A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- A landmark 2000 study that concluded glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, posed no human health risk has been retracted, raising doubts about the scientific basis for the herbicide’s safety.
- Glyphosate remains widely used in American agriculture on crops like soybeans, corn, wheat, almonds, and cotton, as well as in home gardens.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to consider glyphosate safe but must re-evaluate its safety by 2026 due to legal challenges from environmental and advocacy groups.
- Investigations revealed that Monsanto scientists significantly influenced the 2000 study, which had been a key reference supporting regulatory approval of glyphosate.
- The controversy has intensified pressure
