The Detox Project, who has been offering tests for humans to detex the presence of glyphosate pesticide in their bodies, is now moving into testing food for glyphosate residues and allowing the produce that passes to display the Detox Project glyphosate seal.
Last year they tested many popular processed foods for glyphosate residues and found m and published aa list of food products that do contain the pesticide in Glyphosate: Unsafe on Any Plate.
Now they are working on identifying the foods and food products that don’t contain residues of glyphosate.
They are currently inviting food producers to register for the process, so don’t rush to your local store and look for the seal.
There are two levels of verification.
Glyphosate Residue Free — “To be certified Glyphosate Residue Free, your product must have no glyphosate or AMPA residues down to the limits of laboratory detection (between 0.1 ppb and 20 ppb depending on the product), a standard that is tougher or the same as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Maximum Residue Limits (MRL).”
Glyphosate in Transition — “Glyphosate In Transition products have to show a low detection level (under 200 ppb of glyphosate and AMPA) in the first third party testing and then have to reduce this level to ‘Glyphosate Residue Free’ within a 2-year period.”
The transition seal tells consumers that a company is working toward eliminating glyphosate, which is good to know, but not good to eat. To me, “glyphosate in transition” means the food has been tested and it’s known to contain glyphosate.
It will be interesting to follow this and see if organic foods tested turn out to be glyphosate-free (as we assume they are) and who gets the transition rating.
