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"IARC classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans". The International Agency for Research on Cancer is part of the WHO. https://www.iarc.who.int/

"IARC classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans". The International Agency for Research on Cancer is part of the WHO. https://www.iarc.who.int/featured-news/media-centre-iarc-news-glyphosate/ https://www.iarc.who.int/featured-news/media-centre-iarc-new... What am I missing?

mrguyorama 2y ago
Did you read that link? Group 2 is pretty poorly explained to laypeople, Aloe Vera is listed as "Possibly carcinogenic", 2B. High concentration and quantity and long term exposure to glyphosate is probably bad for the farmers spraying, but their listing of glyphosate is completely irrelevant for the consumer buying a crop that was sprayed with it. They never once mention any danger to consumers in that entire article. Even in that limited case (occupational hazard), the data is mixed, and the IARC says that the US AHS study of 50k pesticide applicators did not find a correlation between cancer and glyphosate. They say that doesn't overrule the other findings. They are being hyperconservative for the safety of workers. That literally doesn't apply to you, the consumer.
cyberax 2y ago
> "IARC classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans". This category includes: carpentry, bracken ferns, aloe vera extract and traditional Asian pickled vegetables, magnetic fields, radio, coffee. I'm not kidding, go see yourself: https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications (group 2B). This agency has zero credibility now. No serious agency (EPA, EFSA, etc.) classifies it as dangerous: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-07/glyphosate_factsheet.pdf https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-07/glyph... It's like I can cite the Cato institute and Heritage Foundation to say that we should ban electric cars, because they are polluting the air with brake dust.
- titanomachy 2y ago
  Coffee seems to now be group 3, but your point stands. 2B is meaningless as a consumer guidance.

mrguyorama 2y ago

Did you read that link? Group 2 is pretty poorly explained to laypeople, Aloe Vera is listed as "Possibly carcinogenic", 2B. High concentration and quantity and long term exposure to glyphosate is probably bad for the farmers spraying, but their listing of glyphosate is completely irrelevant for the consumer buying a crop that was sprayed with it. They never once mention any danger to consumers in that entire article. Even in that limited case (occupational hazard), the data is mixed, and the IARC says that the US AHS study of 50k pesticide applicators did not find a correlation between cancer and glyphosate. They say that doesn't overrule the other findings. They are being hyperconservative for the safety of workers. That literally doesn't apply to you, the consumer.

cyberax 2y ago

> "IARC classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans". This category includes: carpentry, bracken ferns, aloe vera extract and traditional Asian pickled vegetables, magnetic fields, radio, coffee. I'm not kidding, go see yourself: https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications (group 2B). This agency has zero credibility now. No serious agency (EPA, EFSA, etc.) classifies it as dangerous: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-07/glyphosate_factsheet.pdf https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-07/glyph... It's like I can cite the Cato institute and Heritage Foundation to say that we should ban electric cars, because they are polluting the air with brake dust.

titanomachy 2y ago
Coffee seems to now be group 3, but your point stands. 2B is meaningless as a consumer guidance.