Glyphosate is actually so well known that it is the largest selling pesticide in the world. Compared to other widely used herbicides, glyphosate has very low toxicity. Because glyphosate intervenes in the protein synthesis process of plants and interferes with their growth and metabolism, the site and mechanism of action are unique to plants and will not harm the human body. In addition, glyphosate is easy to degrade, has no residue and is friendly to the soil. Once glyphosate enters the soil, it is easy to be decomposed by the microorganisms of the soil, and most of the glyphosate will be metabolized and decomposed after 6-7 days of general use.
Why is there glyphosate in cereal? Because cereal is processed from raw crops such as oats, barley, wheat, etc. Raw crops will use herbicides to get rid of weeds during the growing process. Although most of the glyphosate will be removed by biodegradation, photolysis, chemical oxidation, and plant metabolism, there will still be some residues, resulting in the final made of the cereal containing glyphosate as well.
Does glyphosate really cause cancer? A growing body of research suggests that glyphosate does not negatively affect the development, reproduction, or endocrine systems of humans and other mammals, and that it is not chronically toxic or neurotoxic to animals in agricultural fields within the limits of normal use. In March of last year, the European Chemicals Agency's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) explicitly stated that the available scientific evidence was insufficient to categorize glyphosate as a carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant, and that glyphosate was therefore "non-carcinogenic, non-mutagenic, non-reproductive, non-genotoxic, non-target-specific and biotoxic". (From the monthly "Science" rumor list)
This article is from: Beijing Science and Technology News
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