Monday, June 15, 2015

Endgame for Monsanto's glyphosate? The global fallout of WHO's 'probable carcinogen' classification...

Could it be that the World Health Organisation's classification of glyphosate as a 'probable carcinogen'  Glyphosate 'Probably Carcinogenic to Humans' Latest WHO Assessment, SiS 66) will be the final nail in the coffin for the world's most popular herbicide and Monsanto's flagship product.

Recent weeks have seen the intensification of campaigns to ban or remove the product as well as lawsuits being filed against Monsanto; in the US for false safety claims of glyphosate, and in China, for hiding toxicity studies from the public.

El Salvador has already banned the chemical though yet to be signed into law , while the Netherlands last year banned private sales . Sri Lanka had a partial ban in place in regions most afflicted by chronic kidney disease that has been linked to glyphosate use .

People have known the truth for years. Industry and government regulators have conspired to bury copious evidence of toxicity for decades, and they feel to some extent vindicated by the latest WHO assessment ] Glyphosate and Cancer, SiS 62) and EU Regulators and Monsanto Exposed for Hiding Glyphosate Toxicity, SiS 51). More importantly, governments are finally beginning to take action. Full story..

Related posts:
  1. France bans sale of Monsanto herbicide Roundup in nurseries...
  2. Colombia's first steps of resistance against Monsanto's chemical war...
  3. Is your child eating cancer-causing glyphosate for breakfast? 
  4. Swiss supermarkets stop sales of glyphosate over health concerns...
  5. International doctors call for immediate ban on Monsanto's cancer-causing glyphosate 
  6. Indian nightmare: GMO killer-cotton ...
  7. Thousands of farmers in India rise up against Monsanto...
  8. Russia to completely ban import of GMO products...

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