Americans trust what they buy at the grocery store won't poison their families.
That trust just got shattered.
And Ron DeSantis dropped one bombshell about your favorite bread that will leave you fuming.
Florida tests bread and finds weed killer in Wonder Bread
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis just exposed something disturbing about the bread sitting in your pantry right now.
The Florida Department of Health tested eight popular bread brands for contaminants and found glyphosate — the main ingredient in Roundup weed killer — in six of them.
Nature's Own Butterbread showed 191 parts per billion of glyphosate, the highest level found.
Wonder Bread Classic White, Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted White, and Sara Lee Honey Wheat all contained triple-digit levels of the herbicide designed to kill plants.
"It is designed to kill plants. It is not meant to be eaten," Casey DeSantis said during the press conference at Palm Beach State College.
The testing found no detectable glyphosate in Sara Lee Artesano White and Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse White.
The Florida Department of Health used independent, science-based testing standards they applied to baby formula and candy testing.
The results are posted publicly at exposingfoodtoxins.com for anyone to verify.
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"You go into the grocery store with this expectation of trust that what you're buying on the store shelves is not contaminated with pesticides and heavy metals," the First Lady said.
That trust is gone.
Surgeon General says 80% of Americans have weed killer in their bodies
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo didn't mince words about what this means for public health.
"This is something that basically doesn't seem to have a safe level of exposure," Ladapo stated.
"Eighty percent of Americans have it in their urine."
Let that sink in — four out of five Americans are walking around with weed killer in their bodies.
Ladapo cited research linking glyphosate exposure to gut microbiome disruption, fatty liver disease, and weakening of the blood-brain barrier.
That last one should terrify every parent — the blood-brain barrier protects your central nervous system from toxins and glyphosate weakens it.
Research shows prenatal glyphosate exposure alters gut bacteria linked to depression, Parkinson's disease, and metabolic disorders.
Scientists at the Ramazzini Institute found rats developed cancers even at doses regulators considered safe.
The chemical kills beneficial gut bacteria like Lactobacillus while resistant strains like Clostridium survive, creating dysbiosis that experts connect to anxiety, autism, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
"People are chronically exposed to it because it's in so many foods," Ladapo explained. "It's in so many things that use grains, that use corn, that use beans, that use soybeans."
The Surgeon General dismissed the food industry's scare tactics about phasing out glyphosate.
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"There is an alternative to poisoning people," he said. "It is possible to grow food in a sustainable way that doesn't involve folks ingesting stuff that makes them sick."
This pattern extends far beyond Florida's borders
Florida's testing follows a 2022 study by The Detox Project that found glyphosate in bread, grains, and pulses from Hy-Vee, Whole Foods, Amazon, Walmart, and Target with whole wheat breads and chickpeas showing the highest contamination.
The Environmental Working Group discovered glyphosate in every wheat-based product they tested.
Canadian government testing found glyphosate in 80 to 90 percent of wheat-based products including pizza, crackers, and pasta.
Even products labeled "Non-GMO" aren't safe — 18 of 26 Non-GMO products tested contained glyphosate, with two showing levels over 500 parts per billion.
UK government testing found glyphosate contamination in bread exceeding 500 parts per billion in wholemeal varieties.
The chemical is everywhere because farmers spray it on wheat, oats, and beans just before harvest to dry out crops faster.
More than 58 percent of durum wheat acreage used to make pasta gets sprayed with glyphosate.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to humans" in 2015, but the EPA continues claiming it's "not likely" to cause cancer when used as directed — the same EPA that internal Monsanto emails showed was working with the company to suppress critical reviews.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again initiative specifically flagged dietary glyphosate exposure as a concern for children.
Companies are starting to notice consumers don't want weed killer in their daily bread.
Kellogg is working with grain suppliers to phase out glyphosate use on wheat and oats, Thrive Market is requiring vendors to earn Glyphosate Residue-Free certification, and Richardson International stopped buying oats treated with glyphosate before harvest back in 2015.
DeSantis made Florida the first state to systematically test and publicly report contaminants in everyday foods.
The infant formula testing found concerning heavy metal levels, the candy testing revealed elevated arsenic, and now the bread testing exposes weed killer in sandwich staples.
"Consumers deserve to know the truth," Casey DeSantis said. "There is a major disconnect between a chemical labeled as unsafe to ingest and its quiet presence in everyday food like bread."
Check your pantry and compare your bread brands against Florida's results at exposingfoodtoxins.com — some companies are producing clean products while others are selling you bread contaminated with chemicals designed to kill plants.
Sources:
- Kennedy Owens, "Florida tests bread, finds high levels of glyphosate pesticide in popular bread brands," Florida News, February 5, 2026.
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee, "Ron DeSantis Says Florida Health Department Tested 'Bread Products' For Herbicides And Found Glyphosate In 6 Out Of 8 Samples," Benzinga, February 5, 2026.
- A.G. Gancarski, "Ron and Casey DeSantis, Joseph Ladapo target glyphosate in bread in latest MAHA moment," Florida Politics, February 5, 2026.
- "Glyphosate: Impact on the microbiota-gut-brain axis and the immune-nervous system," ScienceDirect, January 2024.
- "Even tiny doses of glyphosate can cause health problems across generations, new study in mice shows," US Right to Know, November 2025.
- "Glyphosate Contamination in Food Goes Far Beyond Oat Products," Environmental Working Group, February 2019.
- "The Poison in Our Daily Bread," The Detox Project, 2022.
