The Canadian Food Inspection agency reports
that glyphosate, the carcinogenic key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup,
was found in 29.7 percent of 3,188 foods tested in the last two years.
Glyphosate was found in 47.4 percent of beans, peas and lentil
products; 36.6 percent of grain products; and 31 percent of baby cereals, the agency report states.
HuffPost
report: Only 1.3 percent of the total samples were found with glyphosate
residue levels above what Canadian regulators allow, though 3.9 percent of
grain products contained more of the weed killer than is permissible.
These legally allowable levels are referred to as Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), and they
vary from food to food and pesticide to pesticide, as well as from country to
country. Regulators and agrichemical industry interests say as long as residue
levels are lower than the established MRLs, consuming the pesticide residues is
not harmful to humans.
But a growing number of scientists and medical professionals say
such claims are false, particularly with pesticides like glyphosate, which is
the most widely used agrichemical on the planet, commonly used in the
production of dozens of food crops.
Glyphosate is sprayed directly onto crops like corn, soybeans,
sugar beets and canola, all of which are genetically engineered to tolerate the
pesticide. Monsanto has also encouraged farmers to spray the chemical
directly on oats, wheat, peas, and lentils shortly before harvest to help dry
them out.
A court case in California has forced the release of emails
between Monsanto and the EPA, and the contents are sickening. We now have
certifiable proof that Monsanto has always known Roundup causes cancer.
But even worse, we now have proof the EPA is a corrupt
organization that is more interested in money than protecting the
environment or the health of Americans.
This weedkiller isn’t just used on GMOs but on 70
different food crops in the U.S. – it’s in practically everything Americans eat.
So, if glyphosate in Roundup is causing cancer and other diseases, I want to
know about it and get it out of our food – don’t you?
Food Babe reports: Monsanto makes
billions off of Roundup sales, so they don’t want anyone to question its
safety. Some never-before-seen confidential documents just released in a
court case against Monsanto give us a glimpse into how they are working to
influence the EPA (who is in charge of determining whether they are
allowed to sell Roundup anymore) and undermine any efforts to ban its use.
These documents show what many of us have known and suspected
for quite some time… Monsanto is manipulating scientific research and has
gotten some EPA officials on their side who seem to be helping them
cover-up the health dangers of Roundup so they can keep it on
the market.
Keep in mind… Monsanto and the EPA are both fighting to stop the
public seeing these internal emails! Why do you think that is?
