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Se revelan pruebas nacionales de almuerzos escolares para glifosato, pesticidas, metales pesados, hormonas y nutrientes

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Asheville, NC. septiembre 28, 2022 - Moms Across America announces a nationwide project measuring pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary drugs, hormones, and nutrient test results of 43 school lunches gathered from public schools in 15 states across America. The initiative was conducted by Moms Across America from mothers, fathers, and students who gathered school lunch samples. The testing was funded by Moms Across America supporters and Children’s Health Defense.

Moms Across America Director Zen Honeycutt stated, “These test results of the school lunches show us that we have a national crisis on our hands. Our government is allowing our children to be poisoned with a shocking number of toxins that contribute to various health, behavioral, and learning issues. In addition, the nutrient density of the food is almost completely deficient, leaving our children’s bodies starving for nutrients, unable to develop properly, and lacking nutrients that their brains need to learn and make sound decisions. If our government cares about America remaining a superpower and a prosperous nation, it must immediately take action to supply organically grown, nutrient-dense food to our nation’s children.”

The results show that the food America’s children eat at school is unsafe, toxic, and low in nutrients.

• Of the 43 school items tested, 41, or 95.3%, had detectable levels of glyphosate weed killer, the most widely used herbicide in the world, a known carcinogen.
• The highest level of glyphosate and AMPA (AMPA is glyphosate’s breakdown and can be even more toxic) were found in a beef taco with soft tortilla at 286.77 ng/g and in pizza at 156.14 ng/g.
• 28 de las 43 muestras de comidas escolares, o 65.1%, contenían ingredientes de trigo.
• 100% of the wheat products were positive with glyphosate, averaging 42.09 ng/g.
• The average level of glyphosate in pizza was 154.51 ng/g.

Several items had very high glyphosate levels, well above 25 ng/g, which, according to animal studies, would be expected to be harmful when consumed consistently, along with other items containing glyphosate. Glyphosate has been shown to be carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting, damaging to sperm and reproductive organs, causing nervous system damage, and causing liver and kidney disease.

We also tested for 220 of the most egregious pesticides:

• 74% de las muestras de almuerzos escolares contenían al menos uno de los pesticidas dañinos
• 29 diferentes tipos de pesticidas estaban presentes en el 74% de los almuerzos escolares
• Se encontró tiabendazol, un inmunosupresor, en el 27.9 % de las muestras.
• Piperonal Butoxide, a developmental toxin that causes birth defects and neurodevelopment disruptions, was in 41% of the samples.
• Se detectó pirimetanil, que causa tumores de tiroides en animales, a 595.04 ppb en una manzana.

Veterinary drugs, hormones, and heavy metals in school lunch food are also at alarming levels.

• 4 Se encontraron hormonas y fármacos veterinarios en 9 muestras de almuerzos escolares en niveles de hasta 130.76 ng/g.
• El 100% de las muestras de almuerzos escolares contenían metales pesados en niveles de hasta 6,293 veces más que los niveles máximos permitidos por la EPA en el agua potable.
• La mayoría de las muestras eran abismalmente bajas en nutrientes.

Without proper nutrients in food, children will not develop properly and be able to think, learn, and act to their fullest potential. Proper nutrition can be instrumental in reducing and preventing learning disorders and violent behavior. Safe, non-toxic, nutrient-dense food is essential for the health of our children and the future of our nation. America should invest in healthy, safe nutrition for every child in our public schools.

The results are being released the same day as the White House is holding the first National Nutrition Conference in 50 years. It is Moms Across America’s intention that the leaders of this nation address the issue of toxic agrochemical use in the food supply and its impact on nutrient density, human health, and our children. For more information, see the full report at: https://www.momsacrossamerica.com/national_school_lunch_testing