FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food
Feb 25, 2016 20:01:05 GMT -6
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Post by Rickster on Feb 25, 2016 20:01:05 GMT -6
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Guess there is nothing like being a day late and a dollar short. What is striking is the FDA has never done any testing on Glyphosate at all. The only way that happens and everyone watching this topic knows the government positions given to ex Monsanto executives in Ag, FDA, and EPA. Why do we have a FDA if they don't test for these things? Of course I am a tin hatter for conspiracy and typically blown off for asking such questions of people but we will see who has the last laugh.
"Glyphosate is a widely used weed killer—and a "probable human carcinogen"
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s chief food safety regulator, plans to start testing certain foods for residues of the world’s most widely used weed killer after the World Health Organization’s cancer experts last year declared the chemical a probable human carcinogen.
The FDA’s move comes amid growing public concern about the safety of the herbicide known as glyphosate, and comes after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) rebuked the agency for failing to do such assessments and for not disclosing that short-coming to the public.
Private companies, academics, and consumer groups have recently launched their own testing and claim to have detected glyphosate residues in breast milk, honey, cereal, wheat flour, soy sauce, infant formula, and other substances.
Civil Eats: Are Bee-Killing Pesticides Impacting Our Health?
FDA officials dubbed the issue “sensitive” and declined to provide details of the plans, but FDA spokeswoman Lauren Sucher said the agency was moving forward to test for glyphosate for the first time in the agency’s history."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s chief food safety regulator, plans to start testing certain foods for residues of the world’s most widely used weed killer after the World Health Organization’s cancer experts last year declared the chemical a probable human carcinogen.
The FDA’s move comes amid growing public concern about the safety of the herbicide known as glyphosate, and comes after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) rebuked the agency for failing to do such assessments and for not disclosing that short-coming to the public.
Private companies, academics, and consumer groups have recently launched their own testing and claim to have detected glyphosate residues in breast milk, honey, cereal, wheat flour, soy sauce, infant formula, and other substances.
Civil Eats: Are Bee-Killing Pesticides Impacting Our Health?
FDA officials dubbed the issue “sensitive” and declined to provide details of the plans, but FDA spokeswoman Lauren Sucher said the agency was moving forward to test for glyphosate for the first time in the agency’s history."
Guess there is nothing like being a day late and a dollar short. What is striking is the FDA has never done any testing on Glyphosate at all. The only way that happens and everyone watching this topic knows the government positions given to ex Monsanto executives in Ag, FDA, and EPA. Why do we have a FDA if they don't test for these things? Of course I am a tin hatter for conspiracy and typically blown off for asking such questions of people but we will see who has the last laugh.
