GMO foods are very controversial. Glyphosate is a pesticide used frequently on GMO foods and is a contributor to this controversy. Glyphosate has been judged as a possible carcinogenic and considered as a possible cause of neurological effects as well as a contributor to diabetes. Glyphosate is a very widely used pesticide and is the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Round-up, one of the most popular pesticides. The World Health Organization announced that glyphosate is a probable carcinogenic and the problem with GMO foods lies in the fact that glyphosate is a specific pesticide used with GMO. New food labels can help consumers avoid the pesticide. The “Non-GMO” label is of limited usefulness because glyphosate can be used on other crops as well, but the “Glyphosate Residue Free” label means the food product is free of this particular pesticide altogether.
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