A groundbreaking mouse study reveals that even low-dose prenatal exposure to glyphosate — similar to real-world food levels — can trigger multigenerational effects. Why are New Zealand regulators still turning a blind eye?
Glyphosate doesn’t just kill weeds. New studies show it may also disrupt metabolism, alter gut bacteria, and contribute to obesity and liver disease—even at low doses.
Glyphosate-based weedkillers such as Roundup are everywhere — in honey, bread, cereals, and our bodies. With no unexposed group left, regulators can dismiss health risks as “inconclusive,” even while we’re all part of the experiment.
Glyphosate was sold as a simple weedkiller. But mounting evidence links it to autism, infertility, cancer, and ecological collapse. Is this our silent public-health emergency?
The 25th Australian Total Diet Study found glyphosate in breads, cereals, biscuits, and infant foods. Regulators say it’s “safe” at under 1% of the ADI — but from conception to breastmilk and beyond, glyphosate shadows us all.
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?
Our fourth round of honey testing shows glyphosate residues in four out of five retail honeys. Levels ranged from a non-detect in Hunt & Gather’s Kānuka honey to the highest result we’ve recorded so far — Wrights Mānuka (Kerikeri) at 146.7 ppb, exceeding New Zealand’s legal limit for honey.
Oats are in nearly every NZ pantry — porridge, cereals, oat milks. But are they as clean as we think? Our next independent test will reveal if glyphosate residues are hiding in your morning oats.
We commissioned independent, accredited lab tests on five popular supermarket breads in September 2025. Three loaves tested clean at trace levels, while two contained measurable glyphosate residues. See the full results and why they matter.
Children aren’t just “small adults” — their growing bodies and brains are more vulnerable to chemicals like glyphosate. Yet regulators rarely account for this in their safety claims. From cereals and honey to school fields and waterways, glyphosate shows up where our kids live, learn, and eat. Isn’t it time precaution came before complacency?
Can one chemical affect male and female bodies differently? A new study says yes. Roundup® caused sex-specific liver damage in zebrafish, exposing a blind spot in glyphosate safety claims.
Heat changes everything. New research shows glyphosate-based weedkillers like Roundup® become more toxic in summer, raising risks for people, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young Māori — and so is exposure to glyphosate through work. This article examines the pattern no one wants to talk about: unequal risk.
Glyphosate has been flagged as “probably carcinogenic” and tied to billions in global lawsuits. Yet New Zealand is considering raising residue limits on our food. With some of the world’s highest rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and colorectal cancer, how much longer can we ignore the warnings?
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.
Federated Farmers insist glyphosate isn’t in our food, but MPI’s residue limits, past test results, and the actions of oat companies suggest otherwise. Who’s really telling the full story?
New research shows glyphosate and Roundup® are finding their way into poultry feed, organs, and even eggs. It raises an urgent question: how safe is New Zealand’s food chain?
