People have been asking a lot of questions about glyphosate, also commonly known as Roundup. The herbicide has a lengthy track record of being one of the safest and most effective tools used in agriculture – and that is why it has been targeted by activists. To help provide quality information, Global Farmer Network will assemble a webpage providing links to resources and relevant coverage – it will be a work-in-progress as we’ll continue to add some important material for the near future.
Note: use the “Search” function that will pull up material related to glyphosate from within the GFN website.
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Roundup in breast milk? Disturbing new details in the plot to discredit nutritionist Shelley McGuire- Genetic Literacy Project – By Cameron English (Sept 11, 2018)
“McGuire recounted her story to the Genetic Literacy Project in hopes of communicating an important message to the public. Anti-GMO groups, she said . will do and say whatever they have to to get their way, even if it’s a lie. I actually wanted to know if there was glyphosate in human milk, and they tried to take me out because [my] answer wasn’t what they wanted. – Link
View From a Canadian Farmer: Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer – Global Farmer Network – By Jake Leguee (Aug 14, 2018)
Video: No-Till and Glyphosate – Jake Freestone (Oct 26, 2017)
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In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out “non-carcinogenic” findings – Reuters Investigates – Glyphosate Battle: By Kate Kelland (Oct 19, 2017)
“One effect of the changes to the draft, reviewed by Reuters in a comparison with the published report, was the removal of multiple scientists’ conclusions that their studies had found no link between glyphosate and cancer in laboratory animals.” – Link
Cancer agency left in the dark over glyphosate evidence – Reuters Investigates – Glyphosate Battle: By Kate Kelland (Jun 14, 2017)
“The World Health Organization’s cancer agency says a common weedkiller is “probably carcinogenic.” The scientist leading that review knew of fresh data showing no cancer link – but he never mentioned it and the agency did not take it into account.” – Link
Exclusive: WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold weedkiller documents – Reuters – By Kate Kelland (Oct 25, 2016)
“In recent years IARC, a semi-autonomous unit of the WHO based in Lyon, France, has caused controversy over whether such things as coffee, mobile phones, red and processed meat, and chemicals like glyphosate cause cancer.” – Link
Weedkiller scientist was paid $120,000 by cancer lawyers The Times (UK)Â By Ben Webster (Oct 18, 2017)
A scientist who advised a United Nations agency [IARC] to classify the world’s most widely used weedkiller as carcinogenic received $160,000 ($121,500) from law firms bringing claims by cancer victims against the manufacturer.Link (subscription-based, free limited access available)
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Brazil court overturns ban on weed-killer glyphosate – Reuters (Sept 3, 2018)
“…said in the decision “nothing justifies the suspension and abrupt removal of registrations of products containing glyphosate…” – Link
Farmers consider a world without glyphosate— and it’s less than ideal – Genetic Literacy Project – By Marc Brazeau (Aug 21, 2018)
“…something that anti-agriculture activists seem to be oddly unaware of “there are lots of other herbicides besides glyphosate and other weed control strategies besides herbicides. Nearly all of them come with greater environmental impacts than glyphosate, especially in crops where it is a linchpin of no-till agriculture.” –Link
Is glyphosate (Roundup) dangerous? – Genetic Literacy Project, GMO FAQ
“Glyphosate is one of the world’s most studied chemicals…There have been numerous reviews and hundreds of studies of the herbicide since its introduction that conclude it is safe when used as intended.” – Link
Bayer addressing Monsanto integration, glyphosate litigations – Southeast Farm Press – By Brad Robb (Aug 24, 2018)
“More than 800 scientific reviews and studies conducted over decades by independent agricultural and health-based organizations have failed to establish a conclusive link to cancer from glyphosate use.” – Link
Farm Babe: No, there isn’t glyphosate in your food – AgDaily – By Michelle Miller, Farm Babe (May 8, 2018)
“Fear is the new sex when it comes to selling something.” – Link
Glyphosate on Trial – McGill University, Office for Science and Society – By Joe Schwarcz, PhD (Aug 16, 2018)
“Even if glyphosate were an established carcinogen, which it is not, it would never be possible to conclude that it caused a specific individual’s non-Hodgkins lymphoma. This particular cancer has numerous risk factors that include alcohol intake, Helicobacter pylori infection, exposure to hepatitis virus, various autoimmune diseases and contact with lubricating oils, benzidine dyes, wood dust, pesticides and herbicides. Making a decision on an individual case comes down to a matter of opinion forged by blending ‘evidence’ with emotion. The problem is that ‘evidence’ is dependent on who is presenting it and to what extent the data has been cherry-picked.” – Link