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Does The Herbicide RoundUp® Cause Cancer?

February 18, 2019 in In The News

Forbes | By Steven Salzberg

(Quick answer: probably not. See my update at the bottom of this post.)

For many years, environmental activists have been concerned about the herbicide glyphosate, which is the main ingredient in RoundUp®, the world’s most widely-used weed killer. Since 1996, global usage of glyphosate has increased 15-fold, in part due to the widespread cultivation of “RoundUp Ready” crops, which are genetically modified to be resistant to RoundUp®. This allows farmers to use the herbicide freely, killing undesirable weeds without harming their crops.

RoundUp®’s manufacturer, Monsanto, has long claimed that glyphosate is safe, and they point to hundreds of studies that support their argument.

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May 9, 2019
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