Monsanto takes the IARC to court: glyphosate is not carcinogenic

    Monsanto takes the IARC to court: glyphosate is not carcinogenic

    Monsanto goes on the counterattack. The American company invites to investigate the IARC and the WHO which in 2015 reported glyphosate as a potentially carcinogenic substance

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    Monsanto goes to counterattack. The American company invites you to investigate the IARC and WHO which in 2015 reported glyphosate as a potentially carcinogenic substance.





    The herbicide "Roundup" based on glyphosate is Monsanto's most controversial product. Pending renewal of the license from the EU, the company is looking to discredit the World Health Organization, which has linked the herbicide to cancer in humans.

    We recall that from the WHO, in collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), several reports arrive on some pesticides classified as probable or possible human carcinogens, including glyphosate.

    The decision was a severe blow to Monsanto. Following the decision of the IARC, the European Union began to consider the total ban on the product, potentially depriving Monsanto of a significant revenue stream. For its part, the company, which is trying to obtain the renewal of the EU chemical license for the next 10 years, has opted for another move: to bring the International Agency for Research on Cancer and its indications of two years ago.

    In its favor, Monsanto brings the fact that the IARC would not have considered two studies which according to the company would demonstrate the safety of glyphosate for our health.

    The first was conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), according to which "it is unlikely that glyphosate is carcinogenic to humans". The second was made by independent German scientist Helmut Greim, who conducted a meta-analysis and found that "the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate is extremely low or non-existent".

    Monsanto has therefore clung to these two studies to discredit the opinion of the IARC, arguing that the Agency would not have taken into account the two studies, which show a different opinion on glyphosate exposure and cancer risk. However, it seems that both studies were funded by Monsanto.



    Failure to include these two researches, according to Monsanto Vice President Scott Partridge, shows that someone in the IARC has been bribed, which is why he calls for an external investigation into the operations of the agency and its leadership to be carried out.

    “The IARC has overlooked decades of in-depth and scientific analysis by regulatory agencies around the world and selectively interpreted the data to arrive at its own classification of glyphosate. No regulatory agency in the world considers glyphosate to be carcinogenic " reiterates Monsanto.

    For more news on glyphosate and Monsanto, also read:

    • GLYPHOSATE: IS EFSA CLOSING ITS EYES ON THE RISK OF CANCER?
    • GLYPHOSATE: 2017, DECISIVE YEAR TO SAY STOP TO CARCINOGENIC HERBICIDE
    • MONSANTO IS GUILTY OF ECOCIDE AND VIOLATION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

    Yet another attempt by the company to convince regulators and governments that its flagship product is safe and not a danger to human and environmental health.



    It's still possible sign the ICE petition (che3 has already exceeded one million signatures) e ask Europe to ban glyphosate.

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    Francesca Mancuso

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