Glyphosate pesticide in beer and wine
Test results and future solutions
Most of us take it for granted that the food and drinks we buy from the store are not putting our health at risk.
However, new research from public health groups and scientists from the past several years indicates that food and drinks are contaminated with glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weed killer Roundup. This is a potential health problem because in 2015 the World Health Organization found that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen, and in 2017, the state of California agreed.
Notable findings
Sutter Home wine
Organic products
Conventional brands
Peak beer
This news has far-reaching impacts. In 2018, a jury in California found that Roundup was a major cause of a man’s cancer, and awarded him $78 million in damages. Thousands of other people, mostly farmers, are now alleging that their incurable cancers may have been caused by Roundup. And in January 2019, France banned the use of Roundup, citing it as a “serious risk” to human health. Other countries in the EU are considering similar bans.
Glyphosate use by year
Roundup in our food, beverages, and water
Brewers do not want glyphosate used on barley or any raw brewing material, and the barley grower organizations have also come out strongly against glyphosate.The Brewers Association
Certifies small independent and craft beers, opposes glyphosate use in their beer.
Low levels of glyphosate can be problematic
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