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FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE
卷 14, 期 2, 页码 91-97出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2021.1872713
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Glyphosate; food; South Africa; herbicide-tolerant
In South Africa, most food products contain glyphosate below the maximum residue limit, with 70.4% of products showing presence of glyphosate HT events. However, not all products containing glyphosate also had HT events associated with them. This study confirms that South African consumers are exposed to low levels of glyphosate, which has been reported to cause genotoxic effects at the cellular level.
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. In South Africa, glyphosate is predominantly used in the production of herbicide-tolerant (HT) maize and soybean. Considering that maize is a staple food and soybean an important source of protein, this study aimed to determine whether glyphosate is present in food products consumed by the general population in South Africa. Food products (81) were purchased from local supermarkets and screened for the presence of glyphosate and HT events using ELISA and real-time PCR, respectively. The majority of products contained glyphosate (66.7%) but at a level below the maximum residue limit. Glyphosate HT event(s) were detected in 70.4% of products but not associated with the presence of glyphosate in all products. This study has confirmed that South African consumers are exposed to low levels of glyphosate reported to cause genotoxic effects at the cellular level.
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