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Bad news on Monsanto's pesticide Roundup in Europe !!!
Ak Malten, Pro Peaceful Energy Use
I first saw this, here: "14 June Study finds herbicide in urine of EU city dwellers. Europe may be skeptical of genetically
modified crops - fearing they may contaminate traditional species and require more pesticides -
but a new study shows that tests of urban Europeans' urine already spell M-O-N-S-A-N-T-O."
Ecoversity , http://www.ecoversity.org/
Study: You're In Trouble, Roundup
WSJ, June 13, 2013,
By Ashley Dalton
Europe may be skeptical of genetically modified crops - fearing they may contaminate traditional species and require more pesticides - but a new study shows that tests of urban Europeans' urine already spell M-O-N-S-A-N-T-O.
A network of environmental groups, Friends of the Earth International, tested the urine of 182 European city dwellers, from 18 countries, and found traces of the potentially-dangerous herbicide glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, in 44% of samples. The leading producer of this herbicide is Monsanto Co. MON +0.18%, a company whose name has become almost synonymous with the genetically modified organisms it produces.
"This weed killer is being widely overused," said Adrian Bebb, spokesperson for Friends of the Earth International. And that's even though hardly any genetically modified crops are grown in Europe. Doing so on a grand scale would increase the use of Roundup around eight-fold, according to Greenpeace.
Even without a lot of GMO, Roundup is already making the rounds in Europe. It's used for weed control in agriculture - especially on farms producing cereal crops, fruit orchards, olive groves and vineyards - and in public spaces, such as parks and railway lines.
Some scientists have linked the herbicide to birth defects, disruption of the human endocrine system, increased risk of cancer and miscarriage, according to the Friends of the Earth report. "If GMOs are allowed to be grown in Europe, then the use of Roundup will massively increase and we'll have even more contamination of people," said Mr. Bebb....
Study: You’re In Trouble, Roundup at WSJ.com blogs
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