The Trump administration is reportedly launching a new push to improve the quality of food at U.S. military bases after a study found that meals contained poor nutrients and harmful contaminants.
The study, commissioned by Moms Across America in partnership with the Children’s Health Defense Military Chapter and Centner Academy, detected pesticides in 100 percent of sampled military meals, including Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs), rations and other cafeteria items.
High levels of heavy metals exceeding safe drinking-water standards, glyphosate and banned veterinary drugs were also found in meals, according to the report.
The organizations said they were “motivated to test military food after learning that China does not feed its military GMOs and Russia does not allow GMOs into its country.”
“Unfortunately, 100 percent of those pesticides are made in China, which is concerning. We also saw 100 percent of them positive for heavy metals, some up to 17 thousand times higher than what the EPA allows in drinking water,” Zen Honeycutt, the founder and executive director of Moms Across America, told “Raising America” in an interview.
