Posted: Jan 24, 2014 2:43 am
One checkable fact on the fear posters is their proposed toxicity levels. Their claim is that 0.1ppm of glyphosate damages tissues in animals. Very well.
As you can see, the EPA has established that a daily dose of 2mg/kg (that's 2ppm vs. the poster's claimed 0.1ppm) as dietary exposure is safe for the lifetime of a human. This is 20x the exposure level that is supposed to be toxic according to the poster.
Source:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsh ... 78fact.pdf
So it's basically crap.
As you can see, the EPA has established that a daily dose of 2mg/kg (that's 2ppm vs. the poster's claimed 0.1ppm) as dietary exposure is safe for the lifetime of a human. This is 20x the exposure level that is supposed to be toxic according to the poster.
Source:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsh ... 78fact.pdf
So it's basically crap.