Monsanto asks California to pull plan to list herbicide as cancer cause

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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Oct 20 A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto Co told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California's actions could be considered illegal because they are not considering valid scientific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]

1. I wonder then

if Monsanto is 'legally' able to sue the state for 'loss of profit'.

[restorefreedom]

2. the cow killing industry did that to oprah

they lost

[villager]

3. I'm sure they will be once Obama's "legacy" TPP agreement passes...

n/t

[JDPriestly]

9. If not now, after the TPP is the law???

[BlueEye]

4. I hope the State of California

politely tells Monsanto to go fuck themselves.

[The Jungle 1]

5. This is a really big deal!

[BeanMusical]

6. "... because they are not considering valid scientific evidence..."

Provided by Monsanto and crooked "scientists".

[SoapBox]

7. Fuck you, Monsanto.

They're killing the inhabitants of Earth.

[Peace Patriot]

8. Monsanto "asks"?

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]

10. Why does Monsanto hate roses?

I was trying to figure out what the photo has to do with herbicides.

[Archae]

12. Not a damn thing.

This is just yet another hysteric bullshit picture.

[Archae]

11. Because this has no science behind it.

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.