The report stated:
“Case-control studies of occupational exposure in the USA, Canada, and Sweden reported increased risks for non-Hodgkin lymphoma that persisted after adjustment for other pesticides. …
In male CD-1 mice, glyphosate induced a positive trend in the incidence of a rare tumour, renal tubule carcinoma. A second study reported a positive trend for haemangiosarcoma in male mice. Glyphosate increased pancreatic islet-cell adenoma in male rats in two studies. A glyphosate formulation promoted skin tumours in an initiation-promotion study in mice.”
Glyphosate, marketed under the brand name Roundup is sprayed on genetically modified Roundup Ready crops which are engineered to survive heavy doses of the weed-killer. The crops soaked in Roundup are then sold to you as food, clothing, or fed to animals that produce food such as milk, eggs, and meat.Glyphosate use has increased from 20 million pounds per year in 1992 to a shocking 250+ million pounds. That’s a 1000% percent increase on the three largest genetically modified crops alone, one of which you’re likely wearing as clothing or unknowingly eating right now. By the way, cancer rates are still on the rise too.
Big Biotechnology companies such as Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta, Bayer, and Dupont couldn’t care less about disease, however. It’s a perfect storm for business. Monsanto sells farmers the seeds that depend on a specific herbicide that they themselves sell as well. And if it happens to make people sick, oh well they’ve got ties to the Big Pharmaceutical market too. From Monsanto’s own website:
“Former Monsanto is today known as Pharmacia LLC. Pharmacia is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., which operates the Pharmaceuticals Business.”
