Öko-Test checks on pasta in Germany: Traces of glyphosate in the Barilla, Buitoni and Combino (Lidl) brands

Published 2021년 9월 9일

Tridge summary

The article highlights concerns about the safety of pasta consumption, focusing on the detection of glyphosate and other harmful substances in various brands. Glyphosate, a pesticide classified as possibly carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, was found in over half of the pasta brands tested, all below the legal limit. Additionally, other contaminants such as mineral oil components, mold toxins, and hydrocarbons were identified. The article criticizes the lack of transparency in the origin of the wheat used in pasta production and recommends specific pasta brands that have passed the checks, including De Cecco and the organic Rapuntzel, as safer options for consumers.
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Original content

The chronicles tell that, with everything that is happening in the world with glyphosate wheat, the Germans are very careful about the pasta they buy. Yes, if they have to eat pasta, they want to avoid jokes. So they decided to do what GranoSalus, the association that gathers durum wheat producers from Southern Italy and consumers did a few years ago: carry out checks on the finished product, that is, on the packs of pasta. Of these controls greenMe publishes the data. Thus, in some brands of pasta, the presence of the usual glyphosate appears (even if it is traces within the limits of the law), of DON mocotoxins and other pollutants. In short, a beautiful mixture of substances that are not exactly good for human health: indeed! There are checks that were carried out on the January sip; and much more recent tests conducted by the magazine Öko-Test. For our readers this magazine is nothing new. Here is what we wrote two years ago: "Even in Germany - a country traditionally very ...
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