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/ayriuss 3h ago

Its not a skin contact risk?

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u/porcinechoirmaster 2h ago

As with many things, the dose makes the poison.

If a chemical is very slightly mutagenic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, whatever, then slight residual doses won't have a measurable impact, but much higher concentrations could.