Here’s an ingredient you won’t find on the food label. GMO Free USA, recently announced that Frito Lay’s SunChips tested positive for glyphosate, a popular weed-killing chemical and the active ingredient in Roundup. Testing also revealed the chips contained genetically engineered or transgenic ingredients.
The public advocacy group found that a quantitative test verified by DNA analysis discovered that 100 percent of the corn in the SunChips came from GMO sources, containing DNA sequences known to be present in insecticide-producing Bt and Roundup Ready corn.
Roundup, the chemical sprayed on GMO crops, has been linked to certain cancers, including lymphoma, and to DNA damage, premature births, birth defects, and ADHD, according to previous research.
Previously, Warren Porter, PhD, professor of environmental toxicity and zoology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, analyzed data on GMOs and public health and found major cause for concern. GMOs could alter endocrine-mediated pathways, leading to obesity, heart problems, circulation issues, and diabetes.
Pepsico, the owner of Frito-Lay, has not made a comment. The health consequences of GMOs are still unknown because no long term feeding studies have been carried out, but foods containing transgenic ingredients must be labelled throughout Europe .