"Independent testing on an array of popular American food products found many samples contained residue levels of the weed killer called glyphosate, leading the nonprofit organization behind the testing to call for corporate and regulatory action to address consumer safety concerns.

The herbicide residues were found in cookies, crackers, popular cold cereals and chips commonly consumed by children and adults, according to Food Democracy Now and the group’s “Detox Project,” which arranged for the testing at the San Francisco-based Anresco lab. Anresco uses liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), a method widely considered by the scientific community and regulators as the most reliable for analyzing glyphosate residues. The groups issued a report Monday that details the findings.

The announcement of the private tests comes as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is struggling with its own efforts to analyze how much of the herbicide residues might be present in certain foods. Though the FDA routinely tests foods for other pesticide residues, it never tested for glyphosate until this year."

Carey Gillam reports for U.S. Right To Know via Huffington Post November 14, 2016. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"FDA Suspends Testing for Glyphosate Residues in Food" (Huffington Post/USRTK) [3]

"IARC Scientists Defend Glyphosate Cancer Link; Surprised by Industry Assault" (USRTK/HuffPost) [4]

"EPA Bows to Chemical Industry in Delay of Glyphosate Cancer Review" (USRTK/HuffPost) [5]

"More Bad News for Honey as U.S. Seeks to Get Handle on Glyphosate Residues in Food" (USRTK/HuffPost) [6]