Arby's Petition - Moms Across America

Arby's Petition

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Dear CEO and Board of Arby’s,

Moms Across America, a nationwide non-profit, initiated an extensive testing program on the top twenty fast food brands in America, including Arby’s, plus one restaurant, California’s In-N-Out Burger. Forty-two samples of 21 brands were tested for the most widely used herbicide in the world, glyphosate and AMPA.



 

The Results

Arby's_logo.pngArby’s had the second highest level of glyphosate of all brands tested.

Arby’s glyphosate total levels were 223.33 parts per billion (ppb) total for two types of sandwiches, Classic Chicken Sandwich and the ARBY'S Roast Beef & Cheddar Sandwich. This is 4862% higher than Chipolte’s meals tested at 4.65 ppb. This level of glyphosate in Arby’s sandwiches is 223,230% higher than the amount (.1 ppb) that has been found to cause severe organ damage, specifically liver disease and cancerous tumors, in animal studies.

Séralini, GE., Clair, E., Mesnage, R. et al. Republished study: long-term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize. Environ Sci Eur 26, 14 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-014-0014-5.

Moms Across America requests that Arby’s take these results very seriously and make immediate changes to its sourcing.

We request that Arby’s alert your suppliers that you will be transitioning to sourcing grains for your sandwich bread and wheat products from suppliers who do not spray their wheat crops with glyphosate or any other toxic agrochemicals. This is essential for basic human health at any level of consumption of your food.

High levels of glyphosate, a known carcinogen, specifically linked to childhood leukemia, endocrine disrupting, liver and kidney disease causing neurotoxin, is unacceptable and must be on your “No, No List.”

We ask Arby’s to lead the way with organically and regeneratively grown wheat products to support the health of your customers, the soil, and our great country.

Thank you,

Sincerely Moms Across America


Background

Why we tested fast food:

Fast food is consumed by eighty-five million Americans each day, and many chains are often the suppliers of school lunches. Thirty million school meals are served to our children each day, and for millions of underprivileged children, these toxic meals are their only access to nutrition. Our previous testing has shown that America’s school lunches are indeed toxic.

To further investigate the status of a major source of food and nutrition in America, Moms Across America supporters, including Children’s Health Defense, the Centner Academy, and many individual supporters, recently initiated extensive testing focused specifically on America’s most popular fast food chains to explore the potential contamination of our food supply, which is likely affecting our physical and mental health.

For further information see the full report here.

Contact Zen Honeycutt [email protected]

Who's signing

Karen Johnson
Leslie Johnson
Sullivan Debi
Dawn MacGibbon
Haley Scheich
Tebeth Blaker-Dennis
Kenny Brown
Zen Honeycutt
Tina Brickles
Jyl Burgener
Lauren Ayers
Niki Davis
Sherry Courtney
Taryn Eager
Hesther Burtley
Josh Kauffeld
Shaylynn Mallon
Lora Rauch
Chauna Johnson
Matoaka Garner
Katie Novak
Shiela Halvorson
Rachel Rucker
Andrea Gargano
Carrie snyder
Barbara Jurczyk
Shannon Amon
Patricia Johnson
Christina Peterson
S Patel
1,534 signatures

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  • Karen Johnson
    signed 2024-01-31 10:06:12 -0500
  • Leslie Johnson
    signed 2024-01-31 08:36:20 -0500
  • Sullivan Debi
    signed 2024-01-30 19:46:31 -0500
  • Dawn MacGibbon
    signed 2024-01-30 18:46:46 -0500
  • Haley Scheich
    signed 2024-01-30 17:52:53 -0500
  • Tebeth Blaker-Dennis
    signed 2024-01-30 17:08:38 -0500
  • Kenny Brown
    signed 2024-01-30 13:20:42 -0500
  • Zen Honeycutt
    signed 2024-01-30 10:25:22 -0500
  • Tina Brickles
    signed 2024-01-30 09:54:42 -0500
  • Jyl Burgener
    signed 2024-01-29 21:53:04 -0500
  • Lauren Ayers
    signed 2024-01-29 20:29:41 -0500
    Why not try out a few products that are all organic? I rarely eat out because my naturopath convinced me to go all organic. You could get a sense of how many potential customers you could gain if there were a few products they could eat. Oh, and leave out the PUFA oils or even if they’re organic I won’t eat them. Organic butter is too expensive for most restaurants, but coconut oil is affordable, and both of those aren’t PUFAs.
  • Niki Davis
    signed 2024-01-29 18:01:41 -0500
    As a leader in QSRs, focusing on quality, clean ingredients is imperative. The consumer should come first. The CORPORATION should not. The INVESTORS should not.


    It is TIME to clean up the soil and go 100% regenerative & restorative AG. No more glyphosate. No more herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. You will not be in business a dozen years if you do not take steps to improve the soil and support regenerative ag. No one will be in business anymore. Period.


    Our soils cannot take it more glyphosate. Our bodies cannot take more glyphosate.


    We all welcome you turning this Titanic around. The time to take action is NOW.


    Thank you!

    Niki Davis
  • Sherry Courtney
    signed 2024-01-29 01:30:25 -0500
  • Taryn Eager
    signed 2024-01-28 21:41:06 -0500
    Do better!!!
  • Hesther Burtley
    signed 2024-01-28 16:29:25 -0500
  • Josh Kauffeld
    signed 2024-01-28 16:26:28 -0500
  • Shaylynn Mallon
    signed 2024-01-28 15:42:05 -0500
  • Lora Rauch
    signed 2024-01-28 10:30:15 -0500
    I love the beef & cheddar. I will no longer eat it anymore. I am so tired of paying a lot of money of food that is harming everyone.
  • Chauna Johnson
    signed 2024-01-28 09:52:33 -0500
  • Matoaka Garner
    signed 2024-01-27 23:28:38 -0500
  • Katie Novak
    signed 2024-01-27 22:25:33 -0500
  • Shiela Halvorson
    signed 2024-01-27 16:20:44 -0500
    Won’t eat at Arby’s. It’s sad we used to eat there in the 70’s
  • Rachel Rucker
    signed 2024-01-27 15:50:06 -0500
  • Andrea Gargano
    signed 2024-01-27 12:38:05 -0500
  • Carrie snyder
    signed 2024-01-27 11:41:02 -0500
  • Barbara Jurczyk
    signed 2024-01-27 11:32:11 -0500
  • Shannon Amon
    signed 2024-01-27 08:21:15 -0500
  • Patricia Johnson
    signed 2024-01-27 07:45:45 -0500
  • Christina Peterson
    signed 2024-01-27 03:48:24 -0500
  • S Patel
    signed 2024-01-27 00:56:11 -0500

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