Insights and Stories on Carcinogen

Glyphosate not a carcinogen, U.S. EPA reiterates

May. 1, 2019 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is not a carcinogen, contradicting decisions by U.S. juries that found it caused cancer in people. The EPA’s announcement reaffirms its earlier findings about the safety of glyphosate, […]

WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold glyphosate documents

Oct. 26, 2016 at 6:19 pm CDT

By Kate Kelland

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

May. 3, 2016 at 5:21 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

Dec. 10, 2015 at 2:15 am CST

By Karl Plume

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

Oct. 26, 2015 at 8:20 pm CDT

By Staff

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

Aug. 19, 2015 at 8:01 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. There are two key factors that necessitate regulatory […]

By Carey Gillam