Monsanto Funded the Science. The Government Called It Safe.

For years, farmers were told to trust the safety process. Use the product as directed. Follow the label. Regulators have reviewed the science.

Most people assume that means the government did the testing. The truth is: the company did. And now we have a rare, public glimpse of what that can look like.

A scientific journal retracted a widely cited paper that has been used for decades to argue that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, poses no cancer risk. The retraction points to serious ethical concerns. It says the paper leaned on unpublished Monsanto studies, and that Monsanto employees helped write it without disclosure.

When there’s billions on the line, companies don’t just sell a chemical. They sell the safety story around it, too, and they push that story through journals, regulators, and the public until it becomes part of daily routines on farms and, ultimately, what we all eat.