New evidence unearthed from the archives of the EPA has established that Monsanto was fully aware of the potential of glyphosate to cause cancer in mammals as long ago as 1981

According to evidence unearthed from the archives of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the United States, it
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‘ It has been established that Monsanto was fully aware of the potential of glyphosate to cause cancer in mammals as long ago as 1981.

Recently the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a statement in which glyphosate (the main component of Roundup herbicide) was classified as “probably carcinogenic” to humans and as “sufficiently demonstrated” for genotoxicity in animals .

This announcement of a change to toxicity class 2A was given vast coverage in the global media, causing Monsanto to move immediately into damage limitation mode. The corporation demanded the retraction of the report, although it has not yet been published! Predictably, there was more fury from the industry-led Glyphosate Task Force .’

Read more: New evidence unearthed from the archives of the EPA has established that Monsanto was fully aware of the potential of glyphosate to cause cancer in mammals as long ago as 1981