Glyphosate

Weedkiller glyphosate a ‘substantial’ cancer factor

Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Helen Lynn

A US jury has found that one of the world's most widely-used weedkillers was a "substantial factor" in causing a man's cancer. This is the second case to win substantial damages from Monsanto for cancer linked to their weedkiller, Roundup.

EU glyphosate approval was based on plagiarised Monsanto text, report finds

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Helen Lynn

Controversial weedkiller glyphosate, used widely across the EU and UK, was relicensed based on an assessment plagiarised from industry reports. A new report from the European Parliament found that the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) just copied and pasted tracts from Monsanto's studies.