Monsanto's Roundup - Cancer Link Grows

[SecularMotion]

I very rarely report on lawsuits outside of the pharmaceutical industry. But here's one that caught my attention. More so because the word 'Monsanto' regularly appears in my timeline on Facebook.

Who or what is Monsanto?

Monsanto is an American multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation. According to their website they deliver agricultural products that support farmers all around the world. Moreover, they claim, "Monsanto could not exist without farmers. They are our customers, the lifeblood of our company. More important, they are the support system of the world's economy, working day in and day out to feed, clothe and provide energy for our world."

Nice sentiments.

One of the products they sell is a herbicide called RoundUp, basically it's a weed killer that contains the active ingredient glyphosate. RoundUp is used by many farmers and your average householder.

http://fiddaman.blogspot.com/2016/08/monsantos-roundup-cancer-link-grows.html

[Nitram]

1. Very misleading.

"mounting scientific evidence indicating that glyphosate is a carcinogen"

The only evidence the article mentions is that the International Agency for Research on cancer - or IARC - a division of the World Health Organization, found glyphosate to be "probably carcinogenic."

But

A new joint report from experts at the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) has concluded that the controversial chemical is "unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet."

I'm afraid the jury is still out on glyphosate.

[Igel]

2. By "grows" is meant "unchanged."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-who-iarc-special-report-idUSKCN0XF0RF

[alain2112]

3. Crank Magnetism

Clinked on the link, turns out that Fiddaman is a vocal antidepressant nutter as well as a Roundup crank - no telling what else might be lurking in the bowels of his little disinformation site.