Over the years, there have been numerous complaints and alerts regarding the high toxicity of glyphosate . This poison has been found in food and hygiene products despite the fact that even the media have warned that it is a carcinogenic chemical. But what really is glyphosate? Do some products really contain it despite its high toxicity?
What is glyphosate?
Glyphosate is a herbicide that was created in 1970 by Monsanto , an American multinational producer of agrochemicals and biotechnology for agriculture. It was in this year that he began to develop genetically modified crops (GMOs) designed to withstand high doses of herbicides. This in particular is used to eliminate plants that alter ecosystems , although in many cases it is used to directly prevent the growth of weeds .
It is also very common to use it in some of the stages of sowing, in drying some plants, maintaining gardens or even spraying sidewalks in cities.
What foods can contain this herbicide?
It is very difficult to know which products are genetically modified and which brands are using glyphosate in their productions due to the lack of labeling and clarity in the description of the components. However, a list of the products that contained it was published . Obviously it was proven through various tests:
- Cheerios (Originals)
- Cheerios (Honey Nut)
- Wheaties
- Trix
- Annie’s Gluten Free Bunny Cookies Cocoa & Vanilla
- Kellog’s Corn Flakes
- Kellog’s Raisin Bran
- Kashi Organic Promise
- Kellog’s Special K
- Kellog’s Frosted Flakes
- Cheez-It Original
- Cheez-It Whole Grain
- Kashi Soft Bake Cookies, Oatmeal, Dark Chocolate
- Ritz Crackers
- Triscuit Crackers
- Airing
- Stacy’s Simply Naked Pita Chips (Frito-Lay)
- Lay’s: Kettle Cooked Original
- Doritos: Cool Ranch
- Fritos (Original) (100% Whole Grain)
- Goldfish crackers
- Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Feet
- Oatmeal Cookies Gluten Free
- 365 Organic Golden Round Crackers
- Back to Nature Crispy Cheddar Crackers
- Nature’s Path Organic Honey Almond Granola
- Back to Nature Classic Granola
- Quaker Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds
- Back to Nature Banana Walnut Granola Clusters
- Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats’ n Honey
- KIND Vanilla, Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds
- Giant Instant Oatmeal, Original Flavor
- Simple Truth Organic Instant Oatmeal, Original
- Quaker Dinosaur Eggs, Brown Sugar, Instant Oatmeal
- Great Value Original Instant Oatmeal
- Umpqua Oats, Maple Pecan
- Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal, Strawberries & Cream
- Kashi Heart to Heart Organic Honey Toasted cereal
- Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal
- Lucky charms
- Barbara’s Multigrain Spoonfuls, Original, Cereal
- Kellogg’s Cracklin ‘Oat Bran oat cereal
- 365 Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Quaker Steel Cut Oats
- Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
- Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats
- Nature’s Path Organic Old Fashioned Organic Oats
- Whole Foods Bulk Bin conventional rolled oats
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (4 samples tested)
- Tropicana
- Minute Maid
- Stater Bros.
- Signature Farms
- Kirkland
- Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
This herbicide was also found in crops of:
- Soy / Soy
- Soybean / Soybean Germ
- Cotton seed
- Grain of corn
- Sorghum
- Barley and grass-type herbs
What health problems can it cause?
There are those who claim that glyphosate, if used in a controlled manner, has no negative effects on the environment and that it is not harmful to the health of animals and people. However, the WHO assured that there is evidence to the contrary and that it can cause cancer in both animals and people . A Greenpeace report also warns that products containing glyphosate can cause, in addition to cancer, reproductive and neurological problems. And, through scientific studies, they showed that it has a high capacity to cause mitochondrial damage, necrosis, endocrine alterations and cell death in embryonic and placental cells.
To all this should also be added the negative impact on the environment because it could contaminate surface and groundwater, which could harm wildlife and end drinking water.
