. Do you have a few minutes to help us fight against chlormequat contamination on our crops?

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Remember, chlormequat has been linked to serious health concerns like infertility and nervous system harm. If we don’t stop the EPA now, we may not have another chance to ban chlormequat for 14 years. Meanwhile, we’ll all be exposed to chlormequat in our oats, wheat, barley and more!

Help EWG fight back! Sign our petition before the May 24 deadline and tell the EPA to get chlormequat off our crops.
Thanks for your support, friend.

Helen Lucey
Senior Director, Digital, EWG


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To: [email protected]
From: EWG Action Alert
Date: Monday, May 8, 2023
Subject: Action needed re: dangerous chemical in our food

Environmental Working Group
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Help Put a Stop to Chlormequat!
TAKE ACTION
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Here’s the situation, friend:

FIRST: Studies began to show that the agricultural chemical chlormequat was linked to reproductive and nervous system harm in mammals. These studies are so alarming, EWG scientists are concerned chlormequat could also harm human health!

THEN: EWG exposed concerning levels of chlormequat in oat-based cereals, even though chlormequat is currently only allowed on imported grains.

NOW: The EPA wants to allow chlormequat on certain grains grown in the U.S. – despite the health risks!! It would also set allowable levels of residues in meat, dairy, poultry and eggs.

The agency is asking the public to weigh in, but we only have until the comment period closes on May 24, 2023. If we miss this chance, we’ll all be exposed to chlormequat for years to come!

We’re calling on the EPA to stand up for our health and keep chlormequat out of our food. Will you join us?


TAKE ACTION
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Chlormequat has been linked to a number of concerning health problems in mammals, including disrupted fetal growth, like altered metabolism and changed bone development, as well as harm to reproduction. A study from the UK, where the chemical is allowed on oats, found chlormequat at concerning levels in almost 100 percent of people sampled.

This is a unique opportunity to stop a chemical’s approval, before it harms our health. EWG is meeting the moment head-on, demanding government regulators like the EPA prioritize our health and safety and stop catering to Big Ag.

Click here to add your name to EWG’s petition calling on the EPA to get chlormequat out of our food! Remember, we only have until the end of the comment period on May 24 to make our voices heard.


TAKE ACTION
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Thanks for taking action, friend.

– EWG Action Alert


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