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Включвам се с малко информация от последните седмици относно нарастваща загриженост у нашите клиенти за наличието в меда на Glyphosate - активното вещество в препарата Раундъп. Копирам съдържанието на мейл до нас от една от водещите немски лаборатории - текста е на английски, но съм сигурен, че ще се намери някой от колегите тук, който да го преведе. Все още няма данни за България, тъй като всички лаборатории успяха да акредитират метода за детекция на глифозат съвсем наскоро. От сега нататък ние включваме този анализ в пакета, който правим за всяка една проба. Надяваме се, че случаите с наличие на веществото в български мед ще бъдат малко. Ето текста:

Glyphosate residues in honey
Glyphosate (“Roundup”) is a non-selective herbicide used since 1974 in many countries worldwide. Lately, there is an emotional discussion in the media (related to the prolongation of the authorization until end of 2017 by E.U.) and the number of reports on residues of glyphosate in food increased substantially. Due to the high polarity of Glyphosate it is not possible to analyze it together with the other pesticides in the standard screening method, which is able to detect more than 600 pesticides. Owing to the need of using a single residue method, the existing information about Glyphosate residues in honey is limited. According to a recent study1, in which 69 honey samples were analyzed, 59% contained glyphosate levels above the limit of quantitation (17-163 µg/kg, mean 61 µg/kg). Furthermore, 22 samples (32%) exceed the EU limit for glyphosate for non-organic honey (50 µg/kg). In other words, every third honey in that study contained too high amounts of glyphosate and would not be marketable in the EU.
Regarding our own measurements (see figure), in which 103 honey samples were analyzed, 55,3% contained glyphosate levels above the limit of quantitation (LOQ: 10 µg/kg). Furthermore 25% exceed the EU limit. The glyphosate level does neither seem to be dependent on the botanical origin nor on the growing method (organic/non-organic) of honey. Instead, levels seem to be higher in samples from countries that allow use of GMO, e.g. the USA, Latino America). However, also samples from countries not allowing GMOs (Germany and New Zealand) contained levels of glyphosate above the limit of quantitation. To be on the safe side, we strongly recommend to our clients to test your raw materials for glyphosate in case this topic will be further focused on by consumers and authorities alike.