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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFDA nugget: "i would certainly expect the levels of glyphosate in humans to rise over time........
given the steady increase of the use of glyphosate both domestically and internationally."
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Eko
(7,170 posts)"Re the levels, assuming the study is valid (big assumption)........However, I don't know if sub ppb levels of glyphosate in urine is significant; a 1000% of nothing is still nothing. "
Bold is mine.
womanofthehills
(8,579 posts)Also:
Medical Journals: Monsanto Glyphosate in Pee, Bad for Health
The paper, published today (JAMA October 24/31, 2017 Volume 318, Number 16) by medical experts from the University of California measured levels of glyphosate in the urine of one hundred people. The study subjects had been involved in a study since the 1970s which allowed the researchers to go back and look at historical and current levels of glyphosate in urine over decades. And, the trend is rising, as glyphosate crop uses rise across the country!
(Graph at link)
However, even without knowing where all our exposures are coming from, having glyphosate flowing within and through our bodies on a regular basis is disturbing because it is a carcinogen. It was classified in 2015 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as probably carcinogenic to people (Group 2A), and since July of this year it has been listed in the State of California under Proposition 65 as Known to Cause Cancer in people.
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-sass/medical-journals-calling-out-monsantos-glyphosate-pollution
Eko
(7,170 posts)womanofthehills
(8,579 posts)I don't believe salt has "inert" secret ingredients or that it is a carcinogen. Show me a Material Data Safety Sheet listing salt as a carcinogen...... I haven't seen one.
These formulated weedkillers are commonly used in agriculture, leaving residues in food and water, as well as public spaces such as golf courses, parks and childrens playgrounds.
The tests are part of the US National Toxicology Programs (NTP) first-ever examination of herbicide formulations made with the active ingredient glyphosate, but that also include other chemicals. While regulators have previously required extensive testing of glyphosate in isolation, government scientists have not fully examined the toxicity of the more complex products sold to consumers, farmers and others.
Monsanto introduced its glyphosate-based Roundup brand in 1974. But it is only now, after more than 40 years of widespread use, that the government is investigating the toxicity of glyphosate-based herbicides on human cells.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/08/weedkiller-tests-monsanto-health-dangers-active-ingredient
Eko
(7,170 posts)The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) found that there is probable evidence that both salt and salt preserved foods are associated with an increased risk of stomach cancer[2]. Probably is the second highest level of evidence of a link and denotes a causal association. This finding is consistent with other review articles[5][6][7][8], and the World Health Organization report published in 2003, which classified salt preserved foods and salt as probably causing stomach cancer[9].
https://wiki.cancer.org.au/policy/Position_statement_-_Salt_and_cancer_risk