Japanese food safety expert notes minute traces of glyphosate found in hair does not affect the human body

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Agricultural blog by Shuichi Tokumoto notes Japanese parliamentarians who were told that glyphosate does not accumulate in the body, were upset when pesticide was detected in their hair; notes hair stores waste for the body, adds that most glyphosate is excreted through urine, sweat and saliva and banning the pesticide would be a mistake.

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