A study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway has detected “extreme levels” of Roundup, the agricultural herbicide manufactured by Monsanto, in genetically engineered soy. (2014)

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They show sampled beans have 0.0005% (and often less) of roundup in them, and talk about how spraying soon before sampling the crops increases the concentration . . . and then fail to mention how soon they sampled after the crop was sprayed. Right into the trash

::crumpling paper noises::

they also mention half as much was found in crops that didn't get sprayed with roundup but somehow failed to mention "we contaminated the fuck out of this sampling" as one of their possible reasons for this finding.

They do mention that the level found was only ~20% of the permitted level

Bonus hyperventilating about GMO handwringing in general, so they get points for attempted activism at least!

The full text is available here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259975719_Compositional_differences_in_soybeans_on_the_market_Glyphosate_accumulates_in_Roundup_Ready_GM_soybeans

The real solution to this "Problem" is to not be eating soy.