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Journal of Applied Ecology has revealed that secret ingredients used in the Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide formula are highly toxic to bees.
In addition to causing cancer in humans, Roundup contains so-called “inert” ingredients, none of which are subject to mandatory
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing, that researchers found are a death sentence for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Glyphosate itself is toxic to bees, and now there are other mystery chemicals being identified in the Roundup formula that are likewise toxic to pollinators, which we need in order to grow food.
“Pesticides are manufactured and sold as formulations that contain a mixture of compounds, including one or more active ingredients and, potentially, many inert ingredients,” the Center for Food Safety (CFS) revealed in a statement.
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"Will the Biden administration fix this problem, or will it allow the EPA to continue its past practice of ignoring the real-world harms of pesticides?"
New study finds undisclosed ingredients in Roundup is lethal to bumblebees black and yellow bee on pink flower
Commonly used herbicides across the U.S. contain highly toxic undisclosed inert ingredients that are lethal to bumblebees, according to a new study published Friday in the
Journal of Applied Ecology.
The study reviewed several herbicide products and found that most contained glyphosate, an ingredient best recognized from Roundup products and the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. and worldwide.
While the devastating impacts of glyphosate on bee populations are more broadly recognized, the toxicity levels of inert ingredients are less understood because they are not subjected to the same mandatory testing by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).