Glyphosate Detected in Breast Milk of American Mothers Monsanto’s glyphosate-resistant (“Roundup Ready”) genetically engineered crops are widely cultivated across the U.S. and there is corresponding extensive use of the herbicide. There is currently no regulatory limit for the amount of glyphosate in breast milk anywhere in the world as Monsanto and regulatory bodies globally have based their regulations on the assumption that glyphosate is not bio-accumulative. However, pilot tests for residues of the herbicide, glyphosate, in the breast milk of American women, has found ‘high’ levels in 3 out of the 10 samples at 76 ug/l, 99 ug/l and 166 ug/l, which are 760 to 1600 times higher than the European Drinking Water Directive allows for individual pesticides. They are however less than the 700 ug/l maximum contaminant level (MCL) for glyphosate in drinking water in the U.S. Urine and drinking water samples from across the U.S. were also tested for glyphosate. The levels in the urine samples were over 10 times higher than those found in the EU in 2013 while 13 out of 21 drinking water samples tested positive for glyphosate, some at levels above the European maximum limit for such.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:31:21 +0000
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