After wheat containing glyphosate, beer is also among the end products under accusation because it contains the most widely used herbicide in the world.
Before putting your “blonde” at the table, it is good to pay attention to the brand you choose to buy. The results are reported in a dossier entitled “The blonde who deceives“. Some French tests have shown that some beer brand contain traces of glyphosatea herbicide used in agriculture and some traces of toxic substances.
Beer with glyphosate: what it is and what are the harm to health
Glyphosate is a herbicide and herbicide widely used in agriculture and for green maintenance. L’IARCthe international agency for cancer research, has judged glyphosate “carcinogenic”, lies theEFSA downgraded the herbicide to ‘probably carcinogenic’. There are several scientific studies to validate the thesis that glyphosate is a hormonal disruptor, lowers the levels of testosterone, progesterone and estrogen.
In women, the herbicide leads to a predisposition to cancer of the ovaries, uterus and other sexual organs.
There are several studies that have shown that glyphosate promotes programmed cell death and induce necrosis. It is a genotoxic substance, which damages the genetic information inside a cell.
Beer with glyphosate: the French tests
L’French national consumer institute conducted a series of tests involving 45 brands of beer. The goal was to search for 250 molecules considered more or less toxic to the human body. Glyphosate was found in 25 samples of those subjected to the French test.
In addition to the herbicide, the French test showed that some beer brands contain traces of folpet, boscalid and some fungicides. The Lifebuoy analyzed the results of the French tests in depth and the brands of beer were identified by analyzing the quantities of potentially toxic substances.
Beer with glyphosate: watch out for these brands
As evidenced by the French test results have been identified 16 beer brands, which have traces of glyphosate. Among the brands to pay close attention to:
- 6 Original Intense Blond, whose glyphosate concentration is 0.62 mcg / l
- Affligem Blonde, whose glyphosate concentration is equal to 9.23 mcg / l
- La Cervoise des Ancetres, whose glyphosate concentration is equal to 3.36 mcg / l
- Guinnes Nitro IPA, whose glyphosate concentration is 0.57 mcg / l
- Death Suffered Witte Lambic, whose glyphosate concentration is 1.43 mcg / l.
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