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A weed killer that the World Health Organisation says might cause cancer is widely used and is found in bread and maize meal in South Africa.
While many countries have banned or restricted the use of glyphosate‚ in South Africa‚ a position on its continued use is unclear.
A 2012 African Centre for Biodiversity study found “traces of glyphosate‚ but it was below the maximum residue levels permitted”.
The organisation said even though the levels were within legal South African limits‚ there has not been sufficient tests on the long-term effects of low exposure to the pesticide.