Lab post says glyphosate found in 21 chains
- A July 8 X post recirculated 2023 lab results from Moms Across America claiming glyphosate was detected in samples from 21 U.S. chains. - The most-cited figure was 677 parts per billion in a Panera Bread bagel, based on testing by Health Research Institute Laboratories. - The underlying report remains posted by Moms Across America, while EPA and IARC still publicly describe glyphosate risks differently.
A viral X post on July 8 said lab tests found glyphosate in 100% of samples from 21 major U.S. fast-food chains, citing a top reading of 677 parts per billion. The figures in the post match a report published on Oct. 11, 2023 by Moms Across America, a nonprofit advocacy group, not a new government finding. The report said 42 samples from 21 brands were tested by Health Research Institute Laboratories, or HRI Labs, for glyphosate, other agrochemicals, heavy metals, PFAS and phthalates. Moms Across America said the testing covered the top 20 fast-food brands plus In-N-Out Burger. ### Where did the “21 chains” and “677 ppb” claim come from? (momsacrossamerica.com) Moms Across America posted the underlying report in October 2023 and said every brand tested showed glyphosate residues. Its page lists HRI Labs as the testing laboratory and says the work used triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry. A separate article and video that resurfaced in 2026 repeated the same brand list and said the highest reading was 677 ppb in a Panera Bread whole grain bagel. (momsacrossamerica.com) The viral X post appears to be recirculating those earlier figures rather than reporting fresh sampling done on July 8, 2026. ### Was this a government test or an official food-safety recall? (momsacrossamerica.com) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says federal agencies oversee pesticide residues in food through monitoring programs, but the viral post does not cite an FDA action, warning letter or recall. FDA describes pesticide-residue oversight as a shared federal responsibility. (superboostnutra.com) No recall notice or enforcement action tied to the Moms Across America fast-food report appeared in the materials reviewed. The claim rests on privately commissioned testing published by an advocacy group and amplified on social media. ### What do we know about the lab and the method? HRI Labs says it is an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited analytical laboratory and a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory. (fda.gov) The lab also says its food glyphosate testing uses LC-MS/MS, a standard high-sensitivity analytical approach for this kind of residue testing. The Moms Across America page says 42 samples were tested, but the public summary does not provide the full chain-by-chain sampling context a regulator would usually need to draw conclusions about an entire brand’s menu or supply chain. (momsacrossamerica.com) The report summary says meals were collected from 21 locations across the United States. ### Does detection by itself tell you whether the food was illegal or unsafe? (hrilabs.org) The Environmental Protection Agency says glyphosate products used according to label directions do not pose risks of concern to human health and says the chemical is unlikely to be a human carcinogen. EPA also says it found no risks of concern from ingesting food with glyphosate residues under current approved uses. (momsacrossamerica.com) The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has taken a different position on hazard classification. IARC said in 2015 that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans,” citing limited evidence in humans and sufficient evidence in experimental animals. ### What should readers watch next? (epa.gov) The Oct. 11, 2023 Moms Across America report remains the primary source behind the viral July 8, 2026 post, and readers can expect more reposts as the figures circulate online. Any next official step would most likely come from FDA residue monitoring or an EPA statement, rather than from the X post itself. (momsacrossamerica.com) (iarc.who.int)
