Dangerous pesticide glyphosate is found in almost all products in the U.S., and even in breast milk

A recent poll by Consumer reports showed that 85% of consumers believe pesticides are a serious problem. Were justified in their fears? More than.

Scientists from Management on control over products and medicines (FDA) found traces of glyphosate (a recognized carcinogen and active ingredient of a popular pesticide, particularly Roundup) in most common food products. It was not only in broccoli.

Dangerous pesticide glyphosate is found in almost all products in the U.S., and even in breast milksource: flickr

About frightening the finding reports The Guardian, citing figures obtained through a request made in accordance with the Law on freedom of information. Having access to the work correspondence of employees of the FDA, the publication revealed that the Agency for two years has investigated the food products content of glyphosate, but have not published the final results.

But this does not mean that nothing was found.

Dangerous pesticide glyphosate is found in almost all products in the U.S., and even in breast milksource: flickr

On the contrary, the chemical has been almost everywhere: in wheat crackers, cereal, corn and oat flour, honey and many other products. No wonder that he was found in the breast milk of nursing mothers — the following results were received by the organisation Moms Across America for analyses in 2014.

A conspiracy at the highest level

Why glyphosate is harmful is still not banned?

Obtained according to The Guardian the documents, after detection of a pesticide in food in the FDA stopped testing because it was developed informally. Accordingly, publication of the results was not mandatory.

Glyphosate is a carcinogen, which in combination with metals may cause kidney damage. About the International Agency for research on cancer (IARC) announced three years ago. The organization reported that since its data and reputation repeatedly and unreasonably been in doubt from the media, collaborating with agrochemical industry.

19 APR organization US Right to Know has published data proving the fact of collusion of big players in the food industry to discredit the activities of IARC, is currently exploring a potentially dangerous food additives. The press release is attached the letter of James Kalina, a former scientific consultant to Kraft General Foods Inc., General Foods Inc. and employee of the Foundation for international information Council on food, in which he calls for deliberate discredit the International Agency for research on cancer.

«We need incriminating material on IARC. Next in line aspartame, sucrose, B-carotene etc. IARC killing us!», writes an unscrupulous scientist, whose services are used by large enterprises and government departments.

The conclusion is obvious: the interests of big industry and business outweigh the interests of ordinary American consumers and care about the health of the nation.

That is why today the Center for control and disease prevention claims about the presence in the body of the average American 29 different pesticides.

Dangerous pesticide glyphosate is found in almost all products in the U.S., and even in breast milksource: flickr

The US consumers Union reports that there is no legal way to limit the amount used in agriculture types of chemicals. As a consequence, almost one third tested by the Ministry of agriculture products are composed of traces of two or more pesticides.

Each of them at least harmful in itself, and the consequences of such «mixes» is not checked, unknown, and unpredictable.

 

 

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