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WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold glyphosate documents

By GFM Network News October 26, 2016

London | Reuters — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency — which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens — advised academic experts on one of its review panels not to disclose documents they were asked to release under U.S. freedom of information laws. In a letter and an email seen by Reuters, officials […] Read more

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U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

By GFM Network News September 16, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said its current position on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is that the chemical is not likely carcinogenic to humans. The agency’s “proposed” position on the controversial chemical was outlined in a 227-page paper it published on the regulations.gov website, which […] Read more

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Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency

By GFM Network News June 15, 2016

London | Reuters — There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said Wednesday, in a reverse of its previous warning, but it also said all “very hot” drinks are probably carcinogenic. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) had previously rated coffee as “possibly […] Read more

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EU countries refuse to back new licence for glyphosate

By GFM Network News June 6, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — EU nations refused to back a limited extension of the herbicide glyphosate’s use on Monday, threatening withdrawal of Monsanto’s Roundup and other weed-killers from shelves if no decision is reached by the end of the month. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the centre of a dispute […] Read more

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EU delays vote on glyphosate license amid cancer row

By GFM Network News May 19, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Thursday delayed a vote on renewing sales approval for the herbicide glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, amid a transatlantic row over whether it may cause cancer. Experts from the EU’s 28 nations had been due to vote on a proposal to extend by nine years licensing of […] Read more

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U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

By GFM Network News May 16, 2016

London | Reuters — The herbicide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according to a new safety review by United Nations health, agriculture and food experts. In a statement likely to intensify a row over its potential health […] Read more

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U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

By GFM Network News May 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, saying the document was inadvertently published and the agency had not finished its review of the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. The 86-page report, seen by […] Read more

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Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?

By GFM Network News April 18, 2016

London | Reuters — The latest dispute to blow up around the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concerns glyphosate, an ingredient in one of the world’s most widely-used herbicides, Roundup, made by Monsanto. In March 2015, an IARC monograph concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic.” Yet seven months later the European Food Safety […] Read more

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Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 12, 2016

Berlin | Reuters –– Germany plans to back an European Union proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, but has provoked a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it might cause cancers. […] Read more

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EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

By GFM Network News March 8, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Tuesday put off a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, after a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it causes cancer. Experts from all 28 member states attended a closed-door meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Brussels, […] Read more

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WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold glyphosate documents

U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it’s very hot, says WHO agency

EU countries refuse to back new licence for glyphosate

EU delays vote on glyphosate license amid cancer row

U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

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