Testing Shows Substantial Glyphosate in Foods and Population

As food has become increasingly adulterated, contaminated, and genetically engineered, the need for laboratory testing has grown.

HRI Labs is often hired to test foods claiming to be non-GMO, “all natural” and/or organic. Testing often reveals such claims to be untrue. Several Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors were recently found to contain glyphosate.

Grains, legumes and beans typically have the highest levels of glyphosate contamination due to the routine practice of desiccation, where glyphosate is sprayed on the crop shortly before harvest to improve yield.

HRI Labs has created two glyphosate tests for the public — a water test and an environmental exposure test. The latter will tell you how much glyphosate you have in your system, giving you an indication of the purity of your diet.

S eventy-six percent of people tested have glyphosate in their system . People who regularly eat nonorganic oats have double the glyphosate of those who don't . People who regularly eat organic food have glyphosate levels 80% lower than those who rarely eat organic.

Researchers Link Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers to Liver Disease and Endocrine Disorders in Kids

Children exposed to glyphosate-containing weedkillers, used in farming and on school playgrounds, appear to be at increased risk for liver inflammation and metabolic disorders in young adulthood and more serious diseases later in life, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.