The Glyphosate Tragedy: The Disturbing Truth About Roundup and Our Food System

Glyphosate, is a popular herbicide known as Roundup and available everywhere, is a story of corporate misdoing.

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Glyphosate cant be rinsed off easily, beacuse it remains on our grains and produce until we eat them and further.

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A extensive study found glyphosate in 80% of American's urine & major reason being the chemical leeching into our drinking water and consumption through food.

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Evidence of exposure to a carcinogen has so far failed to gain any attention from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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A group of individuals enrolled in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture (BEEA) study to better understand the risks farmers, labour, and the general public face.

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Latest data of exposure indicates the greatest evidence of oxidative stress.

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