Poison in German beer

- The fourteen most popular beers in Germany found to contain poison. Investigators found traces of the carcinogenic pesticide glyphosate.

The environment-institute in Munich exceeded in any of the beers 30 micrograms of the poison per liter to 300 times more than is allowed in drinking water.

Most poison was found in the beers Hasseröder, Franciscans and Beck's. Also, the poison was found in the popular Bitburger. The beers are also sold in the Netherlands.

According to the World Health Organization, the herbicide glysofaat carcinogenic. However, the European Food Safety Authority believes that waaschijnlijk not.