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Herbicide spreading

An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods

Environment

Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, has been classified as a “probable carcinogen” by the World Health Organization, yet the US FDA routinely skips testing agricultural products to measure its levels. When one scientist took matters into his own hands, he found traces of it in virtually everything.

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