Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Health and Wellness > Diet and Weight Loss
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-05-2018, 09:48 AM
 
4,927 posts, read 2,907,143 times
Reputation: 5058

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by gguerra View Post
Organic implies no use of non-organic pesticides/herbicides. There are organic pesticides that farmers use though.

The main pesticide in question here is Glyphosate, made by Monsanto and is the main ingredient in Roundup, a common weed killer. There are some lawsuits going on with people that have used it over the years and developed cancer. You may have heard about it in the news?
Yes, and in oatmeal, too, I believe?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-05-2018, 10:03 AM
 
Location: McAllen, TX
5,947 posts, read 5,475,528 times
Reputation: 6747
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaraZetterberg153 View Post
Yes, and in oatmeal, too, I believe?
Oats are not officially on the list but there are reports indicating that in fact, they do contain residues.

"Non-GMO" Cheerios Oats Still Sprayed With Roundup, Supplier Announces

Report says certain cereals contain weed killers, Quaker Oats calls the study 'invalid'

Here's a list
Avoid List | GMO Awareness

It's hard to avoid completely unless you grow all of your own food.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Health and Wellness > Diet and Weight Loss
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top