If you\u2019re a fan of the classic Ben & Jerry\u2019s ice cream line, you\u2019re in for a treat. A survey conducted by the Health Research Institute (HRI) laboratories found traces of glyphosate in 13 out of the 14 tubs of Ben & Jerry\u2019s ice cream sampled in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Even if you\u2019re unfamiliar with glyphosate, odds are that you\u2019ve probably consumed it before. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto \u2018s herbicide RoundUp, and it\u2019s sprayed on not only GM crops, but many regular crops as well.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not uncommon to find traces of glyphosate on non-organic foods now, which is a huge issue due to the risks it poses to both the environment and human health. RoundUp threatens the wildlife living around the crops and their surrounding environment, and the herbicide has helped Monsanto monopolize the North American farming industry, threatening local farmers\u2019 livelihoods.<\/p>\n
Over the years, many studies have been published proving that glyphosate can cause cancer, miscarriages, Parkinson\u2019s disease, Alzheimer\u2019s, and more. Dr. Stephanie Seneff, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), explained that glyphosate is possibly \u201cthe most important factor in the development of multiple chronic diseases and conditions that have become prevalent in Westernized societies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another study suggested that glyphosate can cause celiac disease, non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma, kidney failure, miscarriages, infertility, birth defects, obesity, autism, depression, Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s, and cancer.<\/p>\n
So, if you\u2019re eating Ben & Jerry\u2019s ice cream, you could be getting a healthy dose of glyphosate. I understand that many people may argue that the health risks associated with ice cream aren\u2019t necessarily \u201cnews,\u201d but these less-than-healthy ingredients like sugar and dairy are at least listed on the back of the tub.<\/p>\n
What these labels don\u2019t include are the pesticides that could be in the ice cream. There\u2019s no warning label, and many people don\u2019t realize that in addition to all of that sugar and dairy, they could also be consuming harsh chemicals. You may be paying $5 per tub, but the true cost is much higher than the dollar value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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