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> a weedkiller linked to cancer This is controversial to say the least. And very one-sided reporting from The Guardian. Every research agency but one consider
by sampo 9y ago
> a weedkiller linked to cancer
This is controversial to say the least. And very one-sided reporting from The Guardian.
Every research agency but one considers glyphosate safe and not linked to cancer. Bodies like WHO (World Health Organization) and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) [1], EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) [2], and ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) [3] have concluded that there is no evidence for glyphosate causing cancer.
Only one agency, IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) in France, has classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen, but their work has raised some suspicion [4].
[1] http://www.who.int/foodsafety/jmprsummary2016.pdf http://www.who.int/foodsafety/jmprsummary2016.pdf
[2] https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/151112 https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/151112
[3] https://echa.europa.eu/fi/-/glyphosate-not-classified-as-a-carcinogen-by-echa https://echa.europa.eu/fi/-/glyphosate-not-classified-as-a-c...
[4] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-who-iarc-glyphosate-specialreport/in-glyphosate-review-who-cancer-agency-edited-out-non-carcinogenic-findings-idUSKBN1CO251 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-who-iarc-glyphosate-speci...