- Between 1974 — the year glyphosate entered the U.S. market — and 2014,
glyphosate use in the U.S. increased more than 250fold
- Few people had detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine in 1993,
but by 2016, 70 percent had detectable levels. Between 1993 and 2016, the
glyphosate levels in people’s bodies increased by 1,208 percent
- While both the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program
and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) measure pesticide residues
in foods, neither include glyphosate in their official testing
- Internal FDA emails reveal Roundup has been found in virtually all
foods tested, including granola, oatmeal products, crackers and honey
- Independent testing has found significant amounts of glyphosate in a
wide range of foods as well, including grains (especially oats), legumes,
beans, orange juice, wine and ice cream
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required for activation of vitamin D in the liver, and the creation of both
nitric oxide and cholesterol sulfate, the latter of which is needed for red
blood cell integrity
- Chelates important minerals, including iron, cobalt and manganese.
Manganese deficiency, in turn, impairs mitochondrial function and can lead
to glutamate toxicity in the brain
- Interferes with the synthesis of aromatic amino acids and methionine,
which results in shortages in critical neurotransmitters and folate
- Disrupts sulfate synthesis and sulfate transport
Since then, more than 3,500 individuals have filed lawsuits against
Monsanto, claiming the weed killer caused their Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Many
of the cases in this multidistrict litigation are being handled in federal
court in San Francisco under one judge. Internal documents obtained during
discovery have been released by plaintiff attorneys, and have become known
as “The Monsanto Papers
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Disturbingly, some of this evidence reveals the EPA has protected the
company's interests by manipulating and preventing key investigations into
glyphosate's cancer-causing potential.
According to toxicologist Linda Birnbaum, director of the U.S. National
Institute of Environmental Health Services, even minor exposure could have
a detrimental effect on human health. “Even with low levels of pesticides,
we’re exposed to so many, and we don’t count the fact that we have
cumulative exposures,” she told Gillam.
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I didn't realize the contamination of Earth and food was so pervasive. It
isn't just herbicide with glyphosate it is 2-4-D too. Under pressure from
media and industry salesmen
Harry Homeowner is now obsessed with jugs of it. He has found new life. He
can garden and not have to do any work removing weeds. These things should
be outlawed for general use by the public and restricted to specially
licensed landscape contractors to remove poison ivy. The area
representatives for Monsanto and Bayer are really nasty people with their
boldface lies and lack of concern for the public good.
[permaculture] Toxic Weed Killer Found in Most Foods Sold in the Market,
Lawrence London, 05/15/2018