Herbicide Glyphosate Found in Pet Foods

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Herbicide Glyphosate Found in Pet Foods

http://www.uexpress.com/animal-doctor/2015/9/27/herbicide-glyphosate-found-in-pet-foods

DEAR READERS: Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate, recently designated a possible carcinogen, is absorbed by genetically modified crops that have been engineered to be resistant to the weed killer. Most corn, soy, sugar beet, cotton and canola produced in the United States are genetically modified, as is much imported rice. My concerns about this herbicide getting into the food chain for both humans and animals have been recently confirmed.

Research scientist Dr. Anthony Samsel of Deerfield, New Hampshire, has shared some of his findings prior to his scientific report being published. Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), the Environmental Protection Agency-accepted method of analysis, he found levels of glyphosate ranging from 0.022 to 0.30 milligrams per kilogram in cat and dog foods. Brands evaluated include Purina, Friskies, Iams, 9 Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Rachael Ray.

According to Dr. Samsel, the pet food industry "adds NaNO2 (sodium nitrite) to some pet foods as a preservative. This is very common, and, in the presence of glyphosate, is deadly. Glyphosate reacts continuously over time with NO2 and produces N-Nitrosoglyphosate, which is a nasty carcinogen, along with phosphonic acids AMPA and MAMPA. Another scary scenario is nitrite (NO2) formation from nitric oxide (NO), which reacts with glyphosate, resulting in N-Nitrosoglyphosate. This is another reason why this stuff needs to be immediately pulled from the market."

Now don't forget that California has said that Round-up is a carcinogen.

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Brands evaluated include Purina, Friskies, Iams, 9 Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Rachael Ray.

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