22/06/2026
More studies are becoming available about the link between herbicide cocktails and gut inflammation.
We are what we eat, afterall!
We are all in this together 💚🌿👣
Another study can be found at this link…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00204-026-04409-9
Mesnage, R., Ferguson, S., Nechalioti, PM. et al. Impact of glyphosate and its mixture with 2,4-D and dicamba on gut biochemical function, intestinal barrier integrity and microbiome composition in adult rats with prenatal commencement of exposure. Arch Toxicol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-026-04409-9
There have been well over 6000 scientific studies published on the environmental and human health impacts of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) with almost 1000 reports since the start of 2025 alone. My research group has shown that the more non-organic fruits and vegetables people eat, the higher the pesticide levels in their urine. There is an increasing weight of evidence that links GBH exposure to reproductive problems, including birth defects, developmental disorders, as well as cancers. Our research also shows that glyphosate negatively impacts the gut microbiome; it can also have negative effects on the soil microbiome and persists in the environment. Those who are involved with so-called regenerative agriculture and use glyphosate to clear w**ds and cover crops must consider this. But how much attention are regulators giving to this groundswell of evidence?
As part of any chemical risk assessment, regulators tend to heavily rely on data provided by the agrochemical industry, and largely dismiss well-executed independent studies – including research by my own group, which shows damning evidence on glyphosate toxicity. This is negligent. The use of pesticides and chemicals is utterly embedded within our political and economic system of food production and the agrochemical industry strongly influences regulators in setting rules for assessing their own chemicals for market approval –
that’s what is so shocking; regulators appear far keener to protect the agrochemical industry than public health.
The industry doesn’t want to stop selling glyphosate because it’s making huge sums of money. The government also makes millions in tax revenue. GBH usage in the UK has risen by almost 1000% since 1990. Much of that is linked to use in pre-harvest desiccation, particularly of cereal crops – no one did this two decades ago. The latest scientific evidence that regulators rely on to set “safe” levels of toxic chemical
exposure shows that there is no accepted safe level, so how can we set a daily intake? I would suggest it should be 100 or even 1000 times below today’s level. GBHs are the most deceptively toxic pesticides ever invented.
Professor Michael Antoniou, former Professor of Molecular Genetics and Toxicology at King’s College London. has published dozens of peer-reviewed studies on glyphosate toxicology over the last 14 years. He is now Professor Emeritus at King’s College London.
