Similar levels of glyphosate in B&J ice-cream have also been recorded in the US, although scientists told the Guardian these were “very low and not likely to pose a public health problem”. “By no later than 2020, we will stop sourcing [ingredients] made with crops chemically dried using glyphosate. Ben and Jerry’s is known for its environmentally friendly brand image. Glyphosate has received regulatory approval from several agencies, despite the WHO’s cancer wing deeming it “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Products derived from wheat, barley, rye and oats – which can contain glyphosate levels 646 times higher than in the ice-cream – were more troubling, he added.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2017 16:52 UTC