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Sorry if someone posted about this already.  This is really disturbing about
Monsanto's Roundup pesticide.  Environmental scientist Sandra Steingraber,
Phd passed her own breastmilk around in a clear jar at a United Nations
conference in Geneva some years ago and stated to the mostly male audience
that:    the uterus is the infant's first habitat and mothers' breastmilk is
baby's first food and both were becoming disturbingly more toxic.

 

This study confirms her fears.  There are also links to the huge rise in
celiac disease and gluten intolerance from gut damage.

Judy Ritchie

 

 

http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/04/06/worlds-number-1-herbicide-discovered-
u-s-mothers-breast-milk/#.U0q786Kynld

 

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_29697.cfm

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2014
    
CONTACT: Organic Consumers Association <http://www.organicconsumers.org/> ,
Katherine Paul <mailto:[log in to unmask]> , 207.653.3090

FINLAND, Minn. - The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on
U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Food & Drug Administration (FDA),
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to ban the use of glyphosate based on a new pilot study
<http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/04/06/worlds-number-1-herbicide-discovered
-u-s-mothers-breast-milk/#.U0LHCPldVh4>  showing that the toxic herbicide
was found in the breast milk of American women. This finding contradicts
industry claims that glyphosate is does not accumulate in human tissue.

"For years Monsanto has claimed that glyphosate, the key active ingredient
in its Roundup-brand herbicide is 'safe' because the human body excretes
it," said Ronnie Cummins, national director of the OCA. "This pilot study is
the first of its kind to prove that Monsanto is wrong. In fact, this
preliminary study shows that glyphosate accumulates in our bodies, and
mothers are now passing the toxin on to their infants via breast milk."

Results of the pilot study, conducted by Moms Across America
<http://www.momsacrossamerica.com/>  and Sustainable Pulse
<http://sustainablepulse.com/> , with support from Environmental Arts &
Research, were released today. While the numbers are small, they are
alarming. The study  revealed that the levels found in the breast milk of
American women were found to be 760 to 1600 times higher than the European
Drinking Water Directive allows for individual pesticides (Glyphosate is
both a pesticide and herbicide), but less than the 700 ug/l maximum
contaminant level (MCL) for glyphosate in the U.S.

The EPA, arguing that glyphosate is not bio-accumulative, recently raised
<http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/epa-american-people-let-them-eat-monsantos
-roundup-ready-cake?>  the limits for the amount of glyphosate residue
allowed on human food.

The study also analysed 35 urine samples and 21 drinking water samples from
across the U.S. and found levels in urine that were over 10 times higher
than those found in a similar survey done in the EU by Friends of the Earth
Europe in 2013. 

According to Sustainable Pulse, glyphosate-containing herbicides are the
top-selling herbicides in the world and are sold under trademarks such as
Monsanto's 'Roundup'. Monsanto's sales of Roundup jumped 73 percent to $371
million in 2013 because of its increasing use on genetically engineered
crops (GE Crops). Glyphosate has also been found to be a powerful pesticide.

 

"This is another in a long line of studies showing the many ways in which
glyphosate poses a real danger to human health," Cummins said. "It's time
for Americans to demand that the FDA, USDA and EPA ban this toxin for good.
Until then, at the very least, the FDA must require labels on foods that
contain this dangerous toxin. And the best way to do that is to require
mandatory labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms,
most of which derive from crops that require massive amounts of Monsanto's
Roundup.

We must also stop retailers from selling Roundup to consumers, for use on
their lawns and gardens. And we need to put an end to the use of Roundup by
municipalities to control weeds in parks and roadways. The best way to
accomplish all of this is to ban Roundup and other glyphosate-containing
herbicides and pesticides for good." Cummins said.

The study will be used to launch a country-wide plan for a follow-up study
on blood, urine and breast milk with a significant number of samples carried
out using the best testing equipment available and overlooked by expert
scientists, according to the authors who have already secured funding for
more extensive tests.

Background

World's Number 1 Herbicide Discovered in U.S. Mothers' Breast Milk,
Sustainable Pulse
<http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/04/06/worlds-number-1-herbicide-discovered
-u-s-mothers-breast-milk/#.U0LHCPldVh4> , April 7, 2014.


Heavy use of herbicide Roundup linked to health dangers-U.S. study, Reuters
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/roundup-health-study-idUSL2N0DC22
F20130425> , April 25, 2013

Why Glyphosate Should Be Banned, Institute of Science in Society
<http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Why_Glyphosate_Should_be_Banned.php> , Oct. 10,
2012

Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide May Be Most Important Factor in Development of
Autism and Other Chronic Disease, Mercola.com
<http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/09/monsanto-roun
dup-herbicide.aspx> , June 9, 2012

EPA to American People: 'Let Them Eat Monsanto's Roundup Ready Cake,' Sayer
Ji
<http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/epa-american-people-let-them-eat-monsantos
-roundup-ready-cake> , July 2, 2013

Pesticides may be more dangerous than testing reveals, study finds
<http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2014/Feb/pesticides-a
re-more-dangerous-than-testing-of-active-ingredient-alone-reveals/> ,
Environmental Health News, February 11, 2014

Roundup Linked to Global Boom in Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance, by
Dr. Anthony Samsel and Dr. Stephanie Seneff
<http://sustainablepulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Glyphosate_II_Samsel
-Seneff_Toxicology_FNL-1.pdf> , Feb. 19, 2014

http://sustainablepulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Glyphosate_II_Samsel-
Seneff_Toxicology_FNL-1.pdf


For press inquiries, please contact Katherine Paul by email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>  or phone: 207.653.3090/

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots
non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health,
justice, and sustainability. 

The Organic Consumers Fund is a 501(c)4 allied organization of the Organic
Consumers Association, focused on grassroots lobbying and legislative
action.


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