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An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 22" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://wesa.fm/post/fda-scientist-finds-traces-weed-killer-many-common-foods" target="_blank"><strong>An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods - WESA</strong></a></p><p></p><p>New emails uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that a US Food and Drug Administration scientist found residue from the herbicide glyphosate on nearly every food item tested, including cereals, crackers and honey.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization listed glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen.” Monsanto, the manufacturer of glyphosate (which most consumers know more familiarly as the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup), <a href="https://civileats.com/2018/03/29/inside-monsantos-day-in-court-scientists-weigh-in-on-glyphosates-cancer-risks/" target="_blank">disagrees with the agency's data</a>. Some 80,000 tons of <a href="http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html" target="_blank">glyphosate</a> are used yearly in America for household and commercial applications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 22, member: 1"] [URL='http://wesa.fm/post/fda-scientist-finds-traces-weed-killer-many-common-foods'][B]An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods - WESA[/B][/URL] New emails uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that a US Food and Drug Administration scientist found residue from the herbicide glyphosate on nearly every food item tested, including cereals, crackers and honey. In 2015, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization listed glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen.” Monsanto, the manufacturer of glyphosate (which most consumers know more familiarly as the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup), [URL='https://civileats.com/2018/03/29/inside-monsantos-day-in-court-scientists-weigh-in-on-glyphosates-cancer-risks/']disagrees with the agency's data[/URL]. Some 80,000 tons of [URL='http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html']glyphosate[/URL] are used yearly in America for household and commercial applications. [/QUOTE]
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