Re: Glyphosate update

**M* P* D* <m*@dargan.com>**

Thankyou so much for this update, Catriona. One cannot be too careful with
their food...air, water...

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:09 PM Catriona Erler <
catriona@catrionatudorerler.com> wrote:

> Anyone interested (concerned) about effects of glyphosate on humans should
> check out this link
> <
> https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/05/15/glyphosate-in-food.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20180515Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM207282&et_rid=305460542
> >
> .
>
> Story at-a-glance
>
>    - Between 1974 — the year glyphosate entered the U.S. market — and 2014,
>    glyphosate use in the U.S. increased more than 250fold
>    - Few people had detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine in 1993,
>    but by 2016, 70 percent had detectable levels. Between 1993 and 2016,
> the
>    glyphosate levels in people’s bodies increased by 1,208 percent
>    - While both the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program
>    and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) measure pesticide
> residues
>    in foods, neither include glyphosate in their official testing
>    - Internal FDA emails reveal Roundup has been found in virtually all
>    foods tested, including granola, oatmeal products, crackers and honey
>    - Independent testing has found significant amounts of glyphosate in a
>    wide range of foods as well, including grains (especially oats),
> legumes,
>    beans, orange juice, wine and ice cream
>
>
> Catriona
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