Big news, friend,

Thanks in part to the help of more than 21,000 supporters like you, the EPA has extended their comment period deadline on chlormequat to July 25.

This is great news, but our work is just beginning. The EPA is still considering allowing chlormequat on U.S.-grown crops and food, despite it being linked to a number of serious reproductive and nervous system-related health problems in mammals.

We can’t let Big Ag convince the EPA to put our health at risk – click this link to sign your name to our petition telling the EPA to get chlormequat out of our food!
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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.


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– EWG Action Alert


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