If you are worried about agrichemicals in your food, there were two disturbing developments recently…
First, a jury awarded a man $289 million because it agreed that the world’s most-used weed killer, Roundup, gave him cancer.
Second, an independent lab tested 45 breakfast foods. It found Roundup in 31 of them.
For years, Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, has insisted the product is safe.
But many scientists disagree. In fact, the product has been banned in most European countries.1
In 2015, the World Health Organization warned that Roundup was “probably carcinogenic.”2
Monsanto fought back. It spent millions of dollars on political lobbyists. It has even been accused of bribing scientists to confirm that Roundup is harmless to humans.3
The strategy worked. Until now.
A California groundskeeper, DeWayne Johnson, sued Monsanto in 2017.
Johnson’s job required him to mix and spray hundreds of gallons of Monsanto’s herbicides onto school properties. He developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.4
Johnson claimed that glyphosate, the main chemical in Roundup, had given him the deadly cancer.
Since he was dying, his trial was fast-tracked by the courts.
On August 10, a jury agreed with Johnson. Not only did they find Monsanto guilty, they awarded almost $300 million to punish Monsanto for their years of deception.5
Johnson’s victory could open the floodgates for over 5,000 similar lawsuits pending against the company.
Breakfast Cereals Could Be Killing You
Around the same time as Monsanto was a losing in court, they were getting other bad news.
A consumer advocacy group, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), tested 45 common breakfast foods that contained oats. They found elevated levels of glyphosates in 31 of them.
They included Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and Kellogg’s Cracklin’ Oat Bran.6
Other breakfast foods with high glyphosate levels were Quaker Old Fashion Oats and Steel Cut Oats, and Giant Instant Oatmeal.
Granola fared no better. Back to Nature Classic Granola, Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisin and Almonds, and Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats ‘n Honey contained high levels of glyphosates.
The worst sample was from Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal. It scored almost over five times higher than what EWG considers safe.7
Dr. Alexis Temkin is an EWG toxicologist. She worked on the cereal analysis.
“There are levels above what we could consider safe in very popular breakfast foods,” said Dr. Temkin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the group’s findings.
5 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Roundup
After the findings were released, General Mills, the makers of Cheerios and other breakfast foods, said, “Our products are safe and without question they meet regulatory safety levels.”
But why risk cancer?
Roundup is so common that it’s almost impossible to avoid it entirely. But here’s how to reduce your exposure:8 9
- Don’t eat processed foods. More glyphosate is found in packaged foods than on fresh or frozen foods. That’s because many packaged foods contain some form of corn or soybeans.
- Never eat non-organic versions of these foods.
- Soy
- Corn
- Canola
- Almonds
- Dried peas
- Carrots
- Quinoa
- Sweet potatoes
- Wash vegetables thoroughly. If you can’t find organic, the best way to clean your fruits and vegetables of herbicides is to soak them in water for about 10 minutes. Then rinse under running water while rubbing the outside with your hands.
- Don’t buy produce grown in Argentina or China. They allow higher levels of pesticides.
- Trim excess fat and skin from non-organic meats. Glyphosate is more highly concentrated in fatty tissues.
And don’t use Roundup or glyphosate-based products in your yard. Use a natural herbicide instead. We recommend a brand called Dr. Earth.
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References:
1 https://www.institutefornaturalhealing.com/2018/06/roundup-gave-cancer/
2 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/27/1373484/-Monsanto-s-Discredit-Bureau-Swings-into-Action
3 https://www.ecowatch.com/monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-2468647604.html
4 https://www.institutefornaturalhealing.com/2018/06/roundup-gave-cancer/
5 https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/15/health/glyphosate-oat-products-ewg-study/index.html
6 https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/glyphosateincereal/#.W4WUa7gnaUm
7 https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/glyphosateincereal/#.W3LU385Ki71
8 https://www.institutefornaturalhealing.com/2018/06/roundup-gave-cancer/
9 https://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Glyphosate-Residue