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[HebridesRob]

Glyphosate has to be in every single thing we eat and drink, why pick on German beer?

 

[Notlaw]

Glyphosate has to be in every single thing we eat and drink, why pick on German beer?

Exactly, sounds like AB InBev trying to piss on Germanys chips before the 500 years celebration stuff happens.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Glyphosate has to be in every single thing we eat and drink

It would appear so, if you're concerned maybe eat drink stuff with the lowest amounts! :-o

http://www.theecologist.org/News/ne...weedkiller_in_your_bread_and_cereal_bars.html

 

[Dutto]

Most of the things I enjoy are either illegal, immoral, fattening or "dangerous to my health" so the report comes as no surprise.

"Sadness" yes, but not "Surprise"!

In the last 70 years there have been more than 80,000 new chemicals introduced; most of which do not exist in nature.

It is a sad fact of life that even if these chemicals were banned immediately the presence of some of them would be detectable in the environment for hundreds of years to come.

This makes another disturbing read ...

http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-c...-the-environment/children-and-toxic-chemicals

Enjoy! :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Steved53]

Glyphosate has to be in every single thing we eat and drink, why pick on German beer?

Because they are the only ones to have a purity law that states nothing but water, hops, barley and yeast will be in their beer?

 

[HebridesRob]

Because they are the only ones to have a purity law that states nothing but water, hops, barley and yeast will be in their beer?

The Glyphosate isn't an addition. It's a contaminate in the water, hops, barley and yeast. It's used everywhere and it'll be in everything in your kitchen.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=g...hUKEwioj-ztjZ7LAhXFd5oKHWb-C98Q_AUIBygB&dpr=1

 

[Steved53]

The Glyphosate isn't an addition. It's a contaminate in the water, hops, barley and yeast. It's used everywhere and it'll be in everything in your kitchen.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=g...hUKEwioj-ztjZ7LAhXFd5oKHWb-C98Q_AUIBygB&dpr=1

Very true Rob, but ...

Maybe they need (like the cereal companies with regard to nuts etc), to state: ' 'May also contain traces of Glyphosate etc etc.

I don't think the label would be big enough! :lol:

 

[markcc]

From a health point of view, if would make more sense to be concerned about the large quantities of highly toxic alcohol in beer.

The report serves to demonstrate only that modern analytical techniques are extremely sensitive.

 

[ManseMasher]

From a health point of view, if would make more sense to be concerned about the large quantities of highly toxic alcohol in beer.

The report serves to demonstrate only that modern analytical techniques are extremely sensitive.

The alcohol has always been there. The same cannot be said for glyphosate. That is a very recent development when the age of the charter is taken into consideration.

 

[markcc]

The alcohol has always been there. The same cannot be said for glyphosate. That is a very recent development when the age of the charter is taken into consideration.

Not really sure what your point is. Doubtless beer had all sorts of crap in it 500 years ago we wouldn't tolerate these days.

In it's original form of course, the Charter didn't include yeast or wheat.

 

[ManseMasher]

My point is the original post, or rather the title - can the Germans still go by their charter.

 

[Dutto]

My point is the original post, or rather the title - can the Germans still go by their charter.

Reading this ...

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-eu-glyphosate-idUKKCN0W51QU

... Germany may be the country that's not convinced that it's "safe".