Sri Lanka’s Newly Elected President Bans Glyphosate Effective Immediately
As glyphosate spikes deadly chronic kidney disease 5-fold
As the US government comes up with ever more creative stall tactics, Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Maithripala Sirisena, has announced that the import of Monsanto’s favorite killing-tool, glyphosate, will no longer be allowed in the country.
Sirisena is a farmer and ex health minister, and blames glyphosate for rising rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) throughout the Sri Lankan farming community.
Not only has the Sri Lankan president banned glyphosate herbicide, but stocks of already-imported Roundup will be stopped.
CKD has already affected 15% of people working in the northern part of Sri Lanka which amounts to around 400,000 patients and a death count, directly related to Monsanto’s chemicals, of 20,000.
This may seem shocking, but these numbers simply relay a truth that another study previously stated: that kidney disease is five times higher in countries that are over-run with glyphosate chemicals. Though this is due in part to the fact that farmers in these countries often where very little in the way of protection when they are spraying Roundup on their rice fields, there is no excuse for such an abominable number of preventable deaths.
If you aren’t convinced of the reality of this problem, there are two short documentaries: “Mystery in the Fields” and “Cycle of Death,” both of which can shed light on this unfortunate phenomenon happening throughout the world.
Sri Lanka has already banned the sale of glyphosate herbicides in March of 2014, but the decision was overturned in May 2014 after a review.
The decision by Sri Lanka’s new president to ban glyphosate this time around is expected to stand.
Sri Lanka now becomes the second country to fully ban the sale of glyphosate herbicides. Bermuda has also issued a temporary ban on glyphosate imports and is holding a review to determine whether or not to make it permanent.
 | Christina Sarich is a humanitarian and freelance writer helping you to Wake up Your Sleepy Little Head, and See the Big Picture. Her blog is Yoga for the New World. Her latest book is Pharma Sutra: Healing the Body And Mind Through the Art of Yoga. |
there you go again Christina:
This is not a scientific paper. There is no correlation analysis done. They look at the water and assume that since they can find that it is hard water and it contains glyphosate that maybe this causes the problem. But why isn’t it many other possible chemicals? Because people now like to blame glyphosate for every disease under the sun. In assessing the actual danger its hazard x dose x exposure.
They are exposed to main chemical’s natural hard water, elements and toxins in their lives. what is the dose relative to its hazard . LD50 glyphosate is 4000 LD50 of table salt is 2000 (table salt is more toxic. Any basis that glyphosate would harm kidneys at any dose – no. Indication that salt and other pesticides are more toxic than glyphosate – yes.
This is why the article is really a work of fiction- not real and worse than that may distract people from the real problem. By perpetuating bad science you are not helping anyone. In fact you are culpable in causing harm by enabling the distraction with false science.
You really need to get educated in toxicology if you are going to encourage people to trust your reports
🙂 working for Montana, not a surprise
Here in the U.S. big businesses like Monsanto pour millions, if not billions into the campaign funds of our elected officials at every level from local to federal. As long as the money flows, you’re not going to see any meaningful action in this country. Greed is too strong here and the love of money outweighs the concern from the health of others.
Hooray!