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Re:Significant levels of glyphosate found in popular breakfa... by darpa_escapee on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:32AM (#17773706)
The levels the EPA considers safe is for use on crops.

These are the levels deemed safe for levels in food[1]. The median seems to be about 0.2ppm for glyphosate levels in food meant for human consumption.

[1] https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=0f2a0a6738...

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Re:Significant levels of glyphosate found in popular breakfa... by saalweachter on Thursday August 16, 2018 @10:57AM (#17775154)
In the case of oats (and cereal grains in general), it's 30 ppm (30,000 ppb).
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