Article by Carol Grieve', Food Integrity Now

The company, Impossible Foods, is growing exponentially. Many are familiar with their Impossible Burger but they also make “fake” chicken, pork, sausage, and meatballs. You see these products in grocery stores, at Burger King, White Castle, Starbucks, and many restaurants. The company has an illustrious marketing campaign and lots of investors, including Bill Gates, who has invested over $75 Million in Impossible Foods. So what is the problem? There are several! For one, the protein in these products is made from genetically engineered soy which is Roundup-ready. This soy is engineered to withstand sprays of herbicide, especially Roundup. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup and has been shown to wreak havoc with human health and the environment. Another huge problem is their “heme” as it is called, or hemoglobin. This heme is what makes the impossible burger ��bleed” and looks like blood that you would find in real meat. How did they do this? There is a small amount of hemoglobin at the roots of the soy plant and they take the genetics for that and put it in a yeast, that no human had ever consumed and then use synthetic biology to make the yeast to make the bleedy stuff!

Hablé con Kelly Ryerson, experta en glifosato, sobre los problemas con estos alimentos imposibles. Hablamos de cómo la FDA permitió que Impossible Foods estuviera en el mercado sin ninguna prueba rigurosa y cómo decidieron aprobar estos productos usando GRAS (generalmente aceptado como seguro), a pesar de que los pocos estudios que hicieron resultaron en riesgos para la salud de la sangre. coágulos, anemia y daño renal. ¡También ha sido aprobado para incluirlo en los almuerzos escolares! ¿Te imaginas lo que le hace al sistema inmunológico en desarrollo de un niño y la alergenicidad de esa soja? ¡Llame a sus escuelas y exija mejor!

Ryerson and I discussed some of the inherent dangers of eating these foods including consuming large quantities of glyphosate. Mamás en toda América tested the Impossible Burger and the levels of glyphosate detected in the Impossible burger by Health Research Institute Laboratories. The total result (glyphosate and its breakdown AMPA) was 11.3 ppb. Just for reference, only 0.1 ppb of glyphosate has been shown to alter the gene function of over 4000 genes in the livers and kidneys and cause severe organ damage in rats.

Se rocía glifosato sobre cultivos transgénicos y no transgénicos

The question is why are people buying their products? We discussed their deceptive marketing tactics including saying their products are better for the environment and will reduce climate change. This is not true! When you look at the cost and environmental impact of making these products they are not environmentally friendly. GMO mono-crop farming from which this fake meat is derived increases climate change. GMO farming decreases microbes in the soil, increases chemical fertilizer input, and pollutes our waters. GMO farming also reduces carbon sequestration and increases nitrous oxide. Eating animal meat from CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) is not environmentally friendly either and everyone should be concerned about how animals are raised and the quality of that meat. There is a better way! If you choose to eat meat, eating 100% grass feed, humanly raised is such a better option. Organic regenerative farming, Joel Salatin’s methods which are widely practiced is a great example of how regenerative farming helps the environment. Check out my short interview with Joel!

Discutimos muchos de estos temas con mayor detalle con la esperanza de que las personas que consumen estos productos puedan tomar conciencia de lo que realmente comen. Esta educación debe generalizarse, así que comparta este artículo y entreviste a otras personas. Si eres vegano, hay muchas formas mejores de obtener proteínas, como comer hamburguesas orgánicas de frijoles negros o hamburguesas de lentejas, solo por nombrar algunas.

If you would like to know more about glyphosate, check out Kelly Ryerson (some may know her as Glyphosate Girl) and her website is glyphosatefacts.com. Also, don’t forget to check our Food Integrity Now health store for some of your health needs. Our store helps support this education! Thank you.

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