Public pressure worked: glyphosate residue limits for wheat, barley, and oats will stay at 0.1mg/kg in New Zealand. Pre-harvest spraying is banned — but enforcement remains the real test.
Glyphosate is officially a hazardous substance under NZ law. Yet Roundup — more toxic than glyphosate alone — hides in plain sight with soft labels and missing warnings. Hazardous by law, invisible by label.
MPI claims to test food for chemical contaminants, but glyphosate — New Zealand’s most widely used pesticide — is missing. Oversight or by design? If the Minister for Food Safety isn’t monitoring glyphosate, who’s protecting our children’s food?
Glyphosate’s EU approval was rocked by revelations of ghostwritten papers, copy-paste assessments, and industry infiltration of committees. This isn’t just about the chemical — it’s about whether we can trust the process itself.
A Bill Few Want, But Still Moving Forward
The Health Select Committee has released its long-awaited report on the Gene Technology Bill. After months of hearings and nearly 15,000 public submissions — 97% opposed to the Bill — the Committee...
MPI is consulting on proposed changes to maximum food residue levels. While glyphosate isn’t included this time, other chemicals are — and your submission can make a difference before 5 December 2025.
Honey is marketed as “100% pure,” yet testing shows glyphosate residues slipping quietly into the jar. Beekeepers don’t want it, corporates work around it, and regulators call it “compliant.” But does legality equal safety — or has the social contract between producers, regulators, and consumers already been broken?
Federated Farmers say nothing will change on our breakfast tables. But MPI’s proposal to raise glyphosate limits tells a different story. From wheat and oats to imports and GMOs, we uncover how chemical creep quietly shifts the standard — leaving New Zealanders with more exposure, less transparency, and fewer choices.
