NEW STUDIES: MONSANTO’S BEST SELLING “SAFE” PESTICIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC

NEW
STUDIES: MONSANTO’S BEST SELLING "SAFE" PESTICIDE IS HIGHLY
TOXIC
Two new peer-reviewed scientific studies have further confirmed the
toxicity of glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide. The
June 2005 scientific journal "Environmental
Health Perspectives" reports that glyphosate, sold by Monsanto
under the brand name "Roundup," damages human placental cells
at exposure levels ten times less than what the company claims is safe.
A study in the August journal Ecological
Applications found that even when applied at concentrations that
are one-third of the maximum concentrations typically found in waterways,
Roundup still killed up to 71 percent of tadpoles in the study. Similar
glyphosate studies around the world have been equally alarming. The
American Academy of Family Physicians epidemiological research has
now linked exposure to the herbicide with increased risk of non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, a life-threatening cancer, while a Canadian study has linked
glyphosate exposure with increased risk for miscarriage. A 2002
study linked glyphosate exposure with increased incidence of attention
deficit disorder in children. Despite these studies, Monsanto continues
to advertise Roundup, sprayed heavily on 140 million acres of genetically
engineered crops across the world, as one of the "safest"
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