Not Just The Wine
Other alcoholic drinks have also come under fire for their glyphosate content, particularly German beer.
The Munich Environmental Institute found the substance in higher doses than the 0.1 microgram limit allowed in drinking water in of the 14 best-selling German beers (15).
American beer has not yet been tested, but German beer is subject to“Das Reinheitsgebot”, a food purity law that limits the ingredients in beer to only water, barley, yeast, and hops (16).
“In contrast to our colleagues abroad, German brewers don’t use artificial flavours, enzymes or preservatives,” explains Hans-Georg Eils, president of the German Brewers’ Federation (17).
Beer enthusiasts argue that traces of glyphosate in beer directly infringe upon this law (18).
Organic vs Non-Organic Wine
Although you may think that having a glass of wine won’t do you much harm, consider this: In 2010 alone, more than 400,000 pounds of Roundup (which contains high levels of glyphosate) were used in wineries (19).
By now you know that while organic wine may contain traces of glyphosate through exposure to contaminated soil and water, they are much healthier options than conventional wine.
Another main difference between the two is that conventional wine can legally contain hundreds of chemicals, including natural and artificial flavoring agents.
On the other hand, organic wine can only contain 70 chemicals, including naturally-occurring acids, salts, enzymes, and more.
In organic wine, the chemicals used cannot have negative effects on the environment or on human health.
Glyphosate isn’t all you have to worry about; some of the other ingredients in the roundup and other herbicides are just as bad as glyphosate or worsen the effects of this chemical.
Current FDA guidelines only require pesticide companies to test the safety the active ingredient, not necessarily the other ingredients, making it difficult to know exactly what’s ending up in your glass and on your plate.
Other chemical traces in conventional wine include unsafe quantities of pesticides like azoxystrobin, dimethoate, pyrimethanil as well as 6 different common fungicides in quantities exceeding government-set safe levels.
Needless to say, if you’re going to indulge, make it organic. You may also want to detox your body from any possible contamination and replenish your gut bacteria.