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What a fucking joke. "before <roundup ready> we had crop failures, we had sprayers running all the time" Roundup is carcinogenic. All Roundup-Ready sugarbeet m

• BinaryIdiot 10y ago
  > Roundup is carcinogenic. To be fair it's a useless distinction to simply say something is "carcinogenic". There are 5 groups of carcinogens and many foods that people eat even have chemicals that fall into those groupings ("organic" or GMO). Yes part of roundup falls into Group 2A which means it's probably carcinogenic to humans but you forget that these chemicals are both usually gone by the time the food is shipped (though you should always clean it just in case) but also in such low quantities that many studies are showing it's likely not harmful in the typical, or even heavy, usage. Regardless I don't think it's fair to try and paint is as black and white. > All Roundup-Ready sugarbeet means is the farmer uses a different type of toxic chemical. Not really. Roundup Ready means the seeds will continue to live when Roundup is used. Without that trait you have to use something much weaker (and therefore much larger quantities) to achieve something near the same affect. You should talk to some farmers. It will help shape your perspective :)