Sad News: USDA Dumps Plans to Test Foods for Glyphosate Herbicide

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By Julie Fidler

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly scrapped plans to start testing food for glyphosate, the primary component of the Monsanto-made herbicide RoundUp.

The agency announced last year that it would begin testing food for glyphosate beginning in April 2017. In late 2016, data released by the USDA showed varying levels of pesticides, fungicides, and weed-killers in 85% of foods it sampled through its Pesticide Data Program. One sample of strawberries tested positive for 20 different pesticides. [1] [2]

The USDA spent the last year coordinating with the EPA and the FDA in preparation to start testing corn syrup samples …read more

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