Monsanto’s spokesperson has answered the EPA’s decision with denials of the cancer causing claims.
“glyphosate is an effective and valuable tool for farmers and other users, including many in the state of California. During the upcoming comment period, we will provide detailed scientific information to OEHHA about the safety of glyphosate and work to ensure that any potential listing will not affect glyphosate use or sales in California.”
It was reported:
California’s decision to place glyphosate on the toxic chemicals list is the first of its kind. As Dr. Nathan Donley of the Center for Biological Diversity said in an email to Ecowatch, “As far as I’m aware, this is the first regulatory agency within the U.S. to determine that glyphosate is a carcinogen. So this is a very big deal.”
Now that California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has filed its “notice of intent to list” glyphosate as a known cancer agent, the public will have until October 5th to comment. There are no restrictions on sale or use associated with the listing.
Roundup has sparked discussion for years by those in the environmental community, watchdog groups who saw the monopoly it was creating with its genetically modified seeds to the Roundup that could solely be used as a herbicide to protect it.
…Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready varieties — genetically engineered to tolerate large doses of the herbicide to facilitate blanket application without harming crops. Controversy has surrounded this practice for years — especially since it was found farmers increased use of Roundup, rather than lessened it, as Monsanto had claimed.
Monsanto has struck back, realizing this movement in California could spread to different states. Less than a week after the World Health Organization issued its report, Monsanto “called for a retraction — and still maintains that Roundup is safe when used as directed”.
I’ll use Roundup on everything I want to and if I know a liberal is going to be eating what I grow I may give it a double dose. Roundup, like everything else man makes, is blamed for causing cancer by someone for crying out loud. This is just another scare like the DDT scare, that is designed to take a successful product of the market because of some dumbmass tree huggers in California. Give us a break.
It is!
Depopulation
Wow, the truth finally comes out! How’s it feel Mondanto???
Kill’em ALL!
No not good
I guess the Truth hurts
Plant withstands Roundup so it can remain on the plant at harvest and transport, being then absorbed by humans when eaten. It’s still on the plant, grains especially.
No will not “hump” plants as your mind in the gutter says. Soon to be ex-Californian anyways. This state is nuts!
Slap them a good one..karma