Insights and Stories on Cancer

In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings

Oct. 20, 2017 at 2:48 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of glyphosate herbicide that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer. Documents seen by Reuters show how a draft of a key section of […]

EU chemical agency says glyphosate not carcinogenic

Mar. 15, 2017 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Jussi Rosendahl Tuomas Forsell

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

Mar. 14, 2017 at 11:45 pm CDT

By Brendan Pierson

U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

Sep. 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

May. 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm CDT

By Kate Kelland

Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?

Apr. 18, 2016 at 11:06 am CDT

London | Reuters — The latest dispute to blow up around the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concerns glyphosate, an ingredient in one of the world’s most widely-used herbicides, Roundup, made by Monsanto. In March 2015, an IARC monograph concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic.” Yet seven months […]

By Kate Kelland

Re-evaluation leads to retirement for Amitrol herbicide

Feb. 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm CST

Health concerns raised during the federal re-evaluation of Nufarm’s pre-seeding burndown herbicide Amitrol 240 have led the company to stop selling the product for nearly all uses in Canada, starting later this summer. The company said Wednesday it will retire Amitrol — a non-selective Group 11 liquid whose active ingredient, […]

By Staff

EU scientists say glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

Nov. 12, 2015 at 2:18 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which nevertheless proposed limits on Thursday on the amount of residue of the herbicide widely used by farmers deemed safe to consume. The EFSA advises EU policymakers and its conclusion […]

By barbara-lewis

#FreeBacon sizzles on social media

Oct. 28, 2015 at 12:42 pm CDT

Bacon lovers took to social media on Tuesday to express disdain over a World Health Organization report that said processed meat is likely to cause cancer. The hashtags #FreeBacon, #Bacongeddon and #JeSuisBacon were among the top-trending topics worldwide on Twitter for a second straight day. Celebrities, politicians and ordinary consumers […]

By Reuters

U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer

Sep. 29, 2015 at 6:17 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide. The lawsuits come six months after the World Health Organization’s cancer research unit said it was […]

By Carey Gillam

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