Study: Even Organic Honey Contains Toxic Glyphosate

Study: Even Organic Honey Contains Toxic Glyphosate
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recent study from Boston University and Abraxis LLC, found glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, present in honey. The study found that both conventional and organic honey contained glyphosate, specifically 62 percent of conventional honey and 45 percent of organic honey. 

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