EPA reaffirms glyphosate is safe, not carcinogenic

EPA reaffirms glyphosate is safe, not carcinogenic

The federal EPA says its latest regulatory review of glyphosate reaffirms that it is safe to use and is not carcinogenic.

The news was welcomed by Bayer, which produces the popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. In a statement provided to Brownfield, Bayer Crop Science president Liam Condon says EPA’s decision reaffirms “the extensive body of science” that glyphosate can be used safely.

“EPA’s latest decision on glyphosate-based herbicides adds

to the overwhelming consensus among leading expert health regulators worldwide

for more than 40 years that these products can be used safely and that

glyphosate is not carcinogenic,” said Condon.

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