Glyphosate in Urine - Concentrations are far below the range indicating a potential health hazard - BfR Opinion No. 014/2013 of 14 June 2013
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According to information provided by Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), 182 urine samples from people in 18 European countries were tested for the occurrence of the herbicidic active substance glyphosate. The maximum concentration of glyphosate found was 1.82 micrograms per litre of urine. Concentrations of the metabolite (transformation product) AMPA reached a maximum of 2.63 micrograms per litre of urine.
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