Monsanto, and its German owner Bayer, maintain that glyphosate does not pose a health risk, and government officials say that residues of glyphosate and other pesticides found in food products are almost always so low that they are not considered harmful.

But international scientists affiliated with the World Health Organization have classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans, and recent studies out of Europe have found glyphosate herbicides pose not just cancer, but other health risks.

You can find the results on Healthy Florida First

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    The linked Healthy Florida First page gives measurements found but nowhere suggests what a reasonable limit is. The dose is the poison, people.

    Imagine if they just published arsenic levels found in various fish but gave no context.

    I wrote the above, and then I checked their site. They only have 3 categories, and arsenic is in the candy one. They give the safe consumption limit there. I guess they’re implying no level of glyphosate is safe?

    Prioritize Nutrition as the Root Cause of Chronic Diseases

    That’s a weird goal. Do you think they just didn’t proof read it?

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      There are genuine research bodies, and then there are “research” bodies – covertly funded by corporations – that borderline scaring people into buying a specific product because it’s “safer” or “recommended” by an equally sketchy group of supposed “professionals”.