Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show

Okay Alan K. this seems to be much ado about nothing to quote William Shakespeare.
1. According to the article you shared "FDA chemist Narong Chamkasem found “over-the-tolerance” levels of glyphosate in [an unofficial sample of] corn, detected at 6.5 parts per million, an FDA email states. The legal limit is 5.0 ppm.
2. I di some research and it seems " Glyphosate that is absorbed or ingested will pass through the body relatively quickly. The vast majority of glyphosate leaves the body in urine and feces without being changed into another chemical."
3. If herbicides were not used, people would complain about grasses and weeds in their food.
4. Herbicides such as glyphosate have benefited billions and they have been studied for decades.

What is glyphosate?
Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses. The sodium salt form of glyphosate is used to regulate plant growth and ripen fruit.

Glyphosate was first registered for use in the U.S. in 1974. Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States. People apply it in agriculture and forestry, on lawns and gardens, and for weeds in industrial areas. Some products containing glyphosate control aquatic plants.

What are some products that contain glyphosate?
Glyphosate comes in many forms, including an acid and several salts. These can be either solids or an amber-colored liquid. There are over 750 products containing glyphosate for sale in the United States.

Always follow label instructions and take steps to avoid exposure. If any exposures occur, be sure to follow the First Aid instructions on the product label carefully. For additional treatment advice, contact the Poison Control Center at [login to see] . If you wish to discuss a pesticide problem, please call [login to see] .

How does glyphosate work?
Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide, meaning it will kill most plants. It prevents the plants from making certain proteins that are needed for plant growth. Glyphosate stops a specific enzyme pathway, the shikimic acid pathway. The shikimic acid pathway is necessary for plants and some microorganisms.


How might I be exposed to glyphosate?
You can be exposed to glyphosate if you get it on your skin, in your eyes or breathe it in when you are using it. You might swallow some glyphosate if you eat or smoke after applying it without washing your hands first. You may also be exposed if you touch plants that are still wet with spray. Glyphosate isn't likely to vaporize after it is sprayed.

What are some signs and symptoms from a brief exposure to glyphosate?
Pure glyphosate is low in toxicity, but products usually contain other ingredients that help the glyphosate get into the plants. The other ingredients in the product can make the product more toxic. Products containing glyphosate may cause eye or skin irritation. People who breathed in spray mist from products containing glyphosate felt irritation in their nose and throat. Swallowing products with glyphosate can cause increased saliva, burns in the mouth and throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Fatalities have been reported in cases of intentional ingestion.

Pets may be at risk if they touch or eat plants that are still wet with spray from products containing glyphosate. Animals exposed to products with glyphosate may drool, vomit, have diarrhea, lose their appetite, or seem sleepy.

What happens to glyphosate when it enters the body?
In humans, glyphosate does not easily pass through the skin. Glyphosate that is absorbed or ingested will pass through the body relatively quickly. The vast majority of glyphosate leaves the body in urine and feces without being changed into another chemical.

Is glyphosate likely to contribute to the development of cancer?
When high doses were administered to laboratory animals, some studies suggest that glyphosate has carcinogenic potential. Studies on cancer rates in people have provided conflicting results on whether the use of glyphosate containing products is associated with cancer. Some studies have associated glyphosate use with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Has anyone studied non-cancer effects from long-term exposure to glyphosate?
Glyphosate exposure has been linked to developmental and reproductive effects at high doses that were administered to rats repeatedly during pregnancy. These doses made the mother rats sick. The rat fetuses gained weight more slowly, and some fetuses had skeletal defects. These effects were not observed at lower doses.

No information was found linking exposure to glyphosate with asthma or other diseases.

Are children more sensitive to glyphosate than adults?
While children may be especially sensitive to pesticides compared to adults, there are currently no data showing that children have increased sensitivity specifically to glyphosate.

What happens to glyphosate in the environment?
Glyphosate binds tightly to soil. It can persist in soil for up to 6 months depending on the climate and the type of soil it is in. Glyphosate is broken down by bacteria in the soil.

Glyphosate is not likely to get into groundwater because it binds tightly to soil. In one study, half the glyphosate in dead leaves broke down in 8 or 9 days. Another study found that some glyphosate was taken up by carrots and lettuce after the soil was treated with it.


Can glyphosate affect birds, fish, or other wildlife?
Pure glyphosate is low in toxicity to fish and wildlife, but some products containing glyphosate may be toxic because of the other ingredients in them. Glyphosate may affect fish and wildlife indirectly because killing the plants alters the animals' habitat.

Where can I get more information?
For more detailed information about glyphosate please visit the list of referenced resources or call the National Pesticide Information Center, Monday - Friday, between 8:00am - 12:00pm Pacific Time (11:00am - 3:00pm Eastern Time) at [login to see] or visit us on the web at http://npic.orst.edu. NPIC provides objective, science-based answers to questions about pesticides.

Please cite as: Henderson, A. M.; Gervais, J. A.; Luukinen, B.; Buhl, K.; Stone, D. 2010. Glyphosate General Fact Sheet; National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University Extension Services. http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html.

Date Reviewed: 2015

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That's just great, don't understand why this is kept quiet, but we have to be told of every move in the war zone, which also puts lives in danger.

Glyphosate is the fancy name for Round-Up and it is genetically combined these days into Roundup ready corn, soybeans, sugar beets, wheat and some feed grains too. If you ever see a roundup GMO field it is the cleanest field you will ever see. When an insect eats the leaves of a Roundup GMO crop they die immediately as it attacks their digestive system. GMO stands for "Genetically Modified Organism" because the Glyphosate is genetically attached to the seed.

In humans it's just a matter of time and it has been compared to the rain barrel effect. The chemical you are ingesting won't affect you until you have enough of it in your body like a full rain barrel. Look at the Vietnam Vets who were exposed in the 70's and are just now presenting symptoms of different types of cancer.

They're also finding out that the Glyphosate has or can skip a generation and cancers and other malady's have presented in sons, daughters they had after they returned home.

Interestingly enough Monsanto the manufacturer of this chemical and GMO crops is offering payment for those folks with cancers directly attributed to their exposure to Roundup. This can be as simple as exposure from spraying the grass along your sidewalk with Roundup that you mixed for weeds or grasses on your yard.

A recent paper (Samsel & Seneff, 2013), argued that glyphosate may be a key contributor to the obesity epidemic and the autism epidemic in the United States, as well as to several other diseases and conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, infertility, depression, and cancer.

Monsanto has filled nearly every scientific position and testing lab position for the U.S. Government with their own scientists so a honest evaluation can't even happen these days. The Dept. Of Agriculture is a prime example. Department heads and the Secretary of Agriculture all work or have worked for Monsanto. They control all the testing and unfortunately the results of those tests for release to the public.

You can't just say you are going to avoid corn flakes for breakfast either and feel safe because the High Fructose Corn Syrup made from GMO Corn that most everything is sweetened with these days has Roundup in it too.
Europe has demanded that no more Roundup or GMO products be shipped or sold in their countries because of the harm this product can do to your body. It's down right deadly!