So the title of this blog is Glyphosate in food, but first, what even is glyphosate? Well, according to http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html glyphosate is a herbicide, and "It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses." With this being said, it is no mystery that with glyphosate being sprayed on vegetation that it gets on/in our food. So, is glyphosate in our food safe? There are many sides to this question, both arguing that glyphosate is dangerous and we should be concerned about our health, and the other arguing that glyphosate is safe and we shouldn't be concerned about it. According to the site http://www.biofortified.org/2013/10/glyphosate-toxic/ glyphosate is safe for humans when used correctly. Here you can learn how the EPA has a safe level requirement of pesticides on plants, known as tolerances, and that there are checks consistently by the USDA to make sure that these levels are being met so that people are safe from the pesticides and if there is a problem somewhere, the FDA can recall food from a certain area and makes decisions based on the data. Others can argue that although there are tolerances being made on the pesticide, it is still toxic and dangerous to our health. Whether you want to believe it or not, glyphosate is in our food. According to the site http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/20/glyphosate-roundup-levels.aspx you are exposed to glyphosate when you eat meat that is from an animal that was eating soy, which contains high levels of glyphosate. Also, according to this article (published in 2014), the EPA raised the level of glyphosate considered to be ok anywhere between 15-25 times the amount in specific foods in 2013 due to the fact more pesticides are being used. If there needs to be a "safe level" requirement, it is obviously not good for our health and that is why there are tolerance levels needed to be done. I hope after reading this blog that you have a little more understanding of what exactly glyphosate is, and are aware that it is in the food we consume every day.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Glyphosate in Food
So the title of this blog is Glyphosate in food, but first, what even is glyphosate? Well, according to http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html glyphosate is a herbicide, and "It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses." With this being said, it is no mystery that with glyphosate being sprayed on vegetation that it gets on/in our food. So, is glyphosate in our food safe? There are many sides to this question, both arguing that glyphosate is dangerous and we should be concerned about our health, and the other arguing that glyphosate is safe and we shouldn't be concerned about it. According to the site http://www.biofortified.org/2013/10/glyphosate-toxic/ glyphosate is safe for humans when used correctly. Here you can learn how the EPA has a safe level requirement of pesticides on plants, known as tolerances, and that there are checks consistently by the USDA to make sure that these levels are being met so that people are safe from the pesticides and if there is a problem somewhere, the FDA can recall food from a certain area and makes decisions based on the data. Others can argue that although there are tolerances being made on the pesticide, it is still toxic and dangerous to our health. Whether you want to believe it or not, glyphosate is in our food. According to the site http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/20/glyphosate-roundup-levels.aspx you are exposed to glyphosate when you eat meat that is from an animal that was eating soy, which contains high levels of glyphosate. Also, according to this article (published in 2014), the EPA raised the level of glyphosate considered to be ok anywhere between 15-25 times the amount in specific foods in 2013 due to the fact more pesticides are being used. If there needs to be a "safe level" requirement, it is obviously not good for our health and that is why there are tolerance levels needed to be done. I hope after reading this blog that you have a little more understanding of what exactly glyphosate is, and are aware that it is in the food we consume every day.
