The active ingredient of Roundup herbicide present in popular beer and wine, according to researchers

Traces of an ingredient found in herbicides have been discovered in popular beers and wine, according to a study by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

The pesticide and herbicide glyphosate, a key ingredient of Roundup, were found in 19 of the 20 wines and beers tested, even in organic brands.

Although glyphosate levels in tested beverages are not necessarily dangerous, the World Health Organization said in a 2015 report that the pesticide was "probably carcinogenic to humans". In 2017, the glyphosate announced by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment was added to the list of chemicals recognized by the state as causing cancer. "

But many health professionals have urged consumers not to panic and encourage further research on this topic before deleting any of these popular foods or drinks.

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Five wine brands, including Beringer, Barefoot and Sutter Home, and 15 beer brands, including Guinness, Budweiser, Coors, Samuel Adams and Miller Lite, have been tested.

The study revealed that Peak Beer was the only brand that did not detect glyphosate.

The wine with the highest levels of glyphosate was Sutter Home with 51 parts per billion (ppb) and the beer with the highest levels was Tsingtao Beer with 49.7 ppb.

"Conventional brands" such as Coors and Miller Lite all had glyphosate levels of at least 25 ppb and even organic drinks were sensitive, such as the Samuel Smith Organic Lager with 5.7 ppb.

However, none of these levels exceeded the risk tolerance of the Environmental Protection Agency's beverages.

"Regardless of the efforts of brewers and winemakers, we have found that it is extremely difficult to avoid the disturbing reality that consumers will probably drink glyphosate at every hour of conviviality and at the same time. a barbecue in the country, "Kara Cook-Schultz, of the US PIRG Education. Fund, the author of the study, told USA TODAY.

Madeline Farber of Fox News contributed to this report.