#glyphosate — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #glyphosate, aggregated by home.social.
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We’ve Identified California’s Top 100 Roundup Users. Some May Surprise You.
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US Forest Service Chief With Industry Ties Pushed for More Logging on Public Lands
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Chemical in #Roundup that causes brain damage found in common #cereals, new study finds
December 5, 2024 | Vivek Saxena
"Brief exposure to a weed killer found in breakfast cereals, oats, and orange juice has been shown to cause damage to the human body and brain.
"The weed killer, glyphosate (also known as Roundup), 'is the most widely used herbicide in the US,' according to the Center for Environmental Health.
" 'It is the most commonly used pesticide [#herbicide] in parks and is even found in foods that adults and kids love,' the center notes.
"Yet a new study conducted by Arizona State University researcher Ramon Velazquez and his team has found that active exposure to glyphosate 'can result in significant #BrainInflammation, and increase the risk of #neurodegenerative disease and #Alzheimer’s-like effects,' as reported by Arizona State University (#ASU).
" 'Our work contributes to the growing literature highlighting the brain’s vulnerability to glyphosate,' Velazquez said in a statement. 'Given the increasing incidence of #CognitiveDecline in the aging population, particularly in rural communities where exposure to glyphosate is more common due to large-scale #farming, there is an urgent need for more basic research on the effects of this herbicide.'
" 'My hope is that our work drives further investigation into the effects of glyphosate exposure, which may lead to a reexamination of its long-term safety and perhaps spark discussion about other prevalent toxins in our environment that may affect the brain,' additional study author Samantha Bartholomew added.
"The study involved testing both a high dose and low dose of glyphosate exposure on mice, with the lower dose being around the level that’s found in common foods like cereal and orange juice. While the high dosage dose caused issues, so did the lower dose.
" '[The] lower dose still led to harmful effects in the brains of mice, even after exposure ceased for months,' according to ASU. 'While reports show that most Americans are exposed to glyphosate daily, these results show that even a short period could potentially cause neurological damage.'
"A previous study commissioned by #MomsAcrossAmerica in 2017 found that one of the most popular #OrangeJuices in America, #Tropicana, also contains glyphosate.
" 'The discovery of glyphosate residue in orange juice is unacceptable, especially since a branch of the World Health Organization designated glyphosate a probable #carcinogen two years ago, back in the spring of 2015,' Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt said in a statement at the time.
" 'The EPA has had ample time to revoke the license of this chemical and restrict its use in our food and beverage crops. As confirmed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, our children (who frequently drink orange juice for breakfast) are especially vulnerable to pesticides and measures should be taken immediately to protect them,' she added.
"What remains to be seen is how the upcoming Trump Environmental Protection Agency will deal with this." [We know how that went!!! More #EPAFails!]
#EPAFail #Bayer #ToxicPesticides
#Monocrops #Monocrap #BigAg
#BigChem #Corruption #Poison #Crapitalism #CapitalismKills #RoundUpKills #USPol #WorldPol #Roundup #Glyphosate #BreakfastCereals #OrangeJuice -
While on the subject of #LateStageCapitalism... Unfortunately, this doesn't surprise me. If #Glyphosate can cause gut inflammation [and bugs' stomachs to explode], you can count on it causing brain inflammation! Oh, and yeah -- deport those migrant farm workers and start doing their jobs, MAGAts. Good luck with that!
Chemical found in breakfast foods [and lots of other foods] linked to #BrainDamage in new study
December 5, 2024
Story by Maiya Focht Health Reporter"A #pesticide that has been found in breakfast cereals, oats and orange juice may be able to cause dementia symptoms in weeks.
"Weed-killer glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in RoundUp, has long been linked to cancers and nerve damage. But much of the earlier research has focused on looking at people that interact with it every day like farm workers.
"The new study, performed on mice, suggests even small amounts of exposure can have long-lasting effects.
"Experts found rodents who were given for about three months saw Alzheimer's-like changes to their brains which persisted for months.
"Upon dissecting the brains, the researchers saw the chemical itself had gotten into the delicate tissue of the brain, where it likely caused inflammation, which caused nerves and brain tissue to decay, leading to the changes they observed after six months.
"Patrick Pirrotte, a study author and director at City of Hope said: 'These findings highlight that many chemicals we regularly encounter, previously considered safe, may pose potential health risks.
"Foods that were found to contain glyphosate include #QuakerOatmeal, #CheezIt and #Tropicana orange juice, according to a separate analysis by Sokolove law, a personal injury and illness law firm."
#FDAFail #EPAFail #BanGlyphosates #RoundupKills #Bayer #Monsanto #Dementia #WaterIsLife #SoilPollution #WaterPollution
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*We have a similar longtime movement in #BritishColumbia for same government approved aerial herbicide toxic spraying issue #StopTheSprayBC *
#FirstNations and #environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial #herbicide spraying on #forestlands for decades. This year, #Indigenous groups in Northern #Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in #NovaScotia, residents have resorted to peaceful #DirectAction to enforce their own ban.
The #ForestIndustry routinely dumps tons of chemicals like #glyphosate, the main ingredient in #Roundup weedkiller, on logged areas to kill off naturally-regenerated trees and shrubs in favour of commercial #TreeFarms. The problem is, these herbicides are #lethal to frogs, lizards, and salamanders. They wipe out #MedicinalPlants and berry bushes that Indigenous people and #wildlife rely on. Glyphosate, a suspected #carcinogen, #contaminates #rivers and #groundwater far and wide through indiscriminate spraying.
https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/spray-down/
#CDNpoli #StopTheSpray #Ecocide #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #BanCorporateLobbyists #ForestryReformNow
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I find it fascinating that #CMP and utility companies can skimp on trimming trees before damaging storms, and yet have no problem cutting down trees in #WesternMaine for transmission lines that will transmit energy from Quebec to Massachusetts. Makes total sense! (Also, who is going to maintain the pathway once the project has been completed? Let me guess -- #Roundup to the rescue!)
#QuebecHydro #ProtectTheForest #NorthWoods #LocalSolar #KeepItLocal #Glyphosate #Maine
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To be fair, when the above-mentioned MonsantoPapers were revealed no one could talk about them.
What were they about? What they meant, in terms of which science may've been perverted to #engineerConsent for a host of really quite criminal policies was kept completely from view of the general population.
#scienceAbuse #climate #water #bigPharma #bigAg #poisonsCartel #technoFeudalists #billGates #theMedia #fossilFuels #fertilizers #glyphosate #herbicides #gutHealth #rfkWasRight
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@icedquinn
Do they do any, non-organic #soy stuff. Apparently #Bonsoy is the only one some #nutritionalists in #Australia trust because they don't do an organic and non-organic variety.All of their stuff is #GMOFree (read: #glyphosate-free).
They did make a big mistake with #iodine about 10 years ago, if our memory serves, but that is long remedied.
@asuperhero