Traces of a weed-killing chemical were found in the urine of people in 18 countries across Europe, fifteen of which are member-states of the EU.

The findings, released Thursday in a study commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe, suggests Europeans are being exposed to the weed-killer glyphosate, linked to numerous negative health defects, in their everyday lives.

On average, 44 percent of urine samples in the test contained glyphosate, with the highest presence of the chemical in ...