Ron and Casey DeSantis, Joseph Ladapo target glyphosate in bread in latest MAHA moment

Man cannot live by bread alone.

Indeed,  Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo argue that it can actually be harmful, especially given that glyphosate (of the sort found in weed killer) appears in some varieties.

During a press conference in Lake Worth Beach, the trip again turned the spotlight on unhealthy food additives, as they continue a focus on health that already saw them targeting contaminants in baby formula and arsenic in candy (an argument that got pushback from confectioners).

The Governor, describing himself as being “along for the ride” with his wife and the Surgeon General, remarked on the variance in purity in product.

“There’s obviously a lot of issues with whatever is sold in a supermarket. You have some that’s very fresh and natural. You have others that may not be as much,” DeSantis said.

The First Lady said commercially available breads were tested for contaminants, and one finding “jumped off the page,” that being glyphosate levels.

“It is designed to kill plants. It is not meant to be eaten,” Casey DeSantis said.

She noted that independent testing found “triple digit glyphosate levels in several widely consumed brands.”

These include Nature’s Own Butter Bread, Nature’s Own Perfected Crafted White, Wonder Bread Classic White and Sara Lee Honey Wheat.

Other brands and types do not have problematic levels, she said, arguing consumers deserve to know the truth and make informed decisions.

Combating these chemicals, she said, is a way to “hopefully prevent disease before it ever takes root.”

“Keeping these chemicals out of the food supply is not just good policy. It’s also common sense. And that accountability is exactly what taxpayers deserve from their government,” the First Lady added.

Ladapo talked about chronic disease, including cancers in children, and said a cause could be environmental contaminants such as have been spotlighted in this series of press conferences.

He acknowledged court cases regarding glyphosate’s presence in weed killer, saying there was no “safe level of exposure,” and that it’s ubiquitous in the food supply, leading to “insidious effects” in the gut microbiome and beyond.

“Eighty percent of Americans have it in their urine. People are chronically exposed to it because it’s in so many foods. It’s in so many things that use grains, that use corn, that use beans, that use soybeans, that use, I think I mentioned cordon wheat. And people were chronically exposed to it,” he said.

The substance “affects and weakens” the blood-brain barrier, he said, harming the central nervous system as well by letting other contaminants in.

Additionally, Ladapo noted a link between glyphosate and fatty liver disease, urging consumers to choose brands without heavy concentrations of the toxin in them.