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by mrbtc 7y ago
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> The levels of glyphosate detected in the Impossible burger by Health Research Institute Laboratories were 11 X higher than the Beyond Meat Burger. The total result (glyphosate and it’s break down AMPA) was 11.3 ppb. Moms Across America also tested the Beyond Meat Burger and the results were 1 ppb.
> “We are shocked to find that the Impossible Burger can have up to 11X higher levels of glyphosate residues than the Beyond Meat Burger according to these samples tested. This new product is being marketed as a solution for “healthy” eating, when in fact 11 ppb of glyphosate herbicide consumption can be highly dangerous. Only 0.1 ppb of glyphosate has been shown to alter the gene function of over 4000 genes in the livers, kidneys and cause severe organ damage in rats
Question(s): Is the lab result significant or not? Is it fairly common for other veggie products in the US to show similar levels? What is the safe level according to the FDA?
- nradov 7y agoThe EPA safe level is about 140 mg/day for an average adult. There are proposals in progress to lower that. https://www.ewg.org/research/california-proposes-safe-level-roundup-more-100-times-lower-epa-limit/californias-proposed https://www.ewg.org/research/california-proposes-safe-level-...
- Pinckney 7y ago11.3 ppb would be 1.2ug per burger then, right?
- batbomb 7y agoI can't really image 11 ppb is significant for glyphosate. That's below the historic 20 ppb threshold for lead. I'm not sure where the .1 ppb study comes from, it'd be interesting. Edit: The .1 ppb comes from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ralini_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9ralini_affair
- dehrmann 7y ago> Only 0.1 ppb of glyphosate has been shown to alter the gene function of over 4000 genes in the livers, kidneys and cause severe organ damage in rats How true is this? That number seems pretty low.
- pfdietz 7y agoSounds like utter bullshit to me. 0.1 ppb causing severe organ damage? This cannot possibly be true. The LD50 of glyphosate in rats is 5,600 mg/kg, or 56 million times that concentration.
- unkani 7y agoTo get both sides of the story, I encourage reading the official rebuttal against that article: https://assets.ctfassets.net/hhv516v5f7sj/77NQsg1qDb6d9Hi4PBQA6y/9cc222f34209d005bfe446b864f9207c/Unofficial_Correction_Moms_Across_America.pdf https://assets.ctfassets.net/hhv516v5f7sj/77NQsg1qDb6d9Hi4PB...
- hedora 7y agoI linked it above too, but 1ppm (1000ppb) is the proposed EPA guideline, but 20x that is proposed for soybeans: https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-0068&contentType=pdf https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=EPA-H... I’d be curious to hear what the guidelines are outside of north america.
- currymj 7y agoI don’t know but Moms Across America is 100% not a credible source for anything. If they’re right it’s a “stopped clock” situation.