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What’s Up With Our Wheat?

Great article (“How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply,” March 10). Another topic that needs more research is the fact that the FDA allows glysophate to be sprayed on wheat for human consumption to kill it off before harvest. It is then harvested seven days later and processed for food. In beans and corn, it is applied months before the food portion is developed, so it’s not as big of a concern. The question would be: How much residual glyphosate is still in the wheat when harvested? Does the FDA know, or care? What are the health ramifications?

— Irving Geary, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

A small farm in North Carolina’s Forsyth County that shuns herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers shared the article on the social platform X:

What reasonable (not corrupt) person thinks it’s a good idea to let food companies determine whether their ingredients & additives are safe. Companies don't have to tell the FDA about those decisions, and they don't have to list all ingredients on labels. https://t.co/ndRTNXDKmD— Amber Lake Farm(stead)