Submitted by Hardscrabble Farmer
Most people assume that Roundup is used exclusively for weed control. They do not realize that it has a secondary purpose in desiccating feed crops like soybeans, wheat, and corn in the days preceding harvest. This means, a priori, that the grains most commonly used in processed foods are not carrying trace amounts of glyphosate used during the emergent phase, but a fresh application only days before it is turned into bread, cereal, snacks, etc.
‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples
CDC study finds glyphosate, controversial ingredient found in weedkillers including popular Roundup brand, present in samples
More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”.
The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out of 2,310 urine samples, taken from a group of Americans intended to be representative of the US population, 1,885 were laced with detectable traces of glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in herbicides sold around the world, including the widely used Roundup brand. Almost a third of the participants were children ranging from six to 18.