Comments on: Roundup—the American Weed-Killer—Is Likely Killing American People, Too

By: joe anderson

joe anderson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:49:46 +0000

i am currently doing a science project using round up were i use different weed and grass killer to kill ssome grass i grew.

By: Greg Anderson

Greg Anderson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:26 +0000

Why would anyone use roundup when there are similarly priced organic products with the same results? This is ridiculous, no study is needed to tell me that roundup is necessary. Come on people! Think

By: pickles

pickles — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:08:35 +0000

Thanks for the list of stuff to avoid, Monsanto. Anything else? I’ve replaced my household cleaners including most detergents, garden chemicals, and personal care products and plastics, wherever possible with the simplest stuff I can find,..lemon juice, baking soda, vinegar, food oils, glass and wood etc, and old fashioned scrubbing and weeding. And I take a pass on caffeine and junk. Can’t digest it anymore.

While Monsanto and everyone else duke it out, just close your wallet and rewind by about 150 years. It’s cheaper and good exercise.

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By: Paul Simonson

Paul Simonson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:28:07 +0000

Round Up is not sprayed from the air on corn fields!
And why was a lawn care company using round up on a lawn?
I use round up occasionally on weeds around our place, and I don’t use that much, and we had had zero problems with it. I think this is just another scare tactic that has it’s roots in some rich person or persons getting even more rich. It’s all about making money, at the expense of others. I don’t put much trust in science these days, it’s all about making money, not about what the real truth is.

By: Rene Pedano

Rene Pedano — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:11:54 +0000

Well what do I know except that my 9 year old son had an allergic reaction to Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Round Up, and the main ingredient in the herbicide that our newly hired lawn care company used on our lawn, a service we quickly cancelled as soon as we made the connection! My son experienced the same reaction you would have if you were allergic to peanuts! He couldn’t breath! Glyphosate is a respiratory irritant. After a bit of research I learned Glyphosate is often used on soybean and peanut crops. It’s been around since the 1970’s and food allergies have been on the rise ever since about that time too! Are our kids allergic to the peanut or the chemical residue in the peanut? I believe I know the answer! I’ve read herbicide and pesticide residue can remain in a food for 2-3 years! Now that’s frustrating! My family has since gone organic!

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By: lemon

lemon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:58 +0000

hmmm, it could be the reason that male fertility is down in the developed world - weed killer is frying men’s baby making equipment!

Good luck with your quest!

Zara

By: A. Servant

A. Servant — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:16:13 +0000

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By: mr_subjunctive

mr_subjunctive — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:16:39 +0000

Of course, caffeine - in its natural and added forms - is found in coffee, tea, cola beverages, new “energy” drinks, chocolate and even some medicines.

All of which are things that a person can *CHOOSE* to expose themselves to or not, and in most cases the caffeine content is written on the package,[1] so if you choose to avoid it, you can. Caffeine isn’t being sprayed on the cornfield next to my house, there isn’t caffeine residue on the vegetables I get at the supermarket,[2] I don’t have caffeine seeping into my water supply via runoff. When I have the same degree of control over my POEA intake as I do over my caffeine intake, then we can talk about the relative risks posed by each chemical.

As it is, the general population is taking all the risk, based on Monsanto’s assertion that Roundup is safe, and I don’t think Monsanto has demonstrated that this is the case yet, particularly when it comes to the “inert” ingredients.

[1] I think tea and coffee include caffeine by definition, so they don’t have to show how much is in their products. Colas do, though, and medicines do. Not sure about energy drinks.
[2] Though I am intrigued by the idea of caffeinated vegetables, and think someone should look into this.