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36. Actually it wasn't

Sat Jul 9, 2022, 11:56 PM

Jul 2022

until its third patent where it was described as "a parasitic control type antimicrobial, or antibiotic"

There are three separate patents on glyphosate, each for a different use.

Glyphosate was first patented in 1964 by Stauffer Chemical as a metal chelator that was used to clean or descale commercial boilers and pipes (United States Patent 3,160,632). Glyphosate binds to and removes minerals such as manganese, zinc and cobalt that are vital to human and animal health (Johal 2009).

https://gmofreeusa.org/research/glyphosate/glyphosate-overview/

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I think the worst part is spraying roundup on crops during harvest womanofthehills Jul 2022 #28

Glyphosate is detected in lots of Organics too womanofthehills Jul 2022 #54

Considering the fact that when glyphosate was patented Rural_Progressive Jul 2022 #4

Oh crap. Then how do we get micronutrients into us without ingesting glyphosate? ancianita Jul 2022 #13

Does seem like we're being back into a bit of a nasty corner Rural_Progressive Jul 2022 #24

In the first patent - it was filed as an antibiotic womanofthehills Jul 2022 #29

Actually it wasn't Rural_Progressive Jul 2022 #36

You are right - I never saw that earlier patent womanofthehills Jul 2022 #55

33 countries have banned Glyphosate. gab13by13 Jul 2022 #8

While our FDA said no problem womanofthehills Jul 2022 #30

A white vinegar, table salt and dish soap mixture works for me. BHDem53 Jul 2022 #9

It's also used to harvest Wheat. IbogaProject Jul 2022 #10

It's literally found in all children's cereal. rubbersole Jul 2022 #14

and potatoes Rural_Progressive Jul 2022 #25

Read leighbythesea2 Jul 2022 #46

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It's going places! Orrex Jul 2022 #20

It's insane to poison all life in a doomed attempt to control one form of life. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #45

The threat to the supportive capicity of our environment by non native invasive species is far ... Botany Jul 2022 #49

"non-native" -- so it's extra-terrestrial? Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #50

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Off-topic, but props on using American wahoo NickB79 Jul 2022 #61

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Surprising? No. paleotn Jul 2022 #16

Why the Hell is this shit still on the market ? Oppaloopa Jul 2022 #18

Because the FDA is usually run by someone from big pharma womanofthehills Jul 2022 #56

Because it's produced by Bayer, and Bayer owns lots of Reps and Senators. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #66

The Roundup brand was bought by Bayer a few years ago FakeNoose Jul 2022 #74

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Helpful for when you're drug tested, anyway. JudyM Jul 2022 #37

See? Another upside! Orrex Jul 2022 #41

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Last month Bayer lost an appeal to Supreme Court womanofthehills Jul 2022 #26

I could never understand why Bayer bought Monsanto Bayard Jul 2022 #31

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Forgive me, but if it that common in the bloodstreams of millions, why do we not all have cancer? Martin68 Jul 2022 #32

Yeah!!! All smokers get lung cancer! ret5hd Jul 2022 #35

Not all, obviously, but millions did. If almost everybody has these glyphosate by-products in their Martin68 Jul 2022 #40

I've wondered too. Cancer deaths are down 30% in the last 30 yrs. oldsoftie Jul 2022 #38

So far, the people who have won in the Roundup lawsuits womanofthehills Jul 2022 #57

As with many agricultural pesticides (many of which are already banned in the U.S. and Europe), Martin68 Jul 2022 #58

Some rat studies have it messing with your white blood cells & liver womanofthehills Jul 2022 #69

Good point. Iowa should be a cancer hotspot NickB79 Jul 2022 #43

Exactly. I don't think there is scientific evidence that glyphosate causes cancer when it is Martin68 Jul 2022 #60

Pre harvest spraying of glyphosate has nothing to do with soil - it's for desiccation of crop womanofthehills Jul 2022 #63

I'm aware that re harvest spraying of glyphosate is for desiccation. Martin68 Jul 2022 #65

We've also got a lot of PFCs in our blood. (Teflon, Scotchguard, etc.) LudwigPastorius Jul 2022 #33

More right than you know robodruid1 Jul 2022 #78

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If it's just your imagination DFW Jul 2022 #75

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It's the reason why Monsanto went out of business, bankrupted by lawsuits FakeNoose Jul 2022 #52

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Non Opinion - Fact Check ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #53

This article says over 300 million lbs used in USA womanofthehills Jul 2022 #81

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