tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333259681799213700.post2176743016120661698..comments2023-10-21T10:01:41.667+01:00Comments on GM-free Scotland: Roundup hurts hearts?GM-free Scotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882864138655171683noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333259681799213700.post-32038334931180671672015-01-21T13:50:36.533+00:002015-01-21T13:50:36.533+00:00It’s absolutely right to question things like Roun...It’s absolutely right to question things like Roundup/Glyphosate given its prominence, and there’s a whole lot of evidence building up that it’s far from benign.<br />http://gmfreescotland.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Roundup<br />There’s so much confusion, stats, and debate and spin it’s hard for folk to understand. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Well for a start it’s easier to pay attention to Aunt Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391220822926012278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333259681799213700.post-68165855310255737952015-01-17T13:28:34.673+00:002015-01-17T13:28:34.673+00:00Any glyphosate absorbed has a half life of mere ho...Any glyphosate absorbed has a half life of mere hours in the human body, which is why suicide attempts with glyphosate don't work so well. Ian Forrester is right about it's use as a ripening agent but it's only used where the growing season for the crop at hand is normally too short to ensure the crop is ripe or dry in time. Hence, it's rarely used in the US for ripening, but TheOldTechnicianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049599512384090784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333259681799213700.post-79905537089205411932015-01-13T16:24:00.935+00:002015-01-13T16:24:00.935+00:00Round Up/glyphosate is being used extensively thes...Round Up/glyphosate is being used extensively these days on non-GM crops. It is being used as a "desiccant" or "ripening agent". It is sprayed on shortly before harvest to ensure that all of the crop is ripe i.e. killed to ensure there are no "green" seeds. Major crops being ripened this way include wheat, peas, lentils etc.<br /><br />Note that the EPA in the StatesIan Forresternoreply@blogger.com