When everyday exposure meets real life: one family’s fight with kidney cancer brings glyphosate’s risks into sharp focus. How safe are “safe limits” when lives are on the line?
Six months after launching to challenge MPI’s proposal to raise glyphosate residue limits, NoMoreGlyphosate.nz looks back on testing results, public pressure, and a collective effort that made a real difference — and why the next six months matter even more.
NZ Food Safety’s summary of glyphosate submissions keeps cereals at 0.1 mg/kg and bans pre-harvest use. A win worth celebrating — but with loopholes on animal feed, weak enforcement, outdated diet data, and Roundup® co-formulants, the fight for real food safety isn’t over.
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 residues are increasingly detected in food, waterways, and human biological samples. This article explores whether the body can naturally detox from Roundup® exposure, the role of gut health and detox pathways, and why many people are rethinking cumulative chemical exposure in modern environments.
For two years, she lived without taste or smell. At first it seemed like an allergy to potatoes — until an organic test revealed the truth. The problem wasn’t the potato at all, but glyphosate-based sprays like Roundup. This personal story shows how hidden chemical residues can affect our health in unexpected ways.
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.
Some people say they feel glyphosate before they even see the yellowed grass — headaches, pain, and liver stress acting as early alarms. Science is beginning to show those “silent signals” may not be coincidence.
Does glyphosate really cause cancer? A 2023 review shows strong biological red flags, while human studies point to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Regulators disagree, but the evidence is mounting—and the question remains: why are we still taking the risk?
When the High Court sided with the EPA over glyphosate, it wasn’t a win for science — it was a win for procedure. If regulators and courts won’t protect us, who will?
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...
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.
Tobacco, alcohol, energy drinks — even toothpaste — carry warnings. Glyphosate-based weedkillers do not. Our open letter calls on the EPA and NZ Ministers to explain why New Zealanders are denied the same right-to-know protections.
The Missouri Supreme Court just upheld a $611 million Roundup verdict, confirming Bayer’s failure to warn consumers. Yet in New Zealand, Roundup is still sold without health warnings. If tobacco, alcohol, and even energy drinks carry labels, why doesn’t a product linked to cancer?
Is it Tylenol? Glyphosate? Antidepressants? The truth is, pregnancy today involves a cocktail of exposures. And glyphosate may be the hidden passenger no one talks about.
