The EPA says glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, doesn't cause cancer. Others aren't so sure

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

The EPA says glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, doesn't cause cancer. Others aren't so sure

By Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 0939 GMT (1739 HKT) May 3, 2019

(CNN) — The fierce debate over whether glyphosate can cause cancer just got a big endorsement of safety from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

"EPA continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label and that glyphosate is not a carcinogen," the agency said Tuesday.

The announcement comes after two high-profile court cases in which cancer patients claimed Roundup, a popular weedkiller containing glyphosate, caused their non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

In both cases, jurors sided with the patients and said Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, should pay them tens of millions of dollars in damages.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/health/epa-says-glyphosate-is-safe/index.html

[watoos]

1. Then why did a green keeper

in France I think, just win a court case for millions of dollars from getting cancer from exposure to glyphosate?

Oops, I didn't read the last 2 paragraphs, sorry.

[procon]

2. The head of the EPA is a coal lobbyist.

Trump picked Wheeler because he will do as he's told to continue undermining heath and safety regs for the polluting industries.

If he could say "clean coal" with a straight face, he should be right at home promoting toxic carcinogens over human life.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Money talks my friends and

your health does not count. Billions of dollars are sloshing around the Agra-Business Lobbying Shops just looking for a Politician that will bastard themselves at any price.

[donkeypoofed]

4. The EPA was bought off by Monsanto and shouldn't be trusted

If you have money, you too can release a toxic product. Just remember to grease a few greasy palms along the way! Easy peasy.

[ROB-ROX]

5. Everyone Knows This Poison Is A Poison

This stuff KILLS. The way it kills is no secret. This stuff should only be used it the person is in a rubber suit with filtered air.