General Discussion
Showing Original Post only (View all)Roundup’s Glyphosate, Found in 100% of California Wines Tested [View all]
<Glyphosate usage has gotten so out of control that its seemingly taken on a life of its own and is now showing up even in foods that havent been directly sprayed, namely the grapes used to make organic wine.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsantos Roundup herbicide, is the most used agricultural chemical in history. Its used in a number of different herbicides (700 in all), but Roundup is by far the most widely used. Since glyphosate was introduced in 1974, 1.8 million tons have been applied to U.S. fields, and two-thirds of that volume has been sprayed in the last 10 years.
/snip/
While glyphosate isnt sprayed directly onto grapes in vineyards (it would kill the vines), its often used to spray the ground on either side of the grape vines. This results in a 2-to 4- foot strip of Roundup sprayed soil with grapevines in the middle. According to Dr. Don Huber at a talk given at the Acres USA farm conference in December of 2011, the vine stems are inevitably sprayed in this process and the Roundup is likely absorbed through the roots and bark of the vines from where it is translocated into the leaves and grapes.
http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/roundups-toxic-chemical-glyphosate-found-100-california-wines-tested.html
According to the article, this was the result of only 10 wine samples that were tested, so the results were 100% of a relatively small sample.