Are the controversial agricultural chemicals like glyphosate, found in Roundup, used in almost all commercial farming, accumulating in our bodies? Senior Monsanto scientist Dan Goldstein has said, “It is a common misunderstanding that pesticides, in general, accumulate in body fat. While this phenomenon may occur with some older compounds…pesticides that bio-accumulate to any significant degree have been removed from use or are highly restricted.”
But after Reuters reported glyphosate residues were found in 41 of 69 honey samples, 10 of 28 samples of soy sauce, three of 18 breast milk samples and six of 40 infant formula samples, Monsanto senior toxicologist Kimberly Hodge-Bell had a different message. “The mere presence of a chemical itself is not a human health hazard. It is the amount, or dose, that matters,“ she said.
