Our government won't test for Roundup residues, despite
Monsanto's Roundup being sprayed on millions of Roundup Ready crops,
so it's up to us to test for residues on our own !!!
Laurel Hopwood, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Action Team
Chair
Fears over Roundup herbicide residues prompt
private testing
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U.S. consumer groups, scientists and food
companies are testing substances ranging from breakfast cereal to
breast milk for residues of the world's most widely used herbicide on
rising concerns over its possible links to disease. The focus is on
glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. Testing has increased in
the last two years, but scientists say requests spiked after a World
Health Organization research unit said last month it was classifying
glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to
humans."
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The USDA avoids testing for Glyphosate residues on foods,
claiming that such tests are too costly and impractical.
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