09-18-2017, 11:55 PM
Food Democracy Now!
Glyphosate: Unsafe on Any Plate
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A leading FDA-registered food safety testing
laboratory has found extremely high levels of the
pesticide glyphosate in some of America’s most
popular food products.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s
Roundup, is the most heavily used chemical
weedkiller in food and agricultural production
in human history, as a result of the widespread
adoption of genetically engineered crops now grown
on more than 175 million acres in the United States
(U.S.) and more than 440 million acres around the
globe.
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New scientific evidence shows that probable harm
to human health could begin at ultra-low levels of
glyphosate e.g. 0.1 parts per billions (ppb). Popular
foods tested for glyphosate measured between
289.47 ppb and at levels as high as 1,125.3 ppb.
The testing and analysis was performed by Anresco
Laboratories, San Francisco, an FDA registered
laboratory that has performed expert food safety
testing since 1943. The laboratory found that well-
known products tested for glyphosate, Original
Cheerios, for example, measured levels as high as
1,125.3 ppb. Other high levels of glyphosate were
found in familiar products such as Oreos, Doritos,
and Ritz Crackers, among 29 foods tested.
Currently, U.S. regulators allow a very high level
of daily glyphosate residue in America’s food. The
acceptable daily intake (ADI) limit is set at 1.75
milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day
(written 1.75 mg/kg bw/day) in the U.S., versus a
more cautious 0.3 mg/kg bw/day in the European
Union. Tolerances have been set through the
submission of corporate-sponsored studies and
industry influence on the regulatory process.
New research shows that Roundup causes liver
and kidney damage in rats as reflected in changes
in the functions of 4,000 genes at only 0.05 parts
per billion (ppb) glyphosate equivalent indicating
damage.
2
Additional studies have found that levels as
low as 10 ppb can have toxic effects on the livers of
fish
3
and cause significant damage to the livers and
kidneys of rats at 700 ppb,
4
which is the allowable
level of glyphosate found in U.S. drinking water.
5
Credible independent, peer-reviewed scientific
evidence now shows that the levels of harm to
human health could begin at the ultra-low levels of
0.1 parts per billion (ppb) of glyphosate.
These groundbreaking new findings that one of
the most iconic cereals in U.S. contains levels as
high as 1,125.3 ppb should be a wake-up call for
all Americans regarding unacceptable levels of
pesticide residues in our nation’s food. These
findings are especially troubling, considering that
the latest independent scientific evidence, during
which a team of international scientists re-evaluated
the same data previously used by regulators, calls
for a much lower ADI to be set at 0.025 mg/ kg
of bodyweight per day or “12 times lower than the
ADI”
6
currently set in Europe and 70 times lower
than the level currently allowed by the EPA in the
United States.
It’s important for individuals and parents to
understand that glyphosate contamination cannot
be removed by washing and is not broken down by
cooking or baking. Glyphosate residues can remain
stable in food for a year or more, even if the foods
are frozen or processed.
The testing and analysis was performed at
the request of
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW!
, in
coordination with
THE DETOX PROJECT
, which
gathered additional scientific evidence from
around the world and included a compendium of
independent research on glyphosate that contains
Anresco Laboratory’s findings.
Based on this new information, FOOD DEMOCRACY
NOW! is calling for a federal investigation into
the likely harmful effects of glyphosate on human
health and the environment and is also seeking an
investigation into the relationships between the
regulators and the regulated industries, which has
resulted in the public being exposed to levels of
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Glyphosate: Unsafe on Any Plate
[/url]1
A leading FDA-registered food safety testing
laboratory has found extremely high levels of the
pesticide glyphosate in some of America’s most
popular food products.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s
Roundup, is the most heavily used chemical
weedkiller in food and agricultural production
in human history, as a result of the widespread
adoption of genetically engineered crops now grown
on more than 175 million acres in the United States
(U.S.) and more than 440 million acres around the
globe.
1
New scientific evidence shows that probable harm
to human health could begin at ultra-low levels of
glyphosate e.g. 0.1 parts per billions (ppb). Popular
foods tested for glyphosate measured between
289.47 ppb and at levels as high as 1,125.3 ppb.
The testing and analysis was performed by Anresco
Laboratories, San Francisco, an FDA registered
laboratory that has performed expert food safety
testing since 1943. The laboratory found that well-
known products tested for glyphosate, Original
Cheerios, for example, measured levels as high as
1,125.3 ppb. Other high levels of glyphosate were
found in familiar products such as Oreos, Doritos,
and Ritz Crackers, among 29 foods tested.
Currently, U.S. regulators allow a very high level
of daily glyphosate residue in America’s food. The
acceptable daily intake (ADI) limit is set at 1.75
milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day
(written 1.75 mg/kg bw/day) in the U.S., versus a
more cautious 0.3 mg/kg bw/day in the European
Union. Tolerances have been set through the
submission of corporate-sponsored studies and
industry influence on the regulatory process.
New research shows that Roundup causes liver
and kidney damage in rats as reflected in changes
in the functions of 4,000 genes at only 0.05 parts
per billion (ppb) glyphosate equivalent indicating
damage.
2
Additional studies have found that levels as
low as 10 ppb can have toxic effects on the livers of
fish
3
and cause significant damage to the livers and
kidneys of rats at 700 ppb,
4
which is the allowable
level of glyphosate found in U.S. drinking water.
5
Credible independent, peer-reviewed scientific
evidence now shows that the levels of harm to
human health could begin at the ultra-low levels of
0.1 parts per billion (ppb) of glyphosate.
These groundbreaking new findings that one of
the most iconic cereals in U.S. contains levels as
high as 1,125.3 ppb should be a wake-up call for
all Americans regarding unacceptable levels of
pesticide residues in our nation’s food. These
findings are especially troubling, considering that
the latest independent scientific evidence, during
which a team of international scientists re-evaluated
the same data previously used by regulators, calls
for a much lower ADI to be set at 0.025 mg/ kg
of bodyweight per day or “12 times lower than the
ADI”
6
currently set in Europe and 70 times lower
than the level currently allowed by the EPA in the
United States.
It’s important for individuals and parents to
understand that glyphosate contamination cannot
be removed by washing and is not broken down by
cooking or baking. Glyphosate residues can remain
stable in food for a year or more, even if the foods
are frozen or processed.
The testing and analysis was performed at
the request of
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW!
, in
coordination with
THE DETOX PROJECT
, which
gathered additional scientific evidence from
around the world and included a compendium of
independent research on glyphosate that contains
Anresco Laboratory’s findings.
Based on this new information, FOOD DEMOCRACY
NOW! is calling for a federal investigation into
the likely harmful effects of glyphosate on human
health and the environment and is also seeking an
investigation into the relationships between the
regulators and the regulated industries, which has
resulted in the public being exposed to levels of
[url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.fooddemocracynow.org/images/FDN_Glyphosate_FoodTesting_Report_p2016.pdf]glyphosate which scientific studies show can be
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