Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it
The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows.
The ingredient, diquat, is widely employed in the US as a weedkiller in vineyards and orchards, and is increasingly sprayed elsewhere as the use of controversial herbicide substances such as glyphosate and paraquat drops in the US.
But the new piece of data suggests diquat is more toxic than glyphosate, and the substance is banned over its risks in the UK, EU, China and many other countries. Still, the EPA has resisted calls for a ban, and Roundup formulas with the ingredient hit the shelves last year.
I hope washing veggies prevents consuming this stuff otherwise rip.
Washing helps since glyphosate is pretty polar in structure meaning it’ll dissolve into water pretty readily.
Bad news is its half-life in water is anywhere from a few days to 91 days so if you’re living in an area that gets it’s water supply anywhere near where people are spraying that shit on the regular you might be kinda fukt anyways 💀
https://www.npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archive/glyphotech.html
Rain will wassh it off into your water supply. Washing your food wont help.
My strict diet of bread, cheese and highly processed red meat means I don’t need to worry about washing vegetables.
Checkmate, healthy eaters!
If you have to hope, it probably doesn’t.