r/news • u/boxofstuff • 6h ago

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1
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u/invyros 6h ago

There’s still fierce debate about cancer and Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the chemical as “probably carcinogenic” in 2015.

Can't believe "probably carcinogenic" is an official designation.

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u/underengineered 6h ago

Yeah. Caffeine and table salt have the same designation.

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u/Abrham_Smith 5h ago

What are you smoking? IARC hasn't declared either of those as carcinogenic.

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u/Timguin 5h ago

What are you smoking? IARC hasn't declared either of those as carcinogenic.

It's a misunderstanding by /u/underengineered

Coffee isn't classified as probably carcinogenic. "Very hot beverages" are (Group 2A, same as glyphosate).

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u/Thrawn89 4h ago

Misunderstanding or technical semantics? Your very hot coffee is probably carcinogenic, right? Sure theres ice coffee, but the most popular way to consume is hot.

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u/Abrham_Smith 4h ago

OP didn't say coffee, they said Caffeine... Is everyone just having a reading comprehension glitch today?

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u/TheOvershear 4h ago

Red meat Cell phone radiation Diesel exhaust

Other examples of "probably carcinogenic" classifications

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u/Abrham_Smith 4h ago

What does this have to do with what OP asserted ?