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It's also a neurotoxin in humans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101768/
Is there glyphosate in our food? How does it get there?
It's also a neurotoxin in humans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101768/
> Most of studies of rodents analyzed in this review used doses of glyphosate or GBH that did not exceed the current NOAEL and ranged from 5 mg/kg [68] to 800 mg/kg [13]. These doses are not representative of human environmental exposures, which are in the range of μg/kg/day.
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US bulk agriculture exports are what keep vast swathes of the developing world from starving. GMOs, herbicides and pesticides are how the US produces immense quantities of cheap food for the rest of the world [1]. I don't really care what the rest of the world whines about, when the US is the country actually keeping millions of the global poor alive. [1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/international-markets-u-s-tr..…
> I don't really care what the rest of the world whines about thank you for clarifying your point of view so well
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US bulk agriculture exports are what keep vast swathes of the developing world from starving. GMOs, herbicides and pesticides are how the US produces immense quantities of cheap food for the rest of the world [1]. I don't really care what the rest of the world whines about, when the US is the country actually keeping millions of the global poor alive. [1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/international-markets-u-s-tr..…
No. The US (and European) ag subsidies are what fuel overproduction, undermine local production and markets in other countries, creating dependencies and poor diets.
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Is there glyphosate in our food? How does it get there?
Mainly Roundup residues on GMO foods, as well as farm runoff in groundwater. EPA estimates we're all exposed to 0.058–0.230 mg/kg/day and they set the maximum acceptable daily dose at 1.75 mg/kg/day. But the available dosage science is weak.
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No. The US (and European) ag subsidies are what fuel overproduction, undermine local production and markets in other countries, creating dependencies and poor diets.
Overproduction? Of food?
“The US sugar program relies on import quotas and limits on domestic production to ensure domestic prices for raw and refined sugar are, on average, about 100% higher than world prices.
4,000 or so farms that raise sugar beet and sugarcane, many of which also plant most of their cropland to other heavily subsidized commodities such as corn and soybeans.”
https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/recapping-the-e...
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>> An average of almost 130 pounds of glyphosate herbicides were sprayed per square mile in U.S. counties. Is this the weight of pure glyphosate, or it includes the solvents like water? Wikipedia says that the density of glyphosate is 1.7 but they have no units. Let's assume it's g/cm^3 (the density of water is 1g/cm^3, so it's a good guess.) From https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=130pounds+%2F+%281.7g%2... this i…
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It's easy in America. As soon as your industry becomes big enough you can afford to petition (lobby) the government to write regulations that favor your busines in your industry. Fortunately any American can petition their government. Collectively we could hire our own lobbyist to write better laws (and regulations).
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Overproduction? Of food?
Yes. Specific foods. Such as corn, sugar and soybean. “The US sugar program relies on import quotas and limits on domestic production to ensure domestic prices for raw and refined sugar are, on average, about 100% higher than world prices. 4,000 or so farms that raise sugar beet and sugarcane, many of which also plant most of their cropland to other heavily subsidized commodities such as corn and soybeans.” https://w…
How can you possibly be arguing that limits on domestic production are causing overproduction?
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Yes. Specific foods. Such as corn, sugar and soybean. “The US sugar program relies on import quotas and limits on domestic production to ensure domestic prices for raw and refined sugar are, on average, about 100% higher than world prices. 4,000 or so farms that raise sugar beet and sugarcane, many of which also plant most of their cropland to other heavily subsidized commodities such as corn and soybeans.” https://w…
> and limits on domestic production How can you possibly be arguing that limits on domestic production are causing overproduction ?