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Old 02-06-20, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Riveting
Here's a blurb from a CBSNews.com piece regarding the concentrations of glyphosate found in common American beers and wines:
"Assuming the greatest value [of glyphosate] reported, 51.4 ppb, is correct, a 125-pound adult would have to consume 308 gallons of wine per day, every day for life to reach the US Environmental Protection Agency's glyphosate exposure limit for humans. To put 308 gallons into context, that would be more than a bottle of wine every minute, for life, without sleeping."
The EPA's analysis refers to acute toxicity, ie what will kill you instantly, rather than the long term cancer causing effects of constant low doses.
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