Do you know exactly what’s in your box of cereal? Sure you can read the ingredients, but what’s really in there? Unfortunately many of our favourite breakfast cereals, oatmeal pouches, and breakfast bars are heavily laced with pesticide residue – specifically glyphosate. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s pesticide Roundup. You may have seen it on shelves at your local garden centre.
This chemical is heavily used on many conventional crops, specifically wheat, oats, corn, and soy. Not only is it used as a pesticide, but in the case of oats, it’s also used as a dessicant to dry the crops before harvest. But how do these plants not survive after being sprayed with copious amounts of Roundup? Monsanto has patented their own GMO seeds to be resistant to Roundup. In this episode, I discuss the regulations regarding GMO seeds more in depth.
In 2018, chemical company Bayer acquired Monsanto, now referred to as Bayer-Monsanto. Since 2018, 3 juries have awarded more than $2.2 billion – yes billion with a B – in 3 separate verdicts against the company over claims that Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. I share the stories of Dewayne Johnson, Edwin Hardeman, and Alva and Alberta Pilliod.
Sign petitions, talk to your local government official, make a stink about this! Glyphosate does not belong in our food supply. Say NO to Monsanto!
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References
Glyphosate Listed Effective July 7, 2017, as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer. oehha.ca.gov. (n.d.). https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/crnr/glyphosate-listed-effective-july-7-2017-known-state-california-cause-cancer.
In New Round of Tests, Monsanto’s Weedkiller Still Contaminates Foods Marketed to Children. Environmental Working Group. (n.d.). https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/monsanto-weedkiller-still-contaminates-foods-marketed-to-children.
Nebeker, R. (2020, November 4). Consumers Are Concerned About Glyphosate Residue. So Why Is It Still in So Many Products? FoodPrint. https://foodprint.org/blog/glyphosate-residue-in-food/.
Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled. Environmental Working Group. (2021, July 19). https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/roundup-breakfast-part-2-new-tests-weed-killer-found-all-kids-cereals.
Yan, H. (2020, June 24). Bayer settles lawsuits from cancer patients over Roundup weed killer in $10 billion agreement. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/health/bayer-monsanto-roundup-settlement/index.html.
