Excerpt from the book  “Unstoppable Love” by Zen Honeycutt to be released in 2015

Note: The following account and conversations are conveyed to my best recollection without having listened to the recording. Those who have listened to it and read my blog say my account is "very accurate". Please feel free to listen for yourself and help transcribe it. Email me at [email protected]. I speak once at 27:00 minutes on the proxy and three other times for Q&A, at 52:00 minutes, 1:14, and 1:27. Here is the link for the recording. 

Scientific studies can be found at www.momsacrossamerica.com/data

This is from the rally before speaking inside the shareholder meeting.

 

 

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School Lunch Testing News:

Glyphosate and Other Harmful Contaminants Found in School Lunches

Zen Honeycutt: School Lunch Testing for Glyphosate, Heavy Metals and More

FOX 8: National school lunch testing shows unsafe, toxic, low in nutrients

Market Herald: National School Lunch Testing For Glyphosate, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Hormones, And Nutrients Revealed

WAVY: National school lunch testing shows unsafe, toxic, low in nutrients

CHD: National School Lunch Testing for Glyphosate, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Hormones, and Nutrients Revealed

WSPA: National school lunch testing shows unsafe, toxic, low in nutrients

Podcast Interviews:

Thriving in a World of GMOs: Essential Facts on the US Food Industry, Glyphosate, Allergies, Autism & Healing Your Gut with Zen Honeycutt, Activist & Founder of Moms Across America

Zen Honeycutt on The Bryan McClain Show - 14 October 2022

Zen Honeycutt & Adam Leow on Deprogram with Michael Parker

Zen Honeycutt from Moms Across America on The Bryan McClain Show

How Medicine Fails to Protect Children’s Health from Chronic Disease

A powerful 2-hour podcast with Sky Dragon Slaying and Zen Honeycutt

Check out the article and podcast here!

Joe Rogan recently interviewed Aaron Rodgers (episode 1865) and, in the last 3 minutes of this incredible 3-hour podcast, mentions phthalates, Dr. Shanna Swan’s book Countdown, and Moms Across America. Check it out and share it here!

The People’s Truth with Tia Severino - Mothers on  Mission with Zen Honeycutt

Homegrown Podcast: Glyphosate, GMOs, and motherhood with Zen Honeycutt of Moms Across America

Sheman Nugent Interview with Zen Honeycutt

WISE TRADITIONS PODCAST EPISODE 376, Resilience: Get Growing with Zen Honeycutt

Moms Connect recorded videos available on our Rumble channel:

The United for Healthcare Summit 2022:

• Glyphosate and GMOs Presented By Zen Honeycutt - Part 1
• Glyphosate and GMOs Presented By Zen Honeycutt - Part 2

Empower Hour with Zen Honeycutt: All Episodes

2021

Whole Foods Magazine: Heavy Metals in Food and the Questions We Need to be Asking

Regenerative organic farming, not GM, is the solution to the climate crisis

Move Over GMOs…Hello, Regenerative Organic Ag!

How Food Plays a Role in the Mental Wellness of America by Zen Honeycutt - Whole Foods Magazine

2020

Good-Health Reads: Zen Honeycutt - Whole Foods Magazines, December 2020

Masters of Health - Issue 51/December 2020

Whole Foods Magazine: What Keeps Moms Awake At Night and Reconsidering Buying Big Brand Food

Masters of Health - Issue 50/November 2020

New Hope: The Importance of Labels - Do the Right Thing

100 Year Lifestyle: Moms Shocking Discovery

Money for Lunch: Zen Honeycutt, Moms AcrossAmerica.org, joins Bert Martinez

Vibe, Ep.186: Moms Across America Want To Shut Down 5G — Here’s How To Join Us with Zen Honeycutt

Primal Pioneer: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Their Potential Health Risks with Zen Honeycutt

Highwire with Del Bigtree: NEW STUDY: ‘GLYPHOSATE IN PREGNANCY CAUSES AUTISM BEHAVIORS

Children's Health Defense shared our petition! 

New Hope Network: Ingredient substitution rule dangerous for public

Connecting with Consumers During Challenging Times

EPA’s Decision: A Corporate Takeover

What Makes a Mother Loyal to a Brand?

Zen interviewed on CBS Kcal9 about the Gold Standard

Zen interviewed on RT International about Monsanto Greenwashing

Zen interviewed by Vegan Danielle

2019

Japanese Parliament Creates Food Safety League

The World is Heading to a Ban on Glyphosate

GMO Labeling Obligations as Understood by Japanese Consumers

Secrets of Success TM with Dr. Ken Keis. Unstoppable: Transform Your Health and Wellness with These Strategies

The Highwire with Del Big Tree presents our new Gold Standard

Japan contributes to the world through food safety - Interview with Zen in Japan (in Japanese)

Whole Life Magazine: What is Going on with Our Food Supply?

Exploring The Landscape Of Our Current Food Supply with Zen Honeycutt

REAL Truth and Tools for Healthy Eating, Wellness and Green Living: Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America

11/5/2019 - Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman: The World Food Supply and Your Health, Part 1

10/14/2019 - School of Holistic Living: The Truth About Glyphosate and GMO's

10/29/2019: Healing Quest: Interview with Zen Honeycutt 

10/24/2019: One Radio Network: Interview with Zen Honeycutt

10/23/2019: The Lisa Wexler Show: Interview with Zen Honeycutt

10/17/2019: Outliers Podcast: Interview with Zen Honeycutt

10/7/2019 - Vox: Meatless meat is becoming mainstream — and it’s sparking a backlash

9/30/19 - Greetings from the Dark Side: Interview with Zen Honeycutt and the impact of the Impossible Burger findings on the black community (starts at 7:45)

9/26/19 - Vegan Danielle Podcast 190: Zen Honeycutt talks about Impossible Burger

American Medicine Today: Monsanto Emails

3 Families Whose Lives Changed Drastically After a Health Scare

9/28/19 - Monsanto Emails: Let’s ‘Beat the Sh*t Out of’ Mom’s Activist Group

Monsanto Emails Show Employees Wanted to “Beat the Sh*t” Out of Concerned Moms

Monsanto doctor wanted to ‘beat the sh*t out of’ group of mothers: Emails

9/5/19 - Monsanto Executive Wanted To “Beat The S**t Out Of” Mothers Concerned About Glyphosate

Japan and Korea are major countries with developmental disorders for children!

Mercola: How one ‘unstoppable’ mother transformed the health of her family and took on big industry

Moms Across America reveals Glyphosate in Impossible Burgers

People Magazine: Costco Will Reportedly Stop Selling Roundup After $2B Awarded to Couple Who Claim It Caused Cancer

Bayer-Monsanto lawsuits spell 'end of chemical era', NGO says

Popular Weed Killer Found Top Beer and Wine Brands

Retailers At Risk From New Glyphosate Liability Theories

12 Reasons Why Even Low Levels of Glyphosate are Unsafe

2018

Bloomberg News: How Much Herbicide Can You Tolerate in Your Food, and for How Long?

General Mills Drops "100% Percent Natural" Claims on Nature Valley Bars After Lawsuit

More cities going Roundup free!

CBS This Morning: Weed-killing chemical linked to cancer found in some children's breakfast foods

CBS News coverage of the Monsanto Verdict

Watch Zen Honeycutt being interviewed by NBC Bay Area News during the closing arguments of the Monsanto trial

"Trial of the Century" - Does Roundup cause cancer? Patient’s case against Monsanto goes to trial in SF

Consumers urge #HomeDepot and #Lowes to stop selling #Roundup due to improper labeling

From Sick and Stressed to Unstoppable - Interview with Zen

Popular Beer and Wine Brands Contaminated With Monsanto's Weedkiller, Tests Reveal

Judge Says Public Doesn't Need Cancer Warning Label - EcoWatch

Could Toxic Food and Medications Be Contributing to School Shootings?

Glyphosate - Destined to Die Soon

2017

“100% Pure” Orange Juice is NOT Pure: Consumer Advocacy Group Reports Glyphosate Found in All Best-Selling Brands

Moms Across America featured on Episode 9 of GMOs Revealed

Zen Honeycutt talks about glyphosate on "Highwire with Del Bigtree"

Autism One Interview with Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt

Naturally Healing Autism Interview with Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt

Speaker at the Autism Recovery Summit: The Impact of GMOs on your Child

Natural News: Moms Across America releases powerful new documentary exposing toxicity of GMOs and glyphosate

Scientists Seek Ban On Monsanto’s RoundUp

Court Rules Against General Mills Motion to Dismiss, Says It's Reasonable Consumers Wouldn't Consider Glyphosate-Containing Nature Valley Granola Bars 'Natural'

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Have the 'Food Evolution' Filmmakers Mistreated Mom

California Is Risking Public Health by Improperly Assessing Safety of Monsanto Herbicide

Six months ago today, June 1, a few days after we met with the EPA, I requested per my right as a US citizen, by way of the Freedom of Information Act, to receive copies of all of the documents submitted to the EPA regarding glyphosate. Never in my life did I imagine I would be asking for potentially thousands of pages of scientific studies about a toxic chemical. I loved science when I was in sixth grade, and even imagined being one someday. However I did not think I was good at math, all the rote learning without understanding was more condescending than the looks my math teacher gave me, so I dismissed the possibility of being a scientist and headed down a more artistic path as a designer.

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Today's Global News Release from London 

A $25 million international study on GMO and pesticide safety was announced today. The ‘Factor GMO’ study will investigate the health effects of a genetically modified (GMO) crop that has been in our food and animal feed supplies for many years. It will answer the question: Is this GMO food and associated pesticide (Glyphosate / Roundup) safe for human health?
- See more at: http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/11/11/25-million-gmo-pesticide-safety-study-launched-london/

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New Open Letter from America to UK regarding "Living with GMOs" announced Today

      
 About The Letter from America

 The Letter from America is a unique open letter to the citizens, politicians, and regulators of the UK and the rest of the EU about the hazards of genetically modified crops.

This is relevant to all of us in the UK and the rest of Europe because our politicians and regulators are currently deciding whether or not to plant GMOs and, under pressure from biotech lobbyists and trade negotiations like the TAFTA/TTIP, whether to relax regulations around the import and sale of GMOs.

Europe has held out against GMOs for a very long time. If it gives in now, efforts in the US to successfully campaign against GMOs, to get GM foods labelled, and to try to get them out of the farming and food system are likely to collapse.

The letter is signed by thousands of notable citizens, health orgs, scientists and doctors.
Please sign!

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Please also sign the NEW International Open Letter to China, the world's largest purchaser of GMO crops, largest producer and exporter of Glyphosate.

This thorough letter lays out eight points proposed to China to be the leader in restoring health and safety to our food supply and citizens. It is an amazing compilation of solutions by the world's leading GMO researchers, scientists, veteranariens and farmers.
 
Sign and Share!

http://www.momsacrosstheworld.com/letters

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As the International community rises up in unity, so do we locally in America.



Moms and supporters from all across America took their precious time to make a sign and post their "Protest to Poison on Our Food and Near our Schools!" to Stop Enlist! Gina McCarthy from the EPA will recieve a large envelope of American citizens demanding that they protect us. Thank you to everyone who took the time!

Pictures can still be posted at https://www.facebook.com/events/353620821478839/
to be included in a video. Thank you!

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If you want to get more involved, please join us on our new Moms Across America Chat every Monday at 12:30 pm. To join us, sign up for our newsletter or volunteer and request an invite from [email protected].



MAA Leaders can also sign up for "Empowered Leadership" Speaker Panel training and recieve the 30 minute power point to enable you to speak to doctors, moms clubs, city council members and more in your town.
Become a MAA leader by hosting an event and joining our MAAM Leaders Facebook page. Contact [email protected] for the training invite link on Nov 18th.

BE A PART of Creating the World You Want! 
Be a speaker and be a leader for health and freedom!

Thank you for your support!
Zen and the MAA Team

Amazing News!

Thanks to the heads up by Nancy Brown we received this wonderful news that many Minnesota schools are switching to Non GMO food! YES!

 

MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AIM TO REDUCE GMOs in SCHOOL FOOD

GMO Awareness Day will be paired with efforts to transition to non-GMO foods

 November 3, 2014—(Minneapolis, MN) Five Minnesota school districts plan to raise awareness about genetically modified foods and take steps to reduce GMO content in school meals. 

Schools in Hopkins, Minneapolis, Orono, Shakopee, and Westonka will celebrate GMO Awareness Day on November 5 by offering non-GMO menu options and communicating to students and families about GMOs.

 Director-level staff at the five districts began meeting to discuss GMOs in April, 2014, and decided to hold a collective awareness-raising event to help engage their communities.

 “We want to start conversations about the foods we serve and how our decision-making works,” says Laura Metzger, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Westonka Public Schools.

 “Our students will grow up to make their own decisions about the foods they eat, so this is an opportunity for education.”

 GMOs, or “genetically modified organisms,” are plants or animals produced using a technology that merges DNA from different species to create new combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.

 Now that most corn, soy, canola, cotton, and sugar beet crops grown in the United States are genetically modified, it is estimated that up to 80 percent of processed foods in U.S. supermarkets contain GMOs.

 Though there’s been little research on the human health impacts of GMO consumption, animal feeding studies have linked GMOs to cancer, allergies, infertility, and more.

 Three U.S. states—Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont—have recently joined more than 60 countries worldwide requiring disclosure of GMO content on food packaging.

 Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary and Nutrition Services at the Minneapolis Public Schools, says he’s seen increasing interest in the GMO issue among school nutrition directors.

 “Many of us are already working to reduce food dyes and additives and bring in produce from local farms,” Weber says.

 “Reducing GMOs is another way we can support kids’ long-term health.”

 To implement reductions in GMO content, nutrition directors are communicating non-GMO preferences to vendors and distributors, switching to non-GMO cooking oils, and working to eliminate other risk ingredients.

 “It’s been great to collaborate with other districts on this effort,” Metzger says.

 “It’s allowed us to share ideas and make sure we’re not reinventing the wheel.”

 The five districts serve a total of about 56,700 meals per day."

31 million GMO Meals are served each day to our children in public schools. Their health issues such as autism, asthma, allergies, obesity, diabetes, auto immune issues and mental health issues are skyrocketing. Moms are reporting that their children GET BETTER when they get off GMOs and related pesticides, so we see school eliminating GMOs as responsible, proactive step in the right direction.

THANK YOU to the courageous and committed mothers. parents, teachers, food service directors and principals who are leading the way. Thank you for disappearing the myth that schools must serve their children GMO food provided by the government or else lose out on support for under privileged children. It can be done and it is better for the, children, teachers, community and  local farmers.

 

TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN DO THIS GO TO www.momsacrossamerica.com/schools and www.teensturninggreen.org

 

 

If anyone is interested in the connection between school performance, attendance and behavior and the food they eat, please check out Life Time Acheivement ward winner, Dr.Barbara M. Stitt's book " Food and Behavior: The Natural Connection"

 

Also click here to view part I of  Anthony Samsel's interviews about Glyphosate (sprayed on GMOs in Roundup) and the connection to the impairment of the bodies ability to make Melatonin and Seratonin, which regulate depression, focus, mental illness and behavior.

Below is Part II

How glyphosate weakens the immune system according to Anthony Samsel  Part II is based on research with MIT Dr.Stephanie Seneff.

 

Unfortunately the agriculture industry is being convinced by the chemical industry that buying their products is more important than the heath of our children. Click here for article on how glyphosate use is expected to rise with the rise of GMO crops.

 

 

Moms Across the World and the International community are speaking up and we are saying NO to GMOs and Glyphosate with a letter to China, the world's largest purchaser of GMOs and largest producer and exporter of glyphosate.

Please join us and sign this letter:

Thank you for sharing this page and looking at if you will be the one to have YOUR SCHOOL go GMO Free! We can do it!

 

 

 

Happy GMO Free Halloween!

For small to medium sized Trick or Treating areas, why not give out books instead of candy?

You can pass out gently used books that you may no longer want or can be obtained from good will or yard sales for 4 for $1.00.

Check out this great idea:

http://booksfortreats.org/

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 If you are going to hand out candy, why not make it a GMO Free and Organic Halloween?

Thanks to Food Babe for this inspiration!

 

For large trick or treating areas, plenty of GMO Free and Organic treats are now available:

http://www.naturalcandystore.com/category/organic-candy

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Abe's Market has fun selections too:

http://www.abesmarket.com/natural-products/food-and-drink/desserts-sweets-treats/natural-candy-marshmallows.html

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You can always pass out flyers with the candy too: Get these on our website under "Products". 

When you sign up and host an event you get a code to get free materials. Just pay for shipping.

Consider hosting a GMO Free and Organic Halloween party and being THE ONE to share about GMOs in your neighborhood!

 

Now available for download in Spanish!

 

 

 

Moms Across America Meeting with the EPA to Recall Roundup and STOP Toxic  Chemical Cocktails on our Food

Presented to the EPA May 27th, 2014 on Rachel Carson's Birthday, author of "Silent Spring"

When a chemical does not do what the manufacturer's says it will do, for instance, it is discovered it kills birds, the EPA will, instead of recalling it, assess whether the "benefit outweighs the cost." And they "often finds that it does." Meaning, there is an acceptable level of harm and death. We wonder what is the acceptable level of harm and death of our children in correlation with the use of Glyphosate?

How much Collateral Damage must we Mother's be expected to withstand?

Do the corporations profits outweigh the cost?

Collateral Damage: Statistics of the Proposed Impact of Pesticides on Our Food by Moms Across America

Studies show glyphosate destroys gut bacteria. Illnesses today associated with the gut bacteria being damaged:

1. 150 children die each year from peanut/food allergies =3000.Food allergies have increased 400% =6.7 million since GMOs and pesticides have been allowed on our food. Intolerances=24.7 million. Study from the Journal of Pediatrics shows colitis has tripled in just 10 years.
2. Hospital records show a 79% increase in diagnosis of children with Crohn’s disease in the past 10 years since the majority of pesticides have been introduced.- Stephanie Seneff MIT scientist
3. Damaged gut means inability to produce tryptophan which equals and inability to produce serotonin, which regulates insulin. Diabetes =25.8 million people in 2011 alone.
4. It also means without seratonin and melatonin, insomnia, depression, mental illness and acts of violence ensue. America now has a school shooting every other day, hurting hundreds and traumatizing millions.

Studies show glyphosate is an endocrine disruptor .

5.The United States is #1 for infant death on day one in the industrialized world. 50% more children die in America on their fist day of life than all of the industrialized world combined. – Seneff. This correlates with Pig Farmer's finding of miscarriages, birth defects and infant loss in their GMO/Glyphosate  fed sows who had a 30% loss.

6.The USA has a 30% failure to conceive rate in young couples, the highest in recorded history. – The Sierra Club

= 2 million babies lost each year

Studies show a gut brain connection. Studies also show that glyphosate breaks down the blood brain barrier, allowing toxins into the brain. This may very well account for why doctors did not see a “flood of children with autism,”  despite mercury being in vaccines since 1929, until the late 1990’s when GMOs and glyphosate were allowed into our food.

7. Twenty years from now, 1 out of 2 of our children will be diagnosed with  Autism if we continue at the current rate.- Seneff = 27.1 million ( cost today =avg 60K p/family/yr = 1.6 trillion dollars)

Regarding children with autism: using US Population stats:

73.7 million children 2012 = 837,500 children with autism ( 1 out of 88 2 years ago)

74. 3 millon USA children 2014  =1,092,647 children with autism ( 1 out of 68 today)

=increase of 255,146, in two years, = 127,573 children per year = 349 children diagnosed per day = 43 children per doctor’s office hour =every 1.2 minutes a child is diagnosed with Autism in America (during doctor's business hours.)

349 children per day = $20 million,940 thousand  in additional cost to the American families PER DAY.  This equals a 764.3 million per year in cost to American families financially.

This does not include the devastation on the fabric of our society, the cost to public schools ( 50% of federal budget is spent on Special Ed), the impact on divorce due to stress, and the increased loss of IQ and talent which could be contributing to the success of America.

8.Since GMOs/Glyphosate was put in our food our collective IQ has dropped 7 points resulting in, instead of 6 million mentally damaged, we now have 9 million. And million fewer gifted and talented.

We would say the matter is urgent. These are the cost for autism alone.

Each day is critical for the future of America. 

 9.Alzheimer’s increase- 5 million currently, every 67 seconds someone dies of Alzheimer’s

Studies show glyphosate is a chelator, which deprives any living thing it comes in contact with, of its vital nutrients, vitamins and mineral. Vitamin deficiency is a consistent occurrence in all patients with cancer:

10.Cancer is the number one killer of children in America today.- The President's Council on Cancer = 8750.

More children die every year of cancer than died in 9/11.

11. One out of two males  (69.5 million)  and one out of three females (47.8 million) are expected to get cancer in America today. -Robyn O’Brien. =117.8 million adults with cancer

12. One out of two of our children have some form of chronic Illness in America today. – Beth Lambert  “The Compromised Generation” =37 million children

= Nearly 200 million of chronically sick children and adults with cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s alone.

We assert that the cost of the use of glyphosate does not outweigh the benefit.

The Glyphosate Test Results are in and the results, considering that most of the moms and supporters tested are well aware of GMOs and glyphosate and have been avoiding them for several months or years, are alarming.

THANK YOU to all the moms and supporters who generously spent the time and money to send your urine and water samples in. Thank you to Sustainable Pulse for funding the tests for the breast milk samples and to the moms who paid to ship their samples over night.

Summary:

Glyphosate Testing Full Report: Findings in American Mothers’ Breast Milk, Urine and Water.

Conducted by Moms Across America   and Sustainable Pulse

April 7, 2014

Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America |  Henry Rowlands, Sustainable Pulse

Contents:

1. Press Release
2. What is Glyphosate?
3. Quotes from Scientists on Testing
4. Quotes from Mothers on Testing
5. Similar Testing on Urine in Europe
6. Independent Science on Glyphosate
7. Testing Method
8. Testing Results – Tables / Maps
9. Contacts
10. References

(1) World’s Number 1 Herbicide Discovered in U.S. Mothers’ Breast Milk

Urine Testing also Shows Levels over 10 Times Higher than in Europe

Water Testing shows 70% of American household's drinking water positive for above detectable levels

In the first ever testing on glyphosate herbicide in the breast milk of American women, Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse have found ‘high’ levels in 3 out of the 10 samples tested. The shocking results point to glyphosate levels building up in women’s bodies over a period of time, which has until now been refuted by both global regulatory authorities and the biotech industry.

The levels found in the breast milk testing of 76 ug/l to 166 ug/l are 760 to 1600 times higher than the European Drinking Water Directive allows for individual pesticides (Glyphosate is both a pesticide and herbicide). They are however less than the 700 ug/l maximum contaminant level (MCL) for glyphosate in the U.S., which was decided upon by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on the now seemingly false premise that glyphosate was not bio-accumulative.

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). 

The glyphosate testing commissioned by Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse, with support from Environmental Arts & Research, also analyzed 35 urine samples and 21 drinking water samples from across the US 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.

The initial testing that has been completed at Microbe Inotech Labs, St. Louis, Missouri, is not meant to be a full scientific study. Instead it was set up to inspire and initiate full peer-reviewed scientific studies on glyphosate, by regulatory bodies and independent scientists worldwide.

The initial testing was done using ELISA tests and due to a high minimum detection level in breast milk and urine, it is possible that even those samples which tested negative contained ‘worrying’ levels of glyphosate.

Moms Across America Founder and Director, Zen Honeycutt, stated Monday, “When I was told by several doctors and labs that I could not test my own or my children's urine for the most widely used herbicide in the world over a year ago, I became determined to find a way. Parents and citizens deserve the ability to be able to take care of themselves and their families by finding out if herbicides could be impacting their health. The purpose of this glyphosate testing project is to shed light upon the presence of glyphosate in our water, children's bodies and mother's breast milk, hopefully inspiring further scientific studies to support the world in being a healthy, safe place to live.

“It is important to note that  the mothers and supporters who participated in this project are mostly familiar with GMOs and glyphosate. The majority of them have been trying to avoid GMOs and glyphosate for several months to two years, so the findings are alarming. We can only wonder what the levels of glyphosate are in those who are not aware of GMOs and glyphosate,” Honeycutt added.

High Glyphosate Levels – Danger for Infants?

There is currently no regulatory limit for the amount of glyphosate in breast milk anywhere in the world. However, the EPA has set a legally enforceable maximum contaminant level (MCL) for glyphosate of 700 ug/l in drinking water, which is 7,000 times higher than the MCL in Europe.

Monsanto and regulatory bodies worldwide have based all of their regulations on the assumption that glyphosate is not bio-accumulative. Senior Monsanto scientist, Dan Goldstein, even recently stated (1) , “If ingested, glyphosate is excreted rapidly, does not accumulate in body fat or tissues, and does not undergo metabolism in humans. Rather, it is excreted unchanged in the urine.”

The discovery of levels of glyphosate in breast milk that are much higher than any reported results for urine samples is a source of concern to both the general public and government regulators worldwide, as the data suggests that glyphosate is bio-accumulative; building up in people’s bodies over a period of time.

Earth Open Source Research Director Claire Robinson said, “Regulators and industry always say it is the dose that makes the poison, and even the increasing levels of glyphosate currently found in food and feed and the environment are not a problem. However, that argument only holds true if glyphosate doesn't build up in the human body and is excreted as fast as we take it in. These breast milk results suggest glyphosate may bio-accumulate. That means that our body tissues might be exposed to higher levels than the so-called safe levels set by regulators. So the regulations are not protecting us."

From a total of 10 samples sent in by mothers from states across the U.S., 3 women had detectable levels of glyphosate in their breast milk. The highest glyphosate level was detected in a mother from Florida (166 ug/l) and the other two mothers with ‘positive’ results were from Virginia (76 ug/l) and Oregon (99 ug/l).

Dr Angelika Hilbeck, senior scientist at the Institute of Integrative Biology in Zurich, stated,

“If confirmed in a full investigation, it seems that glyphosate has become a ubiquitous chemical in terms of presence and persistence. This data also offers a first indication of potential accumulation in the human body, giving newborns a substantial dose of synthetic chemicals as a ‘gift' for their start into life, with unknown consequences. This is reckless and irresponsible conduct in a democratic society, which still has a living memory of previous reckless chemical contaminations, such as DDT. It seems we either did not learn, or we have forgotten, our lessons from Rachel Carson!”(2)

Honeycutt added, “Moms Across America feels very strongly that breast milk should still be the number one choice for mothers and certainly preferred over GMO soy formula ingredients. We just urge all mothers to eat as organic as possible, especially avoiding meat, dairy, oils and grains that are sprayed with glyphosate at harvest as a drying agent.”

“What we have found encouraging is that the women who have been eating organic and non-GMO food only, for several months to two years, did not find detectable levels of glyphosate in their breast milk.”

Why Are Glyphosate Levels in Urine Higher than in Europe?

In 2013 people in 18 countries across Europe were found to have traces of glyphosate in their urine by a test commissioned by Friends of The Earth Europe (3). The maximum levels of glyphosate found in the tests ranged from 0.16 ug/l in Switzerland to 1.82 ug/l in Latvia.

Shockingly, the new US testing by Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse, with support from Environmental Arts & Research, found maximum glyphosate levels in urine over 8 times higher than those found in Europe.

From the 35 samples received from across the U.S., 13 samples were above the minimum detectable level. The three highest levels were all found in women, with the highest in Oregon (18.8 ug/l). Other positive results were found in samples from the states of California, Washington, Maryland, Colorado and Hawaii.

Experts point to the GE Crop industry as being to blame for the results in both breast milk and urine, due to the amount of glyphosate used on ‘Roundup-Ready GE Crops’ in the U.S.

The U.S. has a high percentage of its farmland controlled by the GE crops industry, with many varieties of GE soybeans, GE corn, GE cotton and others, whereas Europe has only allowed one GE Crop – Monsanto’s MON810 maize – which is still not grown in most EU states due to health and environmental concerns.

A 2012 study published by Washington State University research professor Charles Benbrook (4) found that the use of glyphosate in the production of three genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops - cotton, soybeans and corn - has increased. Benbrook’s analysis was the first peer-reviewed, published estimate of the impacts of genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-resistant (HT) crops on pesticide use.

Benbrook’s response to the findings: "Most genetically engineered soybeans now moving through trade channels worldwide contain 2 ppm to over 10 ppm of glyphosate plus its major metabolite, AMPA. These are extraordinarily high residues that raise concerns, given that many people are exposed to glyphosate through drinking water, the air, and a variety of foods. I am particularly worried by exposures during pregnancy and through the first years of a child's life, when the risk of harm to developing organ systems is greatest. More research is urgently needed on glyphosate's capacity to disrupt normal development,” Benbrook stated.

Glyphosate in U.S. Drinking Water

In this initial testing phase 21 samples of drinking water were tested for glyphosate from across the Unites States individually by Moms Across America supporters.

13 of the samples contained glyphosate levels of between 0.085 ug/l and 0.33 ug/l. This is well below the levels found in both urine and breast milk but is still cause for concern, as the European (EU) maximum allowed level for glyphosate in drinking water is 0.1 ug/l.

Regulatory Bodies Urged to Act – Further Testing Needed

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and other regulatory bodies around the world are being urged to act following the release of this initial testing data, to prevent what is a dangerous public health situation.

Sustainable Pulse Director Henry Rowlands stated, “Regulatory bodies and governments worldwide need to act fast to ban all glyphosate-based herbicides as a temporary measure, while further long-term testing is completed by both them and independent scientists. This is the only way that they can regain the trust and protect the health of mothers, infants and the general public as a whole.”

“It was a huge mistake by both the U.S. government and the biotech industry to promote and release products without long-term independent studies. What we are now looking at with glyphosate-based herbicides is a similar situation to what we all faced in the 20^th Century with PCBs, DDT and Agent Orange,” Rowlands concluded.

Due to the testing results and skyrocketing health issues, as a matter of precaution, Moms Across America calls for a cease and desist of the practice of spraying glyphosate on GE foods and as a drying agent on food crops, increasing the consumption of glyphosate in our food, including but not limited to, wheat, corn, soy, sugar, rice, dry peas and beans and tea. The EPA lists over 160 foods with allowable levels of glyphosate that are unacceptable to mothers.

Moms Across America and Sustainable Pulse are also calling for:

• Adequate long-term independent testing to ensure that glyphosate herbicide formulations as sold and used are not persistent, bio-accumulative or toxic. This testing must include the outcomes most relevant to children’s health.
• The U.S. Congress should supply funding for urgently needed long-term independent research on glyphosate herbicide formulations, including their health effects, how they get into the human body, and current levels of accumulation in people, animals and the environment. Studies performed for regulatory authorization up until now have only tested the isolated ingredient glyphosate, not the complete formulations as sold and used, even though the formulations have been found in many studies to be much more toxic than the isolated ingredient. Also these studies are funded by the agrochemical industry, i.e. they are not independent. Finally, they are kept secret under commercial confidentiality rules, so cannot be scrutinized by independent scientists and the public.

PCB Similarities

This case of finding high levels of glyphosate in breast milk is a re-run of the Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) scandal (5) in the 1970s, which ended up in the toxic chemical compound’s production being banned by the U.S. Congress in 1979.

Before the ban Monsanto, the only North American producer, had marketed PCBs under the trade name Aroclor from 1930 to 1977 and had insisted that it was not toxic.

It was not until levels of PCBs in breast milk were found to be 10 times those in blood, obtained from residents in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan (6), that the toxicity of PCBs was questioned by regulators, leading to the 1979 ban.

According to the EPA, PCBs, which were widely used for over 40 years as dielectric and coolant fluids, have now been shown to cause cancer in humans.

(2) What is Glyphosate?

Glyphosate is the presumed active ingredient of Roundup and other commercial glyphosate herbicide formulations. Glyphosate was developed by John E. Franz of Monsanto Company. It was first used in 1972 as a non-selective, water-soluble herbicide with a specific mechanism of action: the directed interruption of plant development through metabolic poisoning. The chemical is a specific inhibitor of the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), which does not exist in mammals, including humans. Based on this known mechanism of toxicity, the herbicide has been claimed to have low toxicity for mammalian species. However, glyphosate and its formulations have other mechanisms of toxicity.

Monsanto’s US patent for Roundup expired in 2000 and it ceased production in 2007.  Other glyphosate herbicides manufactured by Monsanto, such as PROMAX and WeatherMAX, are in current use. Moreover, numerous generic glyphosate formulations (e.g. Clearout 41) are now produced by at least 100 manufacturers worldwide. 

Glyphosate is:

#1:  A Patented Antibiotic – USPTO # 7771736. Leading to concerns about possible harm, including the killing of beneficial gut bacteria which causes immune system damage.

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=7771736&OS=7771736&RS=7771736

#2: Chelating Agent - Although glyphosate can be rapidly immobilized in soil (also spray tank mixtures, and plants) through chelation with various cat-ions (Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn), it is not readily degraded and can accumulate for years (in both soils and perennial plants). Glyphosate’s chelation properties may lead to possible harm such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

http://www.archpatent.com/patents/3160632

Glyphosate has been shown in several recent studies to be an endocrine disruptor. According to the National Institutes of Health, endocrine disruptors could have long-term effects on public health, especially reproductive health. And the “dose makes the poison” rule does not apply to endocrine disruptors, which wreak havoc on our bodies at low doses.

Most genetically modified (GM) crops are engineered to tolerate the herbicide Roundup, Monsanto's best-selling product. The main active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosate. A number of glyphosate-resistant crops are also produced by Monsanto.

Health Risks

Laboratory and epidemiological studies confirm that Roundup and glyphosate pose serious health and environmental hazards, including possible endocrine (hormone) disruption, cell death, DNA damage, cancer, birth defects, and neurological disorders.

Some of these toxic effects are observed at low, realistic doses that could be found as residues in food and feed crops and in drinking water.

People are exposed to glyphosate though contaminated food, water and air, often as a result of the herbicides application to fields. This is not only the case in rural areas, where ‘Roundup Ready’ GM crops are grown on a large scale. Glyphosate-based herbicides are widely used by municipal authorities on roadsides, pavements, and in public parks and school grounds. It is also widely used by home gardeners.

Roundup and glyphosate and their residues have been detected in previous testing in air, rain, groundwater and even circulating in women’s blood.

Not Enough Safety Tests

Roundup and other glyphosate herbicide formulations as sold and used have been found in studies to be more toxic than the isolated ingredient, glyphosate. However, only glyphosate alone is tested in long-term safety tests for regulatory authorizations. This is a fundamental problem affecting all pesticide authorizations.

The ‘safe’ dose for Roundup exposure set by regulators is not based on up-to-date objective evidence. So, current regulations do not protect the public.

The chemicals used in the GM model of farming are toxic, and the model of farming itself is unsustainable and damaging to the environment – with an increase in herbicides significantly increasing pollution and health risks for citizens, and contributing to biodiversity loss. The only people who stand to gain from this model are those that produce the herbicide-resistant crop the chemicals required to grow them.

Jack Heinemann, Professor of genetics and molecular biology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

“We have an inadequate knowledge of the effects of real life exposures to the many potentially and actually toxic chemicals that are part of daily modern life. This snapshot of just one pervasive chemical, glyphosate, in the fluids of human bodies is therefore important and timely. No single study of this type or scale is enough to determine if this chemical alone or in combination with the many other “approved as safe if exposed below certain amounts” cause harm. But that this study was initiated by a grassroots campaign rather than government or funded by the industries that profit from mass release of these compounds, says to me how neglected this area of public good research is.

“Glyphosate was measured in parts per billion in urine and breast milk. Are these levels too low to cause harm in people after a lifetime of constant low level exposure? Possibly, but possibly not.

“What does this mean for women who choose to breastfeed? In my opinion, the many good things that breastfeeding does for babies far outweighs the risk of the low level exposures to this pesticide. But it is also my opinion that, until such low level exposures to nursing babies can be determined to be safe there should be an obligation placed on the pesticide industry and the relevant government agencies to reduce exposures that are sufficient to cause accumulation of the pesticide in breast milk.

“Urban lawns and roadsides as well as the farm in America and many other places have become addicted to these agrochemicals. There is far too little emphasis on providing services to agriculture that reduce this dependency and too much emphasis on innovation dependent upon it. Let’s wean the farmer from these chemicals rather than our babies from their milk.”- Heinemann

 Anthony Samsel, a former private environmental U.S. government contractor as well as a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists

“Everyone eating the western diet of food grown, sprayed and desiccated with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide can expect to find its active ingredient glyphosate in their body. Glyphosate chelates chemical elements important to our existence, disrupts vitamin synthesis and detoxification enzymes like glutathione and CYP 450 enzymes, as well as many essential amino acids. Glyphosate is an antibiotic, capable of killing hundreds of species of bacteria which are directly responsible for our immune function and overall health. It is a chronic toxin, a chemical weapon like no other, which is capable of killing organisms both directly and indirectly. Monsanto’s Roundup-glyphosate based herbicide may in fact be, the most disruptive chemical to our biology and our environment.

“The glyphosate in humans data recently collected from volunteers across the USA serves as a snapshot of the general population... Breast milk samples contained levels from 76 to 166 ug/L, levels that can cause harm. The thought of babies receiving glyphosate through their mother’s milk is particularly troubling as it demonstrates that there is no escape from this antibiotic chemical.

“If the HPLC method was used (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography), it would have yielded an increased statistical result, as this method has a lower range of detection.  However, there is a higher cost associated with the method which would have made it prohibitive for many participants.  The result of my own urine test in this group was below the detection level, as were over 50% of the participants. Dietary exposure is an obvious function in this regard. Not all glyphosate ingested is passed in the urine and feces, a small portion is metabolized to AMPA another toxin. The remainder of the glyphosate continues to circulate in the blood and cerebral fluid where it travels to the cells and causes cumulative, chronic damage. It is deposited in the body's tissues which include but are not limited to the liver, kidneys, pancreas, heart and other muscles.

“We have got to get glyphosate out of the food supply. Our health and the health of those we love may be in grave danger from exposure to this chemical. It is urgent that people know and time is of the essence. Every moment lost will be a new health casualty.”- Samsel

(4)  Quotes from Mothers on Testing

Jessica M. from Virginia:

"It is frightening to see any glyphosate in my body, especially in my breast milk that will then contaminate my son's growing body. It's particularly upsetting to test positive for glyphosate because I go to great lengths to eat organic and GMO free. I do not consume any meats or seafood and only very rarely eat dairy. This really shows me, and should show others, just how pervasive this toxin is in our food system."

Rachel T. from Illinois:

“I tested negative. I am relieved to know that the time, money, and effort we have spent to source good quality, organic, GMO-free food over the past several years has paid off. This should offer hope and encouragement to many families; that what we eat truly does affect us. I hope that someday in the future the knowledge of how to source these foods becomes more main stream so that others can benefit and heal their bodies from the countless health problems caused by GMO laden foods.”

Most recent map of glyphosate use in America with Breast Milk results. Red-Negative, Green Positive.

Moms Across America discovered that the quantity of local glyphosate spraying at farms does NOT correlate to positive or negative glyphosate detectable levels in mothers, suggesting the glyphosate is coming from another source, such as national brands of food, which are not connected to local environmental conditions. Manufacturers must be responsible and conduct further testing.

(5)  Similar testing on Urine in Europe

Two full-scale glyphosate testing projects have been carried out in Europe over the last year on urine in humans.

The first was organized by Friends of the Earth Europe and the second was led by Dr. Monika Krüger of the University of Leipzig in Germany.

When looking at the data from both of these tests please keep in mind that the U.S glyphosate testing has already detected glyphosate levels in urine of between 8.1 ug/l and 18.8 ug/l with a much smaller survey.

Determination of Glyphosate residues in human urine samples from 18 European countries: (Medical Laboratory Bremen commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe)

http://www.gmoevidence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/glyphosate_studyresults_june12.pdf

In this study, 182 urine samples received from 18 European countries were analyzed for glyphosate and AMPA residues using a new GC-MSMS method. With a LOQ of 0.15 ug/l, on average 44 % and 36 % of the urine samples analyzed were found to contain quantifiable levels of glyphosate and AMPA, respectively. However the frequency of detection calculated for each individual EU-state ranged from 10% to 90%. The highest glyphosate concentration was 1.8 ug/L (Latvia), the highest AMPA concentration was 2.6 ug/L (Croatia). All in all 12 (6.6%) participants of the study significantly exceeded the tentative reference value of 0.8 ug/L for glyphosate.

Detection of Glyphosate Residues in Animals and Humans: Dr. Monika Krüger

http://omicsonline.org/open-access/detection-of-glyphosate-residues-in-animals-and-humans-2161-0525.1000210.pdf

In this study glyphosate residues were tested in urine and different organs of dairy cows as well as in urine of hares, rabbits and humans using ELISA and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS). Cows kept in genetically modified free area had significantly lower glyphosate concentrations in urine than conventional husbandry cows. Also glyphosate was detected in different organs of slaughtered cows as intestine, liver, muscles, spleen and kidney. Fattening rabbits showed significantly higher glyphosate residues in urine than hares.

Glyphosate was significantly higher in the urine of humans who didn’t eat organic food. Furthermore, chronically ill humans showed significantly higher glyphosate residues in urine than in the healthy population.

(6) Independent Science on Glyphosate

There have been a large number of independent studies carried out on glyphosate and Roundup which show why the public and media should be concerned over the possible harm that the herbicide is causing.

Below is a small selection of these studies. For a wider selection please visit here: http://www.gmoevidence.com/location/roundup-evidence/

 

2014: Glyphosate, Hard Water and Nephrotoxic Metals: Are They the Culprits Behind the Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka?: Dr. Jayasumana (Sri Lanka)

The Sri Lankan President has put a ban on all glyphosate-based pesticides following this study.

The study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health links glyphosate (Roundup) to a series of mysterious epidemics of fatal chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) affecting several poor farming regions around the world. The current death toll from CKDu is 20 000 and the number of those with the disease number over 400 000.

Full Paper Here: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/2/2125

 

2013: Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via oestrogen receptors: Dr. Thongprakaisang (Thailand)

This study shows that glyphosate exerted proliferative effects only in human hormone-dependent breast cancer, T47D cells, but not in hormone independent breast cancer, MDA-MB231 cells, at 10-12 to 10-6 M in estrogen withdrawal condition.

Full Paper Here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Thongprakaisang%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=23756170

 

2010: Glyphosate Based Herbicides Produce Teratogenic Effects on Vertebrates by Impairing Retinoic Acid Signalling: Dr. Andres Carrasco (Argentina)

This study, by a team led by Prof Andres Carrasco at Buenos Aires University , found that glyphosate and Roundup cause birth defects in frog and chicken embryos at extremely low doses.

http://www.gmwatch.eu/images/pdf/Carrasco_research_paper.pdf

More information on glyphosate’s possible links to birth defects can be found here: http://www.earthopensource.org/files/pdfs/Roundup-and-birth-defects/RoundupandBirthDefectsv5.pdf

 

2012: Teratogenic Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: Divergence of Regulatory Decisions from Scientific Evidence: Dr. Michael Antoniou (UK)

Malformations were seen from the administration of glyphosate to rabbits and rats in studies commissioned by industry for regulatory purposes. These effects were not found only at high maternally toxic doses but also at lower doses. Statistical significance was not always achieved at lower doses because too few animals are used in such tests. “Historical control data” and other excuses were used to dismiss the findings.

Full paper here: http://omicsonline.org/2161-0525/2161-0525-S4-006.php?aid=7453

 

2004: Neural Tube Defects and Maternal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticide Applications: Dr. Rull (US)

This study evaluated the effects of maternal environmental exposure to 59 agricultural pesticides on neural tube defects (NTDs) in babies born in California between 1987 and 1991. Maternal residential proximity within 1,000 meters of crop pesticide applications occurring around the month of conception was assessed using a model based on linking California Pesticide Use Reports (PUR) and land-use survey maps. The study found an association between glyphosate exposure and anencephaly, a type of neural tube defect.

Full paper here: http://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltext/2004/07000/Neural_Tube_Defects_and_Maternal_Residential.499.aspx

 

2002: Birth defects, season of conception, and sex of children born to pesticide applicators living in the Red River Valley of Minnesota, USA: Dr. Garry (U.S.)

An epidemiological study carried out in Minnesota, USA found that the children of pesticide applicators exposed to glyphosate herbicides had an increased incidence of neurobehavioral disorders, including ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).  This suggests that glyphosate herbicide impacts neurological development.

Full paper here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12060842

 

2007: Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate: Dr. Paz-y-Miño (Ecuador)

Ecuadorian people exposed to aerial glyphosate herbicide spraying on coca crops showed a much higher degree of DNA damage in blood cells than a control population living 80 km away. The researchers ruled out tobacco, alcohol, non-prescription drugs and asbestos as causes. None of the individuals had used or been exposed to other herbicides or pesticides when the samples were taken. The study also found acute poisoning reactions to the glyphosate spraying, including intestinal pain and vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, heart palpitations, headaches, dizziness, numbness, insomnia, burning eyes, blurred vision, difficulty in breathing, and skin rash.

Full paper here: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/gmb/v30n2/a26v30n2.pdf

 

1997: Male Pesticide Exposure and Pregnancy Outcome: Dr Savitz (Canada)

A study of farming families in Ontario, Canada found a higher than normal rate of late miscarriages and pre-term deliveries associated with glyphosate exposure.

Full paper here: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/146/12/1025.full.pdf

 

2005: Differential effects of glyphosate and roundup on human placental cells and aromatase: Dr Seralini (France)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1257596/

 

2006: Time- and Dose-Dependent Effects of Roundup on Human Embryonic and Placental Cells: Dr Seralini (France)

http://www.gmoseralini.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Benachoural.AECT_2007.pdf

(7) Testing Method

Glyphosate Testing Method: Glyphosate Plate Assay

The testing of drinking water, urine and breast milk was carried out by Microbe Inotech Laboratories, Inc. (MiL inc.)

For the detection and quantitation of glyphosate in water (groundwater, surface water, well water), urine and breast milk, the MiL inc. uses a 96 well microtiter plate assay.  For soil, crop, and foods, additional preparation steps are required but can be processed at a small additional fee.  This assay applies the principles of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay methodology (ELISA) to the determination of glyphosate. 

The sample to be tested is derivatized and then added, along with an antibody (binding protein) specific for glyphosate to microtiter wells coated with Goat Anti-Rabbit Antibody and incubated for 30 minutes.  A glyphosate enzyme conjugate is then added. 

This particular format is known as a competitive ELISA assay since, at this point in the procedure, a competitive reaction occurs between the glyphosate which may be in the sample and the enzyme labeled glyphosate analog for the antibody binding sites on the microtiter well. 

The reaction is allowed to continue for sixty minutes.  After a washing step and addition of a substrate (color solution), a color signal (blue color) is generated.  The presence of glyphosate is detected by adding the “Color Solution”, which contains the enzyme substrate (hydrogen peroxide) and the chromogen (3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine).  The enzyme-labeled glyphosate bound to the glyphosate antibody catalyzes the conversion of the substrate/chromogen mixture to a colored product.

After an incubation period, the reaction is stopped and stabilized by the addition of a diluted acid (Stopping Solution).  Since the labeled glyphosate (conjugate) was in competition with the unlabelled glyphosate (sample) for the antibody sites, the color developed is inversely proportional to the concentration of glyphosate in the sample. 

Six concentrations (0, 0.75, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 4.0 ppb) of glyphosate standards in distilled water with a non-mercury preservative and stabilizers are used to generate a standard response curve.  A control solution at approximately 0.75 ppb of glyphosate is included in every run and treated in the same manner as unknown samples to serve as a positive control within the assay.  The color absorbance is read using a microplate reader (see Figure).

Any results obtained with a calculated glyphosate concentration of less than 0.05 ppb is assumed to be below the detection limit of the assay with glyphosate reported as being absent (7.5 ppb detection limit for Urine) (75 ppb detection limit for Breast Milk). 

(8) Test Results

Test Results for the presence of Glyphosate in American Mother’s Breast Milk

Partial display. Interactive Map at http://batchgeo.com/map/9bcabad4abf8e4c4fafa883251c6754d

 

Test Results for the presence of Glyphosate in American Mothers’ Breast Milk

Project #	Sample #	Test Results	Age	Gender	Weight	State	Zip
062A	1	<75 ug/L	26	F	105	IL	62521
062B	1	<75 ug/L	43	F	225	NV	89109
062C	1	<75 ug/L	32	F	113	CA	95521
062D	1	<75ug/L	26	F	110	AZ	85741
062E	1	99 ug/L	28	F	165	OR	97202
62F	1	76 ug/L	22	F	100	VA	23220
062G	1	166 ug/L	30	F	180	FL	32726
062H	1	<75 ug/L	39	F	145	CO	80229
062I	1	<75 ug/L	29	F	130	IA	50031
062J	1	<75 ug/L	30	F	125	PA	17601

 

Test Results for the presence of Glyphosate in the urine of American adults and children.

Partial display. Interactive Map link to Urine Test results for glyphosate http://batchgeo.com/map/997080dd3f0dbc59b5de665f4ea04bf1

 

Of the 35 initial samples sent in 34% of the people tested positive for detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine. 85% of all participants noted that they were actively avoiding GE foods and pesticides in their diet.

 Test Results for the presence of glyphosate in the urine of American people and children.

Project #	Sample #	Matrix (Water/Urine)	Test Results	Age	Gender	Weight (lbs)	State	Zip
glyph001	1	U	8.7 ug/L	8	M	52	CA	92691
glyph002	1	U	<75 ug/L	67	F	130	HI	96821
glyph004	1	U	8.5 ug/L	13			CA	91320
glyph007	2	U	<7.5 ug/L	44	F	180	FL	33030
glyph014	2	U	<7.5 ug/L	39	F	130	PA	19072
glyph016	2	U	15.5 ug/L	52	F	140	NC	28711
glyph018	2	U	15.6  ug/L	69	F	127	CA	95608
glyph023	1	U	9.2 ug/L	65	M	210	MD	20874
glyph020	3	U	<7.5 ug/L	45	F	125	MD	21022
glyph037	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	64	M	140	NH	03037
glyph 036	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	53	F	120	CA	91377
glyph 038	2	U	<7.5 ug/L	68	F	129	CA	91361
glyph 038	2	U	8.5 ug/L	13	M	100	CA	91320
glyph040	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	39	F		FL	34219
glyph042	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	63	F	120	CA	94920
glyph044	1	U	15.5 ug/L	60	F	130	OR	97520
glyph044	2	U	18.8 ug/L	26	F	109	OR	97520
glyph046	1	U	13.3 ug/L	66	F	160	WA	98036
glyph046	2	U	<75 ug/L	4	F	40	WA	98036
glyph048	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	40	F	115	CA	92691
glyph048	2	U	<7.5 ug/L	11	M	75	CA	92691
glyph048	3	U	<7.5 ug/L	5	M	36	CA	92691
glyph048	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	8	M	56	CA	92691
glyph055	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	39	F	130	CA	92672
glyph055	2	U	<7.5 ug/L	4	M	35	CA	92672
glyph055	3	U	<7.5 ug/L	4	M	38	CA	92672
glyph059	1	U	8.1 ug/L	6	M	49	CO	80302
glyph 064	2	U	14.6 ug/L	4	F	45	MO	63701
glyph066A	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	31	F	115	HI	96725
glyph066C	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	61	F	129	CA	95066
glyph066D	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	31	M	180	HI	96732
glyph066Da	1	U	8.6 ug/L	28	M	160	HI	96729
glyph066E	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	42	M	200	HI	96729
glyph066F	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	9	M	75	CA	92691
glyph068	1	U	10.5 ug/L	33	F	140	HI	96761
glyph073	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	64	F	131	NV	89439
glyph075	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	71	F	136	VA	22033
glyph077	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	68	M	145	TX	79453
glyph080	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	12	F	75	HI	96741
glyph081	1	U	<7.5 ug/L	63	M	180	WA	98072

Test Results for the presence of Glyphosate in the water of American households.

Partial display. Interactive Map at http://www.batchgeo.com/map/8b5b606dab90cba4e8fe828fe0dedeb5

 

Test Results for the presence of Glyphosate in the water of American households.

Project #	Matrix (Water/Urine)	Level	State	Zip
glyph001	W	0.085 ug/L	CA	92691
glyph002	W	0.123 ug/L	CO	96821
glyph004	W	0.17 ug/L	CA	91320
glyph007	W	<0.05 ug/L	FL	33030
glyph014	W	0.167 ug/L	PA	19072
glyph016	W	0.086ug/L	NC	28711
glyph018	W	0.087 ug/L	WI	53588
glyph020	W	0.140 ug/L	CA	95608
glyph020	W	0.151 ug/L	CA	95608
glyph027	W	0.212 ug/L	MD	21022
glyph027	W	0.116ug/L	MD	21022
glyph028	W	<0.05 ug/L	IL	60441
glyph 036	W	<0.05 ug/L	CA	91377
glyph038	W	<0.05 ug/L	CA	91361
glyph039	W	0.33 ug/L	NY	12561
glyph042	W	<0.05 ug/L	CA	94920
glyph 064	W	0.096 ug/L	MO	63701
glyph071	W	0.22 ug/L
glyph072	W	<0.05 ug/L	CT	06105
glyph080	W	<0.05 ug/L		96741
glyph082	W	<0.05 ug/L	NC	27973
glyph083	W	<0.05 ug/L	CA	92691

 

These results are from Multipure (.17 ug/l) and Pursanova (<.0.05 ug/l) Reverse Osmosis Sytems. Showing that not all Reverse Osmosis Systems remove glyphosate at a lower then detectable level.

(9) Contacts:

Henry Rowlands, Director, Sustainable Pulse, www.sustainablepulse.com , Skype: henry.rowlands

Zen Honeycutt, Founder and Director of Moms Across America, www.momsacrossamerica.com, [email protected], Skype: zen.honeycutt. Moms Across America is a national coalition of unstoppable Moms. “Empowered Moms, Healthy Kids.”

10)   References:

1. http://gmoanswers.com/ask/given-glyphosate-lipid-soluble-and-knowing-its-really-only-ingested-humans-through-gm-foods-how
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson
3. https://www.foeeurope.org/weed-killer-glyphosate-found-human-urine-across-Europe-130613
4. http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/24
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl
6. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00454276

 

TOXIN TEST RESULTS

Military Food Testing
National School Lunch Testing	Trix Loaded Cereal
Fast Food Testing Results	Baby Formula Toxic Metals Results
Gluten-Free Food Test Results	Girl Scout Cookies
Shocking Test Results of Glyphosate in Breakfast Cereals: Are Big Box Brands Corrupting Organic?	‘Shocking’: Heavy Metals, Nearly 50 Pesticides Detected in School Lunches
Glyphosate in Kids’ Cereals: A Global Crisis, Not Just an American Problem	Wine and Beer
Glyphosate in Feeding Tube Liquid Given to Children with Cancer	Glyphosate Found in Childhood Vaccines
Glyphosate in "Healthy Foods"	Lunch Food Test Results
Hummus Results	Impossible Burger
7800 Food Samples	Cereals and Snacks
Glyphosate Testing Full Report: Findings in American Mothers’ Breast Milk, Urine and Water	Banned Reproductive Damaging Pesticide in Majority of Children's Cereals Tested

 

Organizations List GMO Info Wireless Radiation Fast Food and Violence in America Video Resources

Glyphosate Info News of Interest Top 10 Books Glyphosate in Vaccines Report 2024 Handouts and Citations

 

A partial list by Moms Across America to support you in finding out more and staying healthy.

Studies, Papers, Reports, and Articles:

GMOs

GMO Data Sheet

• No scientific consensus on GMO safety
• Report: "Forcing The Farm: How Gene Drive Organism Could Entrench Industrial Agriculture and Threaten Food Sovereignty"
• Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as Invasive Species
• "New" GMOs Make Cells Vulnerable to Tumors and Mutations
• CRISPR Cas9 Has Potential to Increase Off-Target Mutations and Cancer Risk
• New Study Shows Gut Damage From GMO CORN
• BT Toxin GMOs as Human Gut Pathogen
• A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (G.M.) soy and G.M. maize diet.
• Clear English Summary of the Pig Tox Study (listed above)
• Changes in the Protein Profile of Pigs' Blood During Feeding With GM Soybeans
• Scientists have identified significant molecular differences between GMO corn and its non-GMO parent
• A first-hand description of the effects of G.M. Roundup Ready corn on biodiversity in an Iowa cornfield?
• Synthetic biology: GMOs 2.0 - a great explanation of this new and dangerous technology
• Are GMOs 2.0 In Your Food and Cosmetics? - A Shopper's Guide to Synthetic Biology
• Genetically engineered crops, glyphosate, and the deterioration of health in the United States
• Pathology reports on the first cows fed with Bt176 maize (1997–2002) - Gottfried Glöckner1 and Gilles-Éric Séralini
• New Study on Goats fed GMO soy: Mothers had less protein in milk, and kids were smaller.
• GMO-fed Rats 30, 60, and 90 days from Turkish Journal of Biology - "Biological impact of feeding rats with a genetically modified-based diet
• The University of Washington-Protein and Gene Double Meaning Study
• Dr. Judy Carman’s and Farmer  Howard Vlieger’s Pig Study on GMO Feed
• Scientist Turns Anti GMO
• Dr. Huber 50 Year Plant Pathologist on GMOs and Glyphosate
• Schools Go Organic: Science Supports Growing Movement
• COVVHA 100 Scientific Study Links on the Health Risks of GMOs
• Rodale Institute - GMO Myths Busted
• Compositional differences between GMO Soybeans and Non-GMO Soybeans
• Morphological Changes of The Liver, Kidneys, And Adrenal Glands Of Experimental Animals After Long Term Feeding With Roundup Ready Genetically Modified Soy

Gene Editing/RNAi

• Gene-Editing Unintentionally Adds Bovine DNA, Goat DNA, and Bacterial DNA, Mouse Researchers Find
• CRISPR Has a Problem: It Mangles DNA It Wasn’t Supposed to Touch
• On-target mutations occur with CRISPR Cas-9, as well as off-target mutations
• Repair of double-strand breaks induced by CRISPR–Cas9 leads to large deletions and complex rearrangements
• Cattle genetically engineered not to grow horns show off-target genetic mutations and cell damage
• Unintended effects of "on target" edits with CRISPR
• CRISPR Cas9 GMOs have shown to cause thousands of off-target mutations
• DowDupont Scientists Use CRISPR to Try to Develop Glyphosate Resistance Plants
• CRISPR and the three myths of precise genome editing
• God’s Red Pencil? CRISPR and The Three Myths of Precise Genome Editing
• RNAi-Based Insecticidal Crops: Potential Effects on Nontarget Species
• Cisgenesis and genome editing: combining concepts and efforts for smarter use of genetic resources in crop breeding

GMO Resources

• GMO InGREEDdients
• NON-GMO Shopping Guide
• GMO-Free Dining

Global GMO news sites 

• www.sustainablepulse.com The most groundbreaking news
• www.gmoevidence.com
• www.GMwatch.com
• www.nongmoproject.org
• www.gmofreeusa.com over 1800 studies and papers showing harm from GMOs and related pesticides
• www.earthopensource.org 330-page GMO Myths and Facts resource

Glyphosate Herbicides

80% of GMOs are engineered to withstand glyphosate herbicides- the most widely used herbicide in the world (not for long, we hope).

Link to 376 glyphosate studies.

Global Glyphosate Study – Let’s Investigate Together - The Ramazzini Institute

HUMANS and ANIMALS

• Prenatal exposure to dietary levels of glyphosate disrupts metabolic, immune, and behavioral markers across generations in mice
• International Study Reveals Glyphosate Weed Killers Cause Multiple Types of Cancer
• Modern Disease Trends in Correlation to Glyphosate Application: a 20-Year Perspective in Graphs
• Organic diet intervention significantly reduces urinary pesticide levels in U.S. children and adults
• Roundup-Induced Gut Dysbiosis, Irrelevant to Aromatic Amino Acid Deficiency, Impairs the Gut Function in Rats
  International Glyphosate Study Shows Likely Cause of Explosion in Childhood Leukemia
• Association between glyphosate exposure and cognitive function, depression, and neurological diseases in a representative sample of US adults: NHANES 2013-2014 analysis
• Glyphosate Hacks Hormones of Baby Girls after Exposure in the Womb – New Groundbreaking Pilot Study
• Effects of Roundup and its main component, glyphosate, upon mammalian sperm function and survival
• Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Human, Animal and In-Vitro Studies
• Mechanisms underlying the neurotoxicity induced by glyphosate-based herbicide in immature rat hippocampus: involvement of glutamate excitotoxicity
• Toxic Effects of Glyphosate on the Nervous System
• Glyphosate and the key characteristics of an endocrine disruptor: A review
• Urinary Glyphosate, 2,4-D and DEET Biomarkers in Relation to Neurobehavioral Performance in Ecuadorian Adolescents in the ESPINA Cohort
  Glyphosate: Modern Attack on the Gut
• Association of Lifetime Exposure to Glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA) with Liver Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome at Young Adulthood: Findings from the CHAMACOS Study
• Explanation of Thresholds and Glyphosate Test Results - HRI Labs
• The Poison in Our Daily Bread: Glyphosate Contamination Widespread in Essential Foods
• Glyphosate: environmental contamination, toxicity and potential risks to human health via food contamination
• Glyphosate Poisons Wildlife
• Glyphosate and Roundup: All roads lead to cancer
• Proven: Glyphosate herbicides change gene function and cause DNA damage
• Early life multiple exposures and child cognitive function: A multi-centric birth cohort study in six European countries
• Urinary glyphosate concentration in pregnant women in relation to the length of gestation
• Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
• A new study shows Roundup herbicide causes cancer and DNA damage
• Chronic exposure to glyphosate in Florida manatee
• Glyphosate-based herbicides affect behavioral patterns of the livebearer Jenynsia multidentate.
• Evidence that glyphosate is a causative agent in chronic sub-clinical metabolic acidosis and mitochondrial dysfunction
• A new study reveals evidence for potential cancer-causing damage
• A Review of Glyphosate Endocrine Disrupting Pathways
• Epigenome-wide association study for glyphosate-induced transgenerational sperm DNA methylation and histone retention epigenetic biomarkers for disease
• Organic diet intervention significantly reduces urinary glyphosate levels in U.S. children and adults
• Maternal glyphosate exposure causes autism-like behaviors in offspring through increased expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase
• What's In My Baby Food? A national investigation finds 95 percent of baby foods tested contain toxic chemicals that lower babies’ I.Q., including arsenic and lead
• DNA Methylation: An Alternative Pathway to Cancer
• Glyphosate exposure breaks down the blood-brain barrier
• Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and functional neuroimaging in adolescents living in proximity to pesticide application
• Glyphosate can cause cancers - Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodgkin's Disease
• Widespread occurrence of glyphosate in urine from pet dogs and cats in New York State, USA.
• Exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis and Supporting Evidence
• Global Glyphosate Study Pilot Phase Shows Reproductive and Developmental Effects at ‘Safe’ Dose
• Glyphosate causes DNA Damage at Ultra Low Levels.
• Roundup/Glyphosate Dermal and Respiratory Exposure Studies on Humans and Animals
• Global Glyphosate Study Pilot Phase Shows Adverse Health Effects at 'Safe' Doses
• Detection of Glyphosate Residues in Animals and Humans
• Human exposure to glyphosate has increased by 500%
• Glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic and endocrine disruptors in human cell lines.
• Laboratory Rodent Diets Contain Toxic Levels of Environmental Contaminants: Implications for Regulatory Tests
• Samsel and Dr. Seneff ( MIT) Paper I- on Glyphosate and Modern Disease
• Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases IV: cancer and related pathologies
• Glyphosate: Health Concerns About the Most Widely Used Pesticide
• Glyphosate pathways to modern disease V: Amino acid analog of glycine in diverse proteins
• The Shikimate Pathway, the Microbiome, and Disease: Health Effects of GMOs on Humans
• Genetically engineered crops, glyphosate, and the deterioration of health in the United States
• Glyphosate Found Toxic at Levels Below Allowable Daily Intake Deemed Safe by EPA
• Glyphosate: Destructor of Human Health with Swanson Charts
• Dr.Nancy Swanson's charts on Glyphosate and organ damage 
• Seralini Republished Study of Roundup on Rats (study on Roundup, not just glyphosate)
• The Effect of Glyphosate on Potential Pathogens and Beneficial Members of Poultry Microbiota In Vitro
• Groundbreaking Probiotic Study on Leaky Gut Published in World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

INSECTS

• Effects of the Herbicide Glyphosate on Honey Bee Sensory and Cognitive Abilities: Individual Impairments with Implications for the Hive
• Roundup has proven to kill fruit flies.
• Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees
• The Herbicide Glyphosate Negatively Affects Midgut Bacterial Communities and Survival of Honey Bee during Larvae Reared in Vitro
• Commercially formulated glyphosate can kill non-target pollinator bees under laboratory conditions
• Genotoxic effect of a binary mixture of dicamba-and glyphosate-based commercial herbicide formulations on Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (Anura, Bufonidae) late-stage larvae
• The Herbicide Glyphosate Negatively Affects Midgut Bacterial Communities and Survival of Honey Bee during Larvae Reared in Vitro

SOIL, WATER, and FARMING

• Influence of a glyphosate-based herbicide on growth parameters and aflatoxin B1 production by Aspergillus section Flavi on maize grains
• Glyphosate: Its Environmental Persistence and Impact on Crop Health and Nutrition
• Glyphosate Residues in Soil and Air: An Integrated Review
• Herbicide residues affecting plant hormone balance
• Glyphosate and Disease of Plants
• Determination of glyphosate, AMPA, and glufosinate in dairy farm water from Argentina using a simplified UHPLC-MS/MS method
• Glyphosate and atrazine in rainfall and soils in agro-productive areas of the Pampas region in Argentina
• High levels of Glyphosate in Wind Blown Matter on Farms
• 20 Years of Glyphosate and the impact on soil
• Glyphosate-Induced Specific and Widespread Perturbations in the Metabolome of Soil Pseudomonas Species
• Bacteria Acetobacter Degrades Glyphosate
• The Amount of Glyphosate Used on America Crops (by the millions of pounds)
• Glyphosate Can Decrease Germination of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybeans
• Roundup destroys soil quality
• Updated Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA) Report for Glyphosate
• Glyphosate and the Impact on Earthworms
• Majewski Glyphosate in Rainwater and Air
• Glyphosate- and multiple-resistant water hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis) in
  Ontario, Canada
• EPA List of Allowed Levels of Glyphosate on 160 Food Crops

MARINE LIFE

• Impact of pesticides on marine coral reef foraminifera
• Arsenic and Glyphosate were found to damage the thyroid and antioxidant system and cause cell damage In tadpoles.
• Glyphosate induces cardiovascular toxicity in fish
• Glyphosate Sprayed on GMO Crops Linked to Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Bloom
• Glyphosate Persistence in Sea Water

REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES

• Diets derived from maize monoculture cause maternal infanticides in the endangered European hamster due to a vitamin B3 deficiency
• Impacts of glyphosate on the reproductive hormones
• Exposure to polyoxyethylene tallow amines (POEAs), glyphosate co-formulation surfactants, in a US pregnant population and their potential endocrine disrupting effects
• Maternal urinary levels of glyphosate during pregnancy and anogenital distance in newborns in a U.S. multicenter pregnancy cohort
• Glyphosate damages blood-testis barrier via NOX1-triggered oxidative stress in rats: Long-term exposure as a potential risk for male reproductive health
• Are glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides endocrine disruptors that alter female fertility?
• Roundup and Endocrine Disruption of Female Fertility
• Glyphosate causes the disease to be transferred through sperm and eggs
• Roundup disrupts male reproductive functions by triggering calcium-mediated cell death in rat testis and Sertoli cells
• Perinatal exposure to a glyphosate-based herbicide impairs female reproductive outcomes and induces second-generation adverse effects in Wistar rats
• Maternal Exposure to Glyphosate and Shortened Gestation
• Glyphosate and Anencephaly: Death by A Thousand Cuts
• Ameliorative effect of N-acetylcysteine on the testicular tissue of adult male albino rats after glyphosate-based herbicide exposure
• Seneff and Nigh Paper on Death by a Thousand Cuts: Glyphosate and Anencephaly
• Perinatal exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide alters the thyrotrophic axis and causes thyroid hormone homeostasis imbalance in male rats
• Effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the uterus of adult ovariectomized rats
• Neonatal exposure to a glyphosate-based herbicide alters the development of the rat uterus
• Seralini: Co-formulants of glyphosate herbicides are endocrine disruptors
• Glyphosate Damage on Human and Embryonic and Placental Cells
• Glyphosate, Pig Feed and Miscarriages Study, Kruger, Pedersen, etc
• Carrasco Teratogenic Effects Glyphosate of Glyphosate on Vertebrates (Deformities)
• Maternal glyphosate exposure causes autism-like behaviors in offspring through increased expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase
• Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy and shortened gestational length: a prospective Indiana birth cohort study

GUT and BEHAVIOR ISSUES

• Maternal glyphosate exposure causes autism-like behaviors in offspring through increased expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase.
• Roundup Exposure Increases Antibiotic Resistance 1000X.
• A new study links common herbicides and antibiotic resistance
• New Study Connects Glyphosate to Clostridia Bacteria Levels in Gut and Autism
• Behavioral impairments following repeated intranasal glyphosate-based herbicide administration in mice
• Oral Application of Charcoal and Humic Acids Influence Selected Gastrointestinal Microbiota, Enzymes, Electrolytes, and Substrates in the Blood of Dairy Cows Challenged with Glyphosate in GMO Feeds
• Can glyphosate’s disruption of the gut microbiome and induction of sulfate deficiency explain the epidemic of gout and associated diseases in the industrialized world?
• Autism and Altered Intestinal Bacteria Associated with High Intake of GMO-Foods and Exposure to Weed-Killer, Glyphosate
• Are glyphosate herbicides linked to autism? A new paper finds a connection
• Is there a link between autism and glyphosate-formulated herbicides?
• Effects of Glyphosate on Food Bacteria
• Glyphosate Samsel and Seneff (MIT) Paper II on Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance
• Effects of Glyphosate on Beneficial Chicken Gut Bacteria
• Mice with Autism Symptoms Decreased with Probiotics
• Glyphosate leads to the uptake of aluminum into the pineal gland in the brain, linked to autism
• Study Suggests Parkinson’s Could Start in Gut Endocrine Cells
• Glyphosate causes antibiotic resistance

ORGAN, LIVER, and KIDNEY DISEASE

• Effect of Genetically Modified Soybean Oil Consumption on Biochemical and Histological Changes of Liver and Kidney in Rats
• Disruption of cytochrome P450 enzymes in the liver and small intestine in chicken embryos in-ovo exposed to glyphosate
• Is Glyphosate a Key Factor in the Unexplained Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease?
• Death as a Drug Side Effect in FAERS: Is Glyphosate Contamination a Factor?
• Multiomics reveal non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats following chronic exposure to an ultra-low dose of Roundup herbicide.
• Seralini's study on Roundup and Rats: Liver and Kidney Damage and Tumors
• Blood Vessel Inflammation Following Exposure to a Glyphosate-based Herbicide

CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS

• Carcinogenic effects of long-term exposure from prenatal life to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides in Sprague–Dawley rats
• IARC Monograph on Glyphosate and Cancer
• World Health Organization of U.N. declares glyphosate a "probable carcinogen."
• EPA FIFRA Panel on Glyphosate as a Carcinogen Transcript of Oct 2016 Meeting
• Association between Cancer and Environmental Exposure to Glyphosate
• Glyphosate and Cancer-Causing Properties Known By EPA since 1983
• Study: Glyphosate Doubles Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Association of Cancer and Environmental Exposure to Glyphosate
• Glyphosate Can Trigger Aggressive Breast Cancer - Disrupts Methylation
• Glyphosate Induces Breast Cancer Cell Growth

NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS

• Aluminum in brain tissue in autism
• Glyphosate Causes Neurotoxicity "American Mind Melt" in rats
• Biological Psychiatry: Depression and Glyphosate
• Roundup Causes Liver and Brain Impairment in fish

GLYPHOSATE TESTING

• National School Lunch Testing Results for glyphosate, pesticides, veterinary drugs, hormones, heavy metals and nutrients.
• Analysis of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in leaves from Coffea arabica using high-performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole mass spectrometry detection
• Monsanto was found to be ghostwriting the "science" that "shows" that glyphosate is safe.
• Glyphosate in Baby Food with Grains
• Pesticides in Hair Test Results
• Glyphosate in Breastmilk, Tap water, and Children's Urine
• Glyphosate in Pediatric Feeding Tube Liquid
• Glyphosate in California Wine Report
• No Glyphosate Detected in Two California Wines
• Glyphosate in Childhood Vaccines
• Glyphosate is “Healthy Foods"
• Glyphosate in World's Top Wine and Beer
• Glyphosate in Hummus
• Roundup Revealed: Glyphosate in our Food System
• Glyphosate in Food & Water, The Detox Project
• Glyphosate: Unsafe on Any Plate:  Food Testing Results and Scientific Reason for Concern
• Glyphosate in Pet Food
• A critical review of glyphosate findings in human urine (Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety)
• Average Amount of Glyphosate a Child Consumes or Could Consume in America Each Day

RESOURCE PAPERS and SCIENTIST'S LETTERS on GLYPHOSATE

• Open Letter to the President of the European Commission from Dr. Christopher J. Portier
• Glyphosate Fact Sheet - Pesticide Action Network International
• A PAN AP Factsheet Series - Special Release - GLYPHOSATE
• Glyphosate Fact Sheet Journal of Pesticide Reform
• Proposed collateral Damage of Glyphosate was presented to the EPA on May 27, 2014
• Sources for Stats and Data used in Zen's Talks/ Monsanto Shareholder Meeting

The Impact of Pesticides

• Are Clouds a Neglected Reservoir of Pesticides?
• Diet outperforms microbial transplant to drive microbiome recovery in mice
• 1 out of 2 Children in America have a chronic illness
• The High Cost of Pesticides: Human and Animal Disease
• USA Agricultural System UnHealthy-New Report 
• USA Highest Infant Mortality Rate in Industrialized World
• Toxins Causing 6th Mass Extinction of Life by Rosemary Mason
• First Biomarker Evidence Autism Is Linked to DDT
• A commercial Roundup® formulation induced male germ cell apoptosis by promoting the expression of XAF1 in adult mice.
• Toxicity of formulants and heavy metals in glyphosate-based herbicides and other pesticides
• Cost of endocrine disrupting pesticides in the USA - 42 billion in 2010
• Herbicides: Feminization of male frogs in the wild
• Huge Decline of African Men's Sperm Quality
• Nearly 60% Decline in Men's Sperm in E.U., North America, and Australia
• Drastic Decline in Men's Semen Quality in China 
• Mixtures of herbicides and metals affect the redox system of honey bees
• Glyphosate and Pesticides Increase Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Glufosinate ( Glyphosate alternative) and Harmful Neuro Effects on Newborn Mice
• Chronic exposure to commonly used insecticides causes diabetes
• The Cost of America's Asthma Epidemic
• Pesticides Are Associated with Allergic and Non-Allergic Wheeze among Male Farmers
• "Inerts" make Glyphosate 1000X More Toxic 
• 2nd Study on Toxic (untested by EPA) Adjuvants ( other chemicals in Roundup)
• Mental Illness in America
• The Increased Use of Pesticides 13-year report 
• 16-year Pesticides Report Charles Benbrook
• The Chemical Pandemic Philippe Grandjean, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), and Philip Landrigan, Dean for Global Health at Mount Sinai, published online Saturday in Lancet Neurology.
• Death of Bees
• Scientist Attacked for Exposing  Pesticide Harm
• Human exposure to pesticides from food
• HIDDEN COSTS OF TOXIC SEED COATINGS - Insecticide Use on the Rise
• Melanoma research gathers momentum.
• Monocultural sowing in mesocosms decreases the species richness of weeds and invertebrates and critically reduces the fitness of the endangered European hamster

MOLD/Mycotoxins

• Mold and Mycotoxin Exposure and Brain Disorders

Other Environmental Harms

• Potential impacts of synthetic food dyes on activity and attention in children: a review of the human and animal evidence
• The connection between Acetaminophen ( Tylenol), ADD, and Autism
• Biodegradable’ straws contain forever chemicals
• 15 List of Chemicals in Plastic – Properties – Dangers
• Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, Other Billionaires Invest in Environmentally-Friendly Artificial Breast Milk Cultured From Human Mammary
• Electronic cigarettes disrupt lung lipid homeostasis and innate immunity independent of nicotine.
• Sliver of cool surface water helps the ocean absorb more carbon, study shows - Possible link to Glyphosate causing rising ocean temps

Heavy Metal(loid)s

• Heavy metal pollution in the environment and their toxicological effects on humans
• Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s

Dangers of 5G

• Effect of electromagnetic field exposure on the reproductive system
• Rage Against the 5G Machine
• 5G Beware
• Possible 5G Tower Next to School Removed After Students Develop Cancer
• 5G Dragnet
• Cell Phone Towers and Property Devaluation
• Radiation Fears - Byron Bay Residents Worried About 5G
• Virtual Reality - Humanity's Next Addiction
• Barrister Ray Broomhall Talking About the Action Being Taken Against the 5G Rollout and the Next Steps
• Lawyer Sue Grey Talks To Tim Lynch about 5G & More
• Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe Post interview - Electromagnetic Radiation & 5G
• David Bradbury Film - Rally for 5G Moratorium. (Byron Shire NSW)
• 5G Rally Calls for Moratorium (News article related to above)
• Genocide Documents - Murder “I.S.” Legal How This Came to Be The Honorable Peter Slipper (Fmr Speaker) & Barrister - Stop 5G Global
• Defeating 5G as a Mass DEW Terraforming Platform for A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• 5G: The Unreported Global Threat
• You Are Being Groomed
• Bees Dying Under 5G Poles
• The 5G War - Technology Versus Humanity
• Everything You Need to Know About 5G
• Response: 5G and Wireless Risks to Public Health
• Opposition to 5G Small Cell Deployment Spreads Across US
• Kate Lives in Fear of the 5G Radiation Rollout 
• Why 5G Is Like the Worst Relationship Your Ever Had
• 5G Danger: 13 Reasons New Millimeter Wave Tech Will Be a Catastrophe for Humanity
• Elk Grove Residents Warned About Possible Health Hazards of 5G
• Side-effects of Living Near 5G Towers in Geneva, Switzerland – Testimonial
• New Research Shows That Over a Quarter of Australians Are Concerned about the Health Risks of 5G Technology
• EMFs: Ignorance Is NOT Bliss with Jason Bawden-Smith
• Small Cells - Node B 4G/5G
• Ugly Cell Towers (Pinterest gallery)
• Where Are All the Trees Going?
• Next Generation 5G Network May Be Taking Off on Lanai (Aerial platforms)
• With 5G, We Feel Like Guinea Pigs
• The 5G Hype Is Setting Consumers Up for a Let-down
• Wireless Radiation T.V. News
• Spending Six Hours a Day on My Mobile Gave Me a Brain Tumour, Claims Business Executive, 43, Who's Now Been Given Just Three Years to Live
• Re-inventing Wires - The Future of Landlines and Networks
• Trump Administration Cancels Rule for More-energy-efficient Light Bulbs. (Incandescents to no longer be illegal)
• Parents Hiring Coaches to Help Raise Their Children Phone-Free
• Archbishop Makarios Hospital III Launches Initiative to Minimize Wireless Radiation Exposures to Children
• Long-term Wireless Exposure at School
• A Child Testifies to Microwave Illness from Wifi in Schools (Video)
• Dr. Karl - Misleading and Wrong Information and a Much Deeper Problem in the Selection of Experts
• The Miseducation of America on 5G: The New York Times Gets It Spectacularly Wrong
• A Fact-Free Hit on a 5G Critic
• Veteran MD Drops Bombshell About 5G Technology Dangers At 5G Hearing

Video Links

• How Glyphosate is linked to Gut-Brain Harm with Dr. Buckley
• Anthony Samsel on the Effects of Glyphosate Part 1
• Anthony Samsel on the Effects of Glyphosate Part 2
• Anthony Samsel on Glyphosate and Unsafe Meat and Potatoes
• CNN Interview- Behind the scenes with Zen Honeycutt
• Glyphosate Studies Submitted to EPA for Re Approval 

Books

• "Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of GMOs"
• “The Unhealthy Truth” by Robyn O’Brien
• “Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation” by William F. Engdahl
•  “A Compromised Generation” by Beth Lambert
• “Foodopoly” by Wynona Hauter of Food & Water Watch
• “Food and Behavior: the Natural Connection” by Barbara Stitt Ph.D.
•  Steven Druker: Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

Websites

• www.responsibletechnology.org Institute for Responsible Technology and GENETIC ROULETTE the movie. Downloadable for $2.99. Many other resources on this site. NON-GMO Shopping guides etc.
• www.robynobrien.com Robyn O’Brien’s Ted Talk, “ Patriotism on a Plate,” is 18 min free on YouTube and www.allergykids.org foundation to support kids with allergies.

Health Solutions

• Sugars in Human Mother's Milk are a New Class of Antibacterial Agents
• Oral Application of Charcoal and Humic Acids Influence Selected Gastrointestinal Microbiota, Enzymes, Electrolytes, and Substrates in the Blood of Dairy Cows Challenged with Glyphosate in GMO Feeds
• Protective Effects of Lignite Extract Supplement on Intestinal Barrier Function in Glyphosate-Mediated Tight Junction Injury 

Benefits of Eating Organic

• A Western dietary pattern during pregnancy is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence
• Study Shows Toxic Pesticide Levels in Families Dropped by 60% After One-Week Organic Diet.
• Organic diet intervention significantly reduces urinary pesticide levels in U.S. children and adults
• Organic Foods for Cancer Prevention—Worth the Investment?
• Association of Frequency of Organic Food Consumption With Cancer Risk: Findings From the NutriNet-Santé Prospective Cohort Study
• Organic Bovine Milk has a More Desirable Fatty Acid Composition than Conventional Milk
• Organic versus non-organic.  A study of nutritional difference
• Organic Versus Non-Organic 2014 Study

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