Toxins Found in Popular Cereal Brand and Fast Food Chains Across America

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (KATV) — The non-profit organization Moms Across America initiated an extensive food testing program that tests for a variety of toxins in cereal brands, school lunches, and even fast-food chains.

“Well the problem right now with current US policy is that they are not regulating heavy metal exposure in our food supply sufficiently,” said Zen Honeycutt, founding executive director for Moms Across America.

Moms Across America tested their first cereal, General Mills’ Trix Loaded, to find what they’re calling alarming levels of neurotoxins and carcinogens.

Test results show high levels of heavy metals such as Cadmium and Aluminum. Cadmium is able to cause damage to the kidneys, while aluminum is associated with not only brain damage but also developmental delays.

“Well both heavy metals and pesticides have been found to be carcinogenic, and to be linked to neurological and developmental disorders that can be lifelong and permanent,” said Honeycutt. “So we are extremely concerned about the connection to, you know, autism, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, mental health issues. One out of five people in America now have mental health issues.”