The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released a report on glyphosate residues in food last week. In 2015 and 2016, the CFIA tested for glyphosate residues in 3,188 samples of food, all bought from grocery stores across the country.

They tested fresh produce, processed fruit and vegetables, grain products, juice and other beverages, bean-pea-lentil products, soy products and baby food. Glyphosate was detected in 29.7% of the 3,188 samples. 1.3% of all samples had residues higher than the MRLs.

The CFIA used the following MRLs:

• Barley: 10 parts per million
• Wheat, peas: 5 p.p.m.
• Beans, lentils, chickpeas: 4 p.p.m.
• Soybeans: 20 p.p.m.
• A general MRL of .1 p.p.m.

Aline Dimitri, the CFIA's deputy chief food safety officer and executive director, said over 98% of the tested samples didn't have glyphosate residue levels above the MRLs, and those that did do not pose a health and safety risk.

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