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<blockquote data-quote="DonMac" data-source="post: 716" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>I have looked at this for sometime.</p><p>An outright Ban in NZ is most unlikely because it is widely used for higher value crops than honey.</p><p></p><p>Controlled use of glyphosate is a more likely option. But to put this into practice we need a lot more research.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We have a lot of hypothesis's out there on how glyphosate gets into honey - but no one has researched them to identify the correct ones.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We do not know how much is used in NZ and where it is used? All we know it is widely used.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">MPI and EPA do not collect data on how much is imported and by whom and which farmers are using the product and for what it is used for.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We have to rely on overseas data - here are 3 interesting studies;<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">98% of all honey samples found to contain glyphosate in Canada - <a href="https://www.ehn.org/weed-killer-residues-found-in-98-percent-of-canadian-honey-samples-2632384800.html" target="_blank">Weed killer residues found in 98 percent of Canadian honey samples</a> <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2019.1577993?journalCode=tfac20" target="_blank">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2019.1577993?journalCode=tfac20</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">27% of honey samples in Kaua'i island showed glyphosate residues. Road side and golf course spraying were the most likely sources. <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198876" target="_blank">Glyphosate residue concentrations in honey attributed through geospatial analysis to proximity of large-scale agriculture and transfer off-site by bees</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Europe has done some sampling and analysis - <a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180517" target="_blank">Glyphosate: safety of residue levels reviewed</a></li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It is about time MPI and EPA begin researching the likely pathways for this herbicide to enter our honey. Bayer will not be doing it as glyphosate is of patent and they have shutdown their bee research centre to save cash, which is being lost with the purchase of Monsanto. The other importers of this off patent commodity just want to sell it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Beekeepers did not subscribe to a bee research levy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Is there a big funder for this project out there who may have recently won lotto....</li> </ol><p>For those who are regularly testing honey, would you be able to share a copy of your lab test data results with the Apiculture NZ Science & research Focus Group. We could use this to gather information of the extent of the problem in NZ honey.</p><p>Love to hear from you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DonMac, post: 716, member: 115"] I have looked at this for sometime. An outright Ban in NZ is most unlikely because it is widely used for higher value crops than honey. Controlled use of glyphosate is a more likely option. But to put this into practice we need a lot more research. [LIST=1] [*]We have a lot of hypothesis's out there on how glyphosate gets into honey - but no one has researched them to identify the correct ones. [*]We do not know how much is used in NZ and where it is used? All we know it is widely used. [*]MPI and EPA do not collect data on how much is imported and by whom and which farmers are using the product and for what it is used for. [*]We have to rely on overseas data - here are 3 interesting studies; [LIST=1] [*]98% of all honey samples found to contain glyphosate in Canada - [URL="https://www.ehn.org/weed-killer-residues-found-in-98-percent-of-canadian-honey-samples-2632384800.html"]Weed killer residues found in 98 percent of Canadian honey samples[/URL] [URL]https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2019.1577993?journalCode=tfac20[/URL] [*]27% of honey samples in Kaua'i island showed glyphosate residues. Road side and golf course spraying were the most likely sources. [URL="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198876"]Glyphosate residue concentrations in honey attributed through geospatial analysis to proximity of large-scale agriculture and transfer off-site by bees[/URL] [*]Europe has done some sampling and analysis - [URL="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180517"]Glyphosate: safety of residue levels reviewed[/URL] [/LIST] [*]It is about time MPI and EPA begin researching the likely pathways for this herbicide to enter our honey. Bayer will not be doing it as glyphosate is of patent and they have shutdown their bee research centre to save cash, which is being lost with the purchase of Monsanto. The other importers of this off patent commodity just want to sell it. [*]Beekeepers did not subscribe to a bee research levy. [*]Is there a big funder for this project out there who may have recently won lotto.... [/LIST] For those who are regularly testing honey, would you be able to share a copy of your lab test data results with the Apiculture NZ Science & research Focus Group. We could use this to gather information of the extent of the problem in NZ honey. Love to hear from you. [/QUOTE]
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