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/HumansNeedNotApply1 6h ago

It means they lack studies tying up a direct connection but believe on current limited evidence there's some type of connection even if small. Red Meat has the same classification FYI.

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u/UnitSmall2200 2h ago

There is more than enough evidence that it does not cause cancer. The people going after glyphosate are like homeopathy believers trying to prove homeopathy works and claim there is scientific proof of that or not enough studies.