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. 2017 Oct 24;318(16):1610-1611.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.11726.

Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016

Paul J Mills  1 , Izabela Kania-Korwel  2 , John Fagan  2 , Linda K McEvoy  3 , Gail A Laughlin  1 , Elizabeth Barrett-Connor  4
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Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016

Paul J Mills et al. JAMA. .

Erratum in

  • Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA. 2018 Apr 3;319(13):1386. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.2732. JAMA. 2018. PMID: 29614159 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

This study reports urinary levels of glyphosate, an herbicide sprayed onto genetically modified crops, among participants in the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging between 1993 and 2016.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Mills reported launching a citizen science crowdfunding site to raise funds for additional research that offers free glyphosate testing with a donation of $130, with tests being run by Health Research Institute (HRI) Laboratories, which processed the samples for the study, and proceeds going to the University of California, San Diego. Dr Fagan reported being founder, chairman of the board, and senior scientist at HRI Laboratories, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization, which is conducting a citizen science research program in which individuals complete a lifestyle and diet survey, provide a urine sample, and partially cover the cost of testing the urine sample for glyphosate ($99/sample). Dr McEvoy reported receiving a grant from the National Institutes of Health. No other disclosures were reported.

Comment in

  • Glyphosate Levels in Older Adults.
    Karberg K, Goldstein D, Dunn SE. Karberg K, et al. JAMA. 2018 Apr 3;319(13):1384-1385. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0208. JAMA. 2018. PMID: 29614173 No abstract available.
  • Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest.
    Mills PJ, Fagan J. Mills PJ, et al. JAMA. 2018 Apr 3;319(13):1385-1386. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.2950. JAMA. 2018. PMID: 29614174 No abstract available.

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