How dangerous is the plant toxin in beer?

What madness! This year marks the 500th anniversary of the beer purity law! Unfortunately, the anniversary is overshadowed by unpleasant news.

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via Sabrina
10/14/2016, 11:54
Böse Überraschung: Das Umweltinstitut München hat in Bier den krebserregenden Stoff Glyphosat gefunden.© fotolia
Nasty surprise: The Munich Environmental Institute has found the carcinogenic substance glyphosate in beer.

Do we now have to give up our after-work beer?

The Munich Environmental Institute has found glyphosate in the popular barley juice. This is a plant toxin that is considered carcinogenic. Now all consumers are unsettled and wondering: Do I now have to give up my beloved after-work beer?

All-clear for beer lovers

Fortunately, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin has given the all-clear. For the weedkiller to be harmful to health, an adult would have to drink around 1000 liters in one day! And nobody can do that.