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By Friends of the Earth
People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their urine, show the results of tests commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and released today [1].
The findings raise concerns about increasing levels of exposure to glyphosate-based weed killers, commonly used by farmers, public authorities and gardeners across Europe. The use of glyphosate is predicted to rise further if more genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in Europe [2].
Despite its widespread use, there is currently little monitoring of glyphosate in food, water or the wider environment. This is the first time monitoring has been carried out across Europe for the presence of the weed killer in human bodies.
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/gmo-and-monsanto-glyphosate-weed-killer-found-in-human-urine-across-europe/5338868
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Progressive dog
(6,922 posts)TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)You gotta wonder what our urine profile looks like in the states.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Heywood J
(2,515 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)is not too well respected. In case you'd like to edit your OP.
http://www.foeeurope.org/weed-killer-glyphosate-found-human-urine-across-Europe-130613
Berlum
(7,044 posts)This multinational corporation is out of control.
Orrex
(63,247 posts)TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)n/t
Blue Owl
(50,536 posts)DevonRex
(22,541 posts)"Despite presenting itself as a source of scholarly analysis, globalresearch.ca mostly consists of polemics many of which accept (and use) conspiracy theories, pseudoscience and propaganda.
The prevalent conspiracist strand relates to global power-elites (primarily governments and corporations) and their New World Order. Specific featured conspiracy theories include those addressing 9/11, vaccines, genetic modification, Zionism, HAARP, global warming, and David Kelly. Analyses of these issues tend follow the lines of the site's political biases.
Apparently, contributors to globalresearch.ca consider information sourced from anyone who seems aligned to their ideology as reliable; during the 2011 Libyan civil war the site was an apologist for Muammar al-Gaddafi, reproducing his propaganda and painting him as a paragon of a modern leader."
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Especially since they have links that lead to some scary places. Not saying the stuff is good for you or anything of the sort. Just that if you're Jewish, say, you might run across something particularly upsetting on Global Research. I'm not Jewish and I was caught by surprise.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)n/t
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid