Cheerios
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Cheerios

by General Mills

UPC 016000275263
Purchase location
Safeway, 11450 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito CA 94530
Lot number
CW092905
Expiration date
Jan 29, 2027

How this compares — Glyphosate + AMPA

Other tested products in the same category & subcategory. Lower is better.

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Glyphosate + AMPA over time

Glyphosate and its breakdown product AMPA are combined into a single value here — the two readings added together — because health limits assess them together.

Log scale — reference limits sit far above the measured values.

Hollow points were below the lab's limit of detection (not detected) — plotted at that limit as an upper bound.

When a product has more than one test on the same sampling date, the points are spread slightly so each test stays visible.

Lowest to highest — most recent test

ProductComparison barStatusView
0.01 mg/kg
single test
< 0.02 mg/kg
↑ rising
< 0.02 mg/kg
single test
0.637 mg/kg
single test

The comparison bar shows each product's measured amount as a share of the highest result in this group — the fullest bar simply has the most of the selected analyte, not 100% of any health limit. When a regulatory limit sits close to the readings, the bars scale to that limit instead and it appears as a dotted marker.

Reference levels (dotted), at Cheerios's serving basis. Tap one to highlight it:

Limits convert to a concentration via serving size, which varies by product.

Requested Test: Glyphosate + AMPA

Tests specifically for glyphosate and its breakdown product AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid). Glyphosate is the world's most widely used herbicide (the active ingredient in Roundup). Studies have linked chronic exposure to disruption of gut bacteria, potential carcinogenicity, and endocrine disruption. AMPA persists in soil and water even longer than glyphosate itself.

How The Test Is Performed

The food sample is dissolved in an aqueous solution to extract the analytes, then passed through a machine (LC-MS/MS) that separates and identifies individual chemicals by their molecular weight. This method can detect glyphosate and AMPA at parts-per-billion levels — like finding a single drop in an Olympic swimming pool.

Good foods to test

  • Oats & oat-based cereals
  • Wheat bread & pasta
  • Chickpeas, lentils & hummus
  • Soy products (tofu, soy milk, edamame)
  • Corn & corn-based snacks
  • Honey
  • Orange juice
  • Beer & wine

Pledges towards this test (2)

Kendra

May 4, 2026

$227.00

Kendra

Apr 7, 2026

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