Insights and Stories on Glyphosate

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

Dec. 10, 2015 at 2:15 am CST

Reuters — A panel of scientists is disputing a World Health Organization report published earlier this year that concluded glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer and main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. The 16-member panel, assembled by Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy, was […]

No fallout seen for Enlist Duo in Canada from U.S. action

Nov. 26, 2015 at 4:10 am CST

By Staff

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

Nov. 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm CST

By Karl Plume

EU scientists say glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

Nov. 12, 2015 at 2:18 pm CST

By barbara-lewis

Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

Oct. 20, 2015 at 11:47 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

Suits stack up over alleged Roundup cancer link

Oct. 17, 2015 at 5:49 pm CDT

Reuters — Personal injury law firms around the U.S. are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical. The latest lawsuit was filed Wednesday in […]

By Carey Gillam

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

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Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New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

Monsanto to invest over $1B in dicamba

Jun. 24, 2015 at 7:02 pm CDT

Reuters — Monsanto’s efforts to expand its agrichemical interests beyond what has long been its bread-and-butter glyphosate business were underscored on Wednesday by news the company plans to invest potentially more than US$1 billion in production of an alternative herbicide. Monsanto officials expect to spend the money over the next […]

By Carey Gillam

Monsanto’s move on Syngenta could mean move away from glyphosate

May. 22, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, is also known for the popularity of its Roundup herbicide, beloved by farmers and homeowners alike for its speed and deadly assault on tough weeds. But Monsanto’s ongoing efforts to try to take over Swiss ag chem firm Syngenta, a rival whose […]

By Carey Gillam

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