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The weedkiller in our food is killing us

  • 10-12-2018 12:50pm
    #1
    DERICKOO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭


    Growing research show that glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the US, causes cancer.


    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/06/the-weedkiller-in-our-food-is-killing-us
    Ok we shop in our supermarket we love our fruit and veg but there are no labels on the imported fruit and veg we buy .How do we know the the fresh food stufs we buy that are imnported have not been sprayed with dangerious pesticides.


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  • #2
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    DERICKOO wrote: »
    Growing research show that glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the US, causes cancer.


    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/06/the-weedkiller-in-our-food-is-killing-us
    Ok we shop in our supermarket we love our fruit and veg but there are no labels on the imported fruit and veg we buy .How do we know the the fresh food stufs we buy that are imnported have not been sprayed with dangerious pesticides.

    there was a thread I think on boards about this that gave a lot of info on this. Opposing the ban on Roundup etc by professional gardeners and farmers. not well today so can someone find ti please? Thank you


  • #3
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,031 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Fruit and veg? Think bread.. Or anything with wheat soya or maize..
    Oh and meat and dairy that's been fed grain and soya..
    Sorry to ruin your day..

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #4
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 61,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Not a topic for the LTI forum and derailed already - thread closed


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