Uphononongo olutsha lwafumanisa ukuba i-Bayer's Roundup herbicide isebenzisa inani elincinci lekhemikhali kwi-brand ye-hummus eyaziwayo.
Uphando oluvela kwiQela eliSebenzayo lokusiNgqongileyo (EWG) lifumanise ukuba ngaphezu kwe-80% yeesampuli ze-non-organic hummus kunye ne-chickpea eziphononongwayo zinemichiza ye-glyphosate.
I-Arhente yoKhuseleko lokusiNgqongileyo iphinde yavuma ukusetyenziswa kwe-glyphosate ngoJanuwari, ithi ayifaki ingozi ebantwini.
Nangona kunjalo, amawaka amatyala athi amatyala omhlaza kuphononongo.Kodwa iimeko ezininzi zibandakanya abantu abafake i-glyphosate kwi-Roundup endaweni yokutya i-glyphosate.
I-EWG ikholelwa ukuba ukutya iinxalenye ezili-160 kwibhiliyoni nganye yokutya yonke imihla akuyompilo.Ukusebenzisa lo mgangatho, kufumanise ukuba i-hummus evela kwiimpawu ezifana ne-Whole Foods kunye ne-Sabra igqithise le mali.
Isithethi se-Whole Foods sabonisa kwi-imeyile kwi-Hill ukuba iisampulu zayo zihlangabezana nomda we-EPA, ophezulu kunomda we-EWG.
Isithethi sithe: "Intengiso yokutya iyonke ifuna ukuba ababoneleli baphumelele izicwangciso zolawulo lwempahla eluhlaza (kubandakanywa novavanyo olufanelekileyo) ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izithintelo ezisebenzayo kwi-glyphosate."
I-EWG igunyazise ilabhoratri yokuhlola iisampulu ezivela kuma-27 eemveliso ze-hummus ezingezozaphilayo, iibrand ezili-12 ze-organic hummus kunye ne-9 organic hummus brand.
Ngokutsho kwe-EPA, inani elincinci le-glyphosate aliyi kubangela imiphumo yempilo.Nangona kunjalo, uphando olupapashwe yi-BMJ kwi-2017 ebizwa ngokuba yi-EPA's consultation "iphelelwe yisikhathi" kwaye incoma ukuba kufuneka ihlaziywe ukunciphisa umda owamkelekileyo we-glyphosate ekudleni.
I-EWG i-toxicologist u-Alexis Temkin uthe kwingxelo ukuthenga i-organic hummus kunye ne-chickpeas yindlela yokuba abathengi baphephe i-glyphosate.
UTemkin uthe: "Uvavanyo lwe-EWG yemveliso ye-glyphosate eqhelekileyo kunye ne-organic legume iya kunceda ukonyusa ukubonakala kwentengiso kunye nokukhusela imfezeko yesatifikethi sezoLimo seSebe lezoLimo."
I-EWG ipapashe isifundo kwi-glyphosate efunyenwe kwiimveliso zeQuaker, iKellogg kunye neGeneral Mills ngo-Agasti ka-2018.
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