Monsanto new Greatest Hit - and more

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New studies: Monsanto's best selling " safe " pesticide is highly toxic

Source: Organic Consumers Association

 

Two new peer-reviewed scientific studies have further confirmed the toxicity of

glyphosate, the world's most commonly used herbicide. The June 2005 scientific

journal " Environmental Health Perspectives " reports that glyphosate, sold by

Monsanto under the brand name " Roundup, " damages human placental cells at

exposure levels ten times less than what the company claims is safe. A study in

the August journal Ecological Applications found that even when applied at

concentrations that are one-third of the maximum concentrations typically found

in waterways, Roundup still killed up to 71 percent of tadpoles in the study.

 

 

Similar glyphosate studies around the world have been equally alarming. The

American Academy of Family Physicians epidemiological research has now linked

exposure to the herbicide with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a

life-threatening cancer, while a Canadian study has linked glyphosate exposure

with increased risk for miscarriage. A 2002 study linked glyphosate exposure

with increased incidence of attention deficit disorder in children. Despite

these studies, Monsanto continues to advertise Roundup, sprayed heavily on 140

million acres of genetically engineered crops across the world, as one of the

" safest " pesticides on the market.

 

Organic Consumers Association - 08/2005