Monsanto asks California to pull plan to list herbicide as cancer cause
Source: Reuters
Oct 20 A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto Co told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California's actions could be considered illegal because they are not considering valid scientific evidence.
The formal comments were filed by Monsanto with the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), part of California's environmental regulatory office, on the final day the state accepted public comments about its intention to list glyphosate as a cause of cancer.
Glyphosate is the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide as well as many other herbicides.
The OEHHA gave notice in September that it intended to list glyphosate under Proposition 65, a state initiative enacted in 1986 to inform residents about cancer-causing chemicals. State officials said the action is required after the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research committee in March classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/usa-monsanto-glyphosate-idUSL1N12K2P820151020
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)if Monsanto is 'legally' able to sue the state for 'loss of profit'.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)they lost
villager
(26,001 posts)n/t
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)BlueEye
(449 posts)politely tells Monsanto to go fuck themselves.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)BeanMusical
(4,389 posts)Provided by Monsanto and crooked "scientists".
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)They're killing the inhabitants of Earth.
Peace Patriot
(24,010 posts)Or, did they say, 'Do it or we'll break your fingers!"
Monsanto behaves just like an organized crime gang. They ARE an organized crime gang.
It'll be quite interesting to see if our environmental and health laws and agencies have any power left at all to protect our health and Planet Earth.
hunter
(38,301 posts)I was trying to figure out what the photo has to do with herbicides.
Archae
(46,297 posts)This is just yet another hysteric bullshit picture.
Archae
(46,297 posts)WHO calls it a "probable" carcinogen.
There are many, many "probable" carcinogens, but until we see some actual *gasp* EVIDENCE, this is nothing but "Monsatan iz EEEE-VIL!" hysterics.
Mostly from the greedheads in "organic" ranks.