Friday, 13 November 2015

EU downplays cancer risk from weedkiller in win for Monsanto

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EU downplays cancer risk from weedkiller in win for Monsanto
Brussels (AFP) Nov 12, 2015 - A highly sensitive EU report on Thursday claimed one of the world's most popular weedkillers is "unlikely" to cause cancer, countering the UN and handing a victory to agri-business giant Monsanto. The report by the European Food Safety Agency concerned glyphosate, first used in the 1970s as the key ingredient in the Monsanto-made herbicide Roundup, and now made generically around the world. ... more


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