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Glyphosate Found in Popular Breakfast Foods
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/265-34/36414-glyphosate-found-in-popular-breakfast-foodsGlyphosate is an herbicide developed in 1970 by Monsanto, who began developing genetically modified (GMO) crops designed to withstand high doses of Roundup. Today, these seeds account for 94 percent of all soybeans and 89 percent of all corn being produced. The prevalence of these crops means that hundreds of millions of pounds of glyphosate are dumped onto the land every year.
“We decided to do this testing to see just how ubiquitous this toxin has become in our environment,” explained Gretchen DuBeau, executive and legal director of the Alliance for Natural Health-USA. “We expected that trace amounts would show up in foods containing large amounts of corn and soy. However, we were unprepared for just how invasive this poison has been to our entire food chain.”
Analysis revealed the presence of glyphosate in oatmeal, bagels, eggs (including the organic variety), potatoes and even non-GMO soy coffee creamer. Glyphosate was recently named a probable carcinogen or cancer-causing agent, by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Glyphosate has been linked to increases in levels of breast, thyroid, kidney, pancreatic, liver and bladder cancers and is being served for breakfast, lunch and dinner around the world,” said DuBeau. “The fact that it is showing up in foods like eggs and coffee creamer, which don’t directly contact the herbicide, shows that it’s being passed on by animals who ingest it in their feed. This is contrary to everything that regulators and industry scientists have been telling the public.”
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It's the end of the world as we know it!
Stop washing your dishes like that!
Candles aren't sexy, they're deadly!
Don't eat canned food!
That's it. I've done my duty for the day. Now it's up to concerned citizens to do the right thing and demand a ban on dish soap, candles and canned food.
Stop washing your dishes like that!
Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS): SLS is a detergent and a surfactant used to break down surface tension allowing the shampoo to become a more effective cleanser. SLS is also linked to Nitrosamines a potent carcinogen that causes your body to absorb nitrates, another known carcinogen. Over 40,000 studies in PubMed science library include information on the toxicity of this chemical.
Candles aren't sexy, they're deadly!
They found that paraffin-based candles -- the most popular kind -- emitted toxic chemicals like toluene and benzene
Don't eat canned food!
Of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused serious adverse effects in animal tests.
That's it. I've done my duty for the day. Now it's up to concerned citizens to do the right thing and demand a ban on dish soap, candles and canned food.
... we're living in a dangerous time. One would think that becoming more civilized, more educated, that it would have become a safer world to live in. What do I have to do to assure my eggs are not going to kill me? Raise them myself in my back yard? Can't do that, because of you know, local ordinances. Guess we all need to go back to the country. 
