Note from Helen Jaccard: Glyphosate has been found in the breast milk of nursing mothers and in urine collected miles from application sites. This gives lie to Monsanto’s claims that Roundup is safe and glyphosate does not accumulate in the human body.
While there has been controversy about the lack of EVIDENCE that conclusively links Glyphosate to specific health issues, research has identified clear connections between the herbicide and cancers, kidney diseases, birth defects and parkinson’s disease, among others. It has also been increasingly considered a culprit as an endocrine disruptor, causing problems including obesity and early development in girls.
We don’t KNOW exactly the causal evidence because the research being done on Glyphosate is not, for the most part, independent research. The EPA and the USDA does NOT do their own independent testing for safety. Instead they merely accept the results of Monsanto’s research.
And the fact that Monsanto is a heavy donor to just about every major agricultural science university or research institute in the US means that they exert pressure on the kinds of research done, and one can conclude, on the results of that research.
– PopRes
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Toxic herbicide GLYPHOSATE, an active ingredient in Roundup, has been found in the breast milk of nursing mothers and in urine collected from people living far from the sites where Roundup is applied to crops. This means that it is IN OUR FOOD supply, on food crops, in processed foods of all kinds, including pediatric and feeding supplements for the most vulnerable children, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. Monsanto tells us that Glyphosate does not accumulate in our bodies, but the research being conducted does not back up their statements. Only organically grown, Non GMO (genetically modified) food and food products are free from glyphosate and other toxic herbicides.
How dangerous is GLYPHOSATE? There is no conclusive evidence that shows causality, BUT Glyphosate has been linked in studies throughout the world with serious and life-threatening birth defects, kidney disease, cancers, and it has been shown to be an endocrine disruptor. These research papers are rejected by Monsanto as unsound science. But following the Precautionary Principle, a growing number of European and other nations have banned GMO crops and crops sprayed with Glyphosate.
How can food in America be dangerous to the public? Why aren’t our government agencies, the US Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency, protecting ordinary Americans from these dangerous chemicals? Why do farmers continue to use these dangerous chemicals? Why does mainstream media not report on these dangers? This website is aimed at educating the public and members of Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, a 100 year old international peace organization, about the dangers of these unsustainable methods of farming and weed control and toxic chemicals being approved by our government with NO independent testing. That’s right. The USDA and EPA do not do their OWN independent testing of these chemicals and crops. Instead they rely on Monsanto and other extremely profitable transnational corporations to conduct all tests for safety. We believe this is wrong and dangerous and bends science to the service of corporate profits.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? Use this website to
- Read more and educate yourself, using our ARTICLES & STUDIES pages.
- Education your community, using reprints of ARTICLES and ourDOWNLOADABLE/PRINTABLE INFOGRAPHIC CARD.
- Advocate for safer more sustainable farming methods by using our SAMPLE LETTERS to create a letter-writing campaign in your community.
- Advocate for SAFER WEED CONTROL IN MUNICIPAL SETTINGS, in and around your town’s grounds keeping and landscape maintenance.
- Learn about more SUSTAINABLE WEED CONTROL methods YOU can use in your own gardens and lawns.
- ORGANIZE around your state with other like minded individuals who want to work on this issue.
