It is time to say goodbye to using glyphosate and Roundup. The amount of evidence of how harmful it is is mounting. Here is a short summary (16 pages) of what we know about glyphosate today. And here is a 96-page summary of scientific independent studies and reports on glyphosate with references. Here is a link to an article that lists 40 studies done on rodents, and here are around 118 other studies. On documentcloud.org you can search for documents that have been uploaded by journalists and other organizations that do research. Click here for glyphosate related documents.
The main problem for us today is that glyphosate is in the food that most of us eat daily. You can reduce the exposure by changing to organic food. The most important ingredients to change are grains, soy and corn. Here is a map showing where glyphosate is applied the most. Not all areas have data.
A quick note about how dangerous pesticides are in these two articles linked from this article.
Ryan Rifai, “UN: 200,000 die each year from pesticide poisoning,” Al-Jazeera, March 8, 2017, at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/200000-die-year-pesticide-poisoning-170308140641105.html.
Even the somewhat sexist Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) stated in 2012 that “pesticides and harmful chemicals cause more than 900,000 deaths annually.” See WECF, “Pesticides and harmful chemicals cause more than 900,000 deaths annually,” WECF website, Oct. 10, 2012, at http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2012/10/pesticides-africa.php.
Here is an article in The Guardian in 2025 about a study that was done on combination of pesticides and the increased risk for children to develop cancer. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/pesticides-childhood-cancer-study?CMP=share_btn_url
We have also learned through one court case that Monsanto and a senior EPA official were working together to stop an investigation about how dangerous glyphosate is. Of course, that is not evidence that glyphosate is dangerous, but it certainly doesn’t contribute to the public opinion of Monsanto or their products.
In February 2017 a court ruled against Monsanto to allow California to put cancer warning on Roundup. And on June 27th it was final. More information here. This happened because IARC made the decision to go public with their findings about glyphosate. Monsanto is now working overtime to turn the IARC decision that Roudup is a probable carcinogen through their PR organization CAPHR (Campaign for Accuracy in Public Health Research). One article is here.
Read more about cover-up further down.
Popular weed killer faces lawsuit over cancer claims
Future
U.N. experts have denounced the myth that we need pesticides and herbicides to feed the worlds population. The developments in agroecology has come so far that we can replace chemicals with biology, making it possible to grow enough food on this planet to nourish the worlds population without pesticides.
Scientists are warning that with the current soil degradation, we might have only 60 years left of farming the way we know it today.
A few links about why it is important what you eat:
Glyphosate: Why Eating Organic Really Does Matter.
How GMO Farming and Food Is Making Our Gut Flora UNFRIENDLY.
There are also strong push from consumers to mark all products to know what is inside. Glyphosate Residue Free Certification Creates New Transparency Shift for US Consumers. In many cities and counties there are now actions taken to stop the use of glyphosate based herbicides. San Clemente Creates Commission to Consider Curbing Herbicide Use. In general organic food is more nutritious and Harvard’s School of Public Health Urges Eating Organic.
Herbicides like glyphosate/Roundup was introduced to increase yields. However, there is no scientific research that support that. In fact, Burkina Faso experienced the opposite. African Country Ditches GE Cotton, Non-GMO Cotton Output Rises 20 Percent.
Many weeds are becoming increasingly resistant to glyphosate/Roundup. Which means you are spraying something that might be useless around your home, but can be dangerous to yourself, your loved ones and other beings.
However, for the agriculture business it is much worse. Most farmers today totally rely on Roundup in their farming practice, and it will normally take about three to five years to change over to an organic farm. This is where the agriculture subsidies should go. Not to buy pesticides (herbicides, insecticides etc.)
Alternatives to Roundup
The best solution is to make the soil healthy. I would contact an expert. The city of Irvine changed from using glyphosate based products to an organic non-toxic approach and they got in an expert that taught how to manage their parks and other areas. Integrated pest management (IPM) is important in this regard. If it looks different from grass, it doesn’t mean it is a weed. Myths: Busted–Clearing Up the Misunderstandings about Organic Farming
Here are some tips for lawns, gardens and landscaping.
There are some alternatives that can be used. They might not kill the root, but they will kill the leaves. Mostly people are using vinegar (20%, regular is 7%), certain soaps and/or essential oils like citrus oil. Some have found that a mixture of these are more effective.
Look for products that are “OMRI listed” or “USDA Organic” (or other certification icons.) Please read the labels on how to handle any of these products.
Non-Toxic Alternatives to RoundUp
Is There a Safe Alternative to Roundup?
AllDown This you need to be careful about. It is 23% vinegar.
How to get Roundup out of our communities
The City of Irvine (I will use them as an example) have changed to a non-toxic approach. Sonoma County, CA is also considering their use of herbicides.
How Irvine Became SoCal’s First Non-Toxic City
The web site for Non Toxic Irvine. The group that started the change. They have a lot of resources on how you can work on cleaning up your city or community.
The film below will go through many of the arguments on this page, but it will not show the sources. However, here is a report on scientific research that we currently have on glyphosate/Roundup.
How to protect yourself from glyphosate
24 Ways To Protect Yourself From Glyphosate
Print this List! 400 Companies that Don’t put GMO Ingredients in their Food
Difference between Glyphosate and Roundup
It is important to differentiate between glyphosate and Roundup in a discussion about health concerns. Glyphosate seems to be less harmful than Roundup in most tests.
Research released ahead of print and published in the journal Archives of Toxicology indicates that Roundup, the most common formulation of the herbicide glyphosate, is not only more toxic than its constituent ingredients, but is capable of damaging DNA within a human cell line when diluted down to 450-fold lower concentrations than presently used in GMO agricultural applications. In the researchers’ own words, Roundup has “genotoxic effects after short exposure to concentrations that correspond to a 450-fold dilution of spraying used in agriculture.”
Here is a report about “Differential Effects of Glyphosate and Roundup on Human Placental Cells and Aromatase“.
“Roundup is always more toxic than its active ingredient. We tested the effects of glyphosate and Roundup at lower nontoxic concentrations on aromatase, the enzyme responsible for estrogen synthesis. The glyphosate-based herbicide disrupts aromatase activity and mRNA levels and interacts with the active site of the purified enzyme, but the effects of glyphosate are facilitated by the Roundup formulation in microsomes or in cell culture. We conclude that endocrine and toxic effects of Roundup, not just glyphosate, can be observed in mammals. We suggest that the presence of Roundup adjuvants enhances glyphosate bioavailability and/or bioaccumulation.”
Glyphosate in human beings
There is no doubt that if you are living in the U.S. there is a 90+% chance that you have glyphosate in your body. Many people will not be affected or believe they are affected by it.
We will take a look at some research to see where the exposure comes from and what effects it has on human cells and your body.
How are we exposed to glyphosate?
Most of us are exposed from the food we eat and the water we drink. Others are exposed directly from spraying it in their gardens/farms or from their pets walking through it.
However, a study done in Mississippi and Iowa (partially Indiana) during growing season, showed 60-100% of the samples contained glyphosate. Rain can effectively remove it from the air, but then it will be in the water.
Testing of groundwater in Catalonia, Spain showed that 41% of 140 groundwater tests showed very high levels of contamination. Which again indicates that Roundup/glyphosate does NOT break down as easily in nature as we have been told.
What most people doesn’t know is that glyphosate is being used as a ripening agent (desiccant) just before harvesting. This means there is residue of glyphosate on the food that we buy. EPA have approved it for use on 161 products. However, I have not been able to find that list.
The Monsanto Papers and Weedkiller in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream—What’s the Connection?
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Finds Residues of Glyphosate in One-Third of Food Products Tested
Shredded Wheat: 100 Percent Whole Grain With a Touch of Weed Killer
Federal lawsuit against Sioux Honey stayed
Glyphosate in Napa Valley Groundwater
Bold, fruity, with a hint of RoundUp…
Activists stir debate over reported weed killer in wines
Monsanto’s Glyphosate Found in California Wines, Even Wines Made With Organic Grapes
I-Team investigates controversy over weed killer and California wine
A lab test of ten California wines concluded they all contained trace amounts of the active ingredient from some weed-killers, glyphosate. Whether that is cause for concern is a matter of great dispute.
How glyphosate is being promoted to farmers:
Glyphosate as a Pre-Harvest Aid in Small-Grains (07/17/14)
Preharvest herbicide applications can help wheat growers control weedy fields at harvest
CRISPR
GMO Citrus Coming to a Store Near You?
Bayer Begins Training Thousands of Farmers for “Re-Education” on GMOs
What effects does glyphosate or Roundup have on human beings?
Research published in 2012 shows that Roundup diluted 450 times compared to GMO agricultural application, will harm human DNA. Of course, you will say that our body can fix itself. That is true, but it depends on the scale of harm it is exposed to and what environment you are in. You can fall down a ladder, but the outcome depends on how you land.
People that is directly exposed to glyphosate can have severe respiratory symptoms as this report from North-Carolina and Iowa shows. Keep in mind that we are talking about farmers that are using it on their farms and are exposed to higher dosages than regular home users. However, do we want our farmers to become sick?
Testing done on rats in Brazil in 2003 showed increased risk of teratogenicity (skeletal alterations on fetuses). This is likely to happen to humans as well if we get exposed to high doses of Roundup.
In France in 2009 they did tests on human cells to see if diluted glyphosate and Roundup would kill them. It did.
Here is from a report by Céline Gasnier, Coralie Dumont, Nora Benachour, Emilie Clair, Marie-Christine Chagnon, Gilles-Eric Séralini on “Glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic and endocrine disruptors in human cell lines“.
“Abstract:
Glyphosate-based herbicides are the most widely used across the world; they are commercialized in different formulations. Their residues are frequent pollutants in the environment. In addition, these herbicides are spread on most eaten transgenic plants, modified to tolerate high levels of these compounds in their cells. Up to 400 ppm of their residues are accepted in some feed. We exposed human liver HepG2 cells, a well-known model to study xenobiotic toxicity, to four different formulations and to glyphosate, which is usually tested alone in chronic in vivo regulatory studies. We measured cytotoxicity with three assays (Alamar Blue®, MTT, ToxiLight®), plus genotoxicity (comet assay), anti-estrogenic (on ER,ER) and anti-androgenic effects (on AR) using gene reporter tests. We also checked androgen to estrogen conversion by aromatase activity and mRNA. All parameters were disrupted at sub-agricultural doses with all formulations within 24 h. These effects were more dependent on the formulation than on the glyphosate concentration. First, we observed a human cell endocrine disruption from 0.5 ppm on the androgen receptor in MDA-MB453-kb2 cells for the most active formulation (R400), then from 2 ppm the transcriptional activities on both estrogen receptors were also inhibited on HepG2. Aromatase transcription and activity were disrupted from 10 ppm. Cytotoxic effects started at 10 ppm with Alamar Blue assay (the most sensitive), and DNA damages at 5 ppm. A real cell impact of glyphosate-based herbicides residues in food, feed or in the environment has thus to be considered, and their classifications as carcinogens/mutagens/reprotoxics is discussed.
© 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.”
Uncovered: Monsanto campaign to get Séralini study retracted
Human Breast Milk Found Unsafe – High Levels of Glyphosate
https://healthimpactnews.com/2015/human-breast-milk-found-unsafe-high-levels-of-glyphosate/
Glyphosate Herbicide Found in Urine of 93% of Americans
https://healthimpactnews.com/2016/cancer-causing-glyphosate-herbicide-found-in-urine-of-93-of-americans/
Diseases and medical problems
People using glyphosate or are exposed to it in other ways, can get non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer etc. There are also studies that suggest glyphosate causes non-alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune diseases etc. At the moment it is not decided in the U.S. that glyphosate or Roundup is the cause for cancer.
Glyphosate was patented as an antibiotic … is this contributing to antibiotic resistance?
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
“Twenty-five percent of the U.S. population suffers from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Risk factors include obesity, diabetes, and high blood fat levels. But there are risk factors for the disease that have not yet been identified, and it’s possible that exposure to Roundup could be one such missing risk factor.”
Breaking: New Independent Study Shows that Monsanto’s Weedkiller Roundup Causes Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease at Very Low Doses
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2017/jan/10-2
Mesnage R, Renney G, Séralini GE, Ward M, Antoniou MN. Multiomics reveal non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats following chronic exposure to an ultra-low dose of Roundup herbicide. Scientific Reports, 2016; 6:39328. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep39328
Triggering autoimmune disease
Glyphosate destroys the gut and triggers autoimmune disease — Health & Wellness — Sott.net
https://www.sott.net/article/312956-Glyphosate-destroys-the-gut-and-triggers-autoimmune-disease
Glyphosate and Autism
The studies below need more evaluation to make sure they are accurate. However, they might be an indication that we are not dealing with autism, but symptoms caused by microbial imbalance in the intestines.
Study: Reducing Herbicide Glyphosate in Diet Reduces Autism Symptoms
http://healthimpactnews.com/2017/study-reducing-herbicide-glyphosate-in-diet-reduces-autism-symptoms/
Elevated Urinary Glyphosate and Clostridia Metabolites With Altered Dopamine Metabolism in Triplets With Autistic Spectrum Disorder
https://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/articles-1/2017/2/13/elevated-urinary-glyphosate-and-clostridia-metabolites-with-altered-dopamine-metabolism-in-triplets-with-autistic-spectrum-disorder-or-suspected-seizure-disorder-a-case-study
Cancer
On this topic we need to take a look at GMO corn as well as that does contain glyphosate or Roundup. There have been done some studies in Europe that showed a high risk of certain types of cancers. The development of cancer happens over time. One study by Dr. Seraline was retracted. Not because the testing was done wrong, but because an ex-Monsanto employee became the editor for the journal. Officially it was because the review panel thought they had used too few animals and they had used Sprague–Dawley rats. You can read some of the results here. However, the study has been republished later in other publications.
Monsanto Secret Documents Show Massive Attack on Seralini Study
Of mice, Monsanto and a mysterious tumor.
34 Years Later, Monsanto’s Mysterious Mouse Tumor Study Resurfaces
Monsanto studies that was used to say that glyphosate is safe
Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors.
An article about how Monsanto made EPA change research report from glyphosate classified as a carcinogenic to not.
One study looked at how glyphosate can drive breast cancer proliferation.
Research done in Italy indicates that there is a higher risk for children to develop leukemia when living near arable crops. This study does not talk explicitly about glyphosate, but it is one of the toxins used. The number of children was too low to have a definite answer, but high enough that more investigation is advised. “RESULTS: Childhood leukemia risk did not increase in relation with any of the crop types with the exception of arable crops, characterized by the use of 2.4-D, MCPA, glyphosate, dicamba, triazine and cypermethrin. The very few children (n=11) residing close to arable crops had an OR for childhood leukemia of 2.04 (95% CI 0.50-8.35), and such excess risk was further enhanced among children aged<5 years.”
Evidence EPA Colluded With Monsanto to Dismiss Cancer Concerns Grows Stronger
Fertility
Studies show glyphosate-based herbicides disrupt male fertility
Dr. Nardi: Soy Milk and Glyphosate Lowers Testosterone and Damages Sperm
Glyphosate impairs male offspring reproductive development by disrupting gonadotropin expression
Hormones
Early birth
Moms Exposed To Monsanto Weed Killer Means Bad Outcomes For Babies
Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Suicide
Glyphosate herbicides have been used in self-poisonings and many deaths have occurred, especially in Asia, from as little as 3/4 of a cup of formulated product.
Other concerns
High levels of glyphosate in breast milk. The number of women in this study is very low, but I found it worth adding since it indicate that glyphosate is bio-accumulative, meaning that it builds up in the body.
Animals
The High Cost of Pesticides: Human and Animal Diseases
Glyphosate in soil and water
Impact on the soil
“New research indicates that Roundup is having a negative impact on the microdiversity of the soil, including microorganisms of food interest, and specifically those found in raw and fermented foods.”
There is one study in France that indicate that not all parts of Roundup are broken down, and that one glyphosate metabolite (aminomethylphosphonic acid) accumulates in the soil. As a result the soil might become less sustainable over time.
Earthworms avoid glyphosate-based herbicide. Feb 01, 2004
Glyphosate alters the pH of soil and subsequently the microflora populations. Jul 01, 2006
Glyphosate and 2,4-D demonstrated severe effects on the development and reproduction of earthworms.
Glyphosate is highly toxic to Stam and Propanil soil organisms.
Glyphosate-based herbicides alter the growth of microfungi in soil. Feb 01, 2010
Glyphosphate exhibits toxicity as very low concentrations. Jan 01, 2011
Impact on water
Glyphosate persistence in seawater was tested in Australia in 2014. Abstract: “Glyphosate is one of the most widely applied herbicides globally but its persistence in seawater has not been reported. Here we quantify the biodegradation of glyphosate using standard ‘‘simulation’’ flask tests with native bacterial populations and coastal seawater from the Great Barrier Reef. The half-life for glyphosate at 25°C in low-light was 47 days, extending to 267 days in the dark at 25°C and 315 days in the dark at 31°C, which is the longest persistence reported for this herbicide. AMPA, the microbial transformation product of glyphosate, was detected under all conditions, confirming that degradation was mediated by the native microbial community. This study demonstrates glyphosate is moderately persistent in the marine water under low light conditions and is highly persistent in the dark. Little degradation would be expected during flood plumes in the tropics, which could potentially deliver dissolved and sediment-bound glyphosate far from shore.
Glyphosate persistence in seawater
Studies Link Monsanto’s Glyphosate to Ocean Death
Counties, cities and schools that use organic methods
Marin county, CA
Malibu, CA
LAUSD
Arcata, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
K-8 CT state schools
K-12 NY state schools
Harvard University
Philips Andover Academy, NH
Granby, Essex, Cheshire and Plainville, CT
Wichita and Lawrence, KS
Seattle Park and Recreation Dept.
Seattle University
Evergreen State College
Bastyr University
Bainbridge Island
Lynwood
Portland, OR
Salem, OR
Eugene, OR
Chariho Soccer Fields, Hope Valley, RI
Newton, Marblehead and Wellesley, MA
Mankato Schools, MN
Politicians and Monsanto
The spending bill that was passed this spring (2017), included a provision to promote GE (Genetically Engineered) crops. It is supposed to promote GE crops based on scientific based information based on nutrition, environmental impact, food safety, economic, and humanitarian impacts. If that is true, it will fail on all accounts and the government have wasted $3 million. Scientist’s ground-breaking research uncovers new risks of GMOs, glyphosate.
Exerpts from this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/healthline-/does-roundup-cause-cancer_b_11822264.html
“Clinton’s relationship with Monsanto dates back to when she worked at the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas, where Monsanto was a client.
Monsanto reportedly gave between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation, which has been in the news this week after critics said the organization traded donations for access to the State Department.”
“His (Donald Trump) reported stock holdings in the company may or may not have influenced him to delete a tweet that slammed Monsanto.”
3/10/2017: EPA Sued for Failure to Release Glyphosate Documents
Open letter to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Dr. Nancy Swanson
A little history: The poisoning of our food supply
Why the FDA doesn’t really know what’s in your food
EPA had a hearing in Sacramento, CA about the safety level of glyphosate.
Monsanto’s Roundup Under Fire in CA
Dozens Speak Out Against Monsanto’s Roundup at OEHHA Glyphosate Hearing
Judge Says Public Doesn’t Need Cancer Warning Label
Cover up
There are now mounting evidence that Monsanto has been working with government agencies and other organizations to cover up how dangerous glyphosate is.
Evidence EPA Colluded With Monsanto to Dismiss Cancer Concerns Grows Stronger
Has Monsanto Orchestrated a Massive Cancer Coverup? Unsealed Court Case Documents Point to a Scandal
New ‘Monsanto Papers’ Add To Questions Of Regulatory Collusion, Scientific Mischief
Monsanto Faces Hundreds of New Cancer Lawsuits as Debate Over Glyphosate Rages On
Link Between Roundup and Cancer Blamed for Lymphoma, Arizona
Looks like Monsanto has taken over the USDA too. USDA Drops Plan To Test For Monsanto Weed Killer In Food.
USDA Says No Regulation Needed for New GMO Grass From Monsanto And Scotts.
Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents
Then there are a couple of articles by New York Times about how agriculture chemical companies influence the scientific research. The articles takes on Syngenta, but in the articlse they argue that this is common for all the big companies. Including Monsanto.
Fact-Checking a Claim About a Weed Killer. This study is about paraquat.
Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
Independent GMO research is trashed: scientists hounded & silenced
Honest Scientists who Question GMOs are Attacked and Silenced
Research Group That Takes Millions from Monsanto Finds GMOs Pose No Threat to Health
Monsanto Tribunal Judges Slam Monsanto over Violation of Human Rights
Monsanto’s Army of Online Bullies
Sugar companies to launch GMO education campaign
The Swamp, an article by Evaggelos Vallianatos sheds light on the testing of pesticides that was done by Industrial Biotest headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
One paragraph from the article: “Roundup is a carcinogen. It includes glyphosate, carcinogens like formaldehyde, and other chemicals, some of which may be more toxic than the IBT-tested glyphosate. The pesticides law classifies these toxic materials as “inerts.”
Then we have the EU failing to ban glyphosate: EU authorities broke their own rules and brushed aside evidence of cancer to keep glyphosate on the market
Uncovered: Monsanto campaign to get Séralini study retracted
Looks like Monsanto is trying to scare people from supporting organizations that are against glyphosate and other pesticides: https://www.march-against-monsanto.com/breaking-news-personal-information-of-millions-at-risk-as-monsanto-hits-activist-group-with-court-subpoena/
Internationally
Trump to Force Toxic GMOs on other Countries
Never heard about Codex Alimentarius and Monsanto’s Toxic Relations? I hadn’t either until I read about their ties.
Europe
Monsanto Faces Blowback Over Cancer Cover-Up
Press Release: New Study: Glyphosate persists! And European top soils are contaminated with it.
Distribution of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in
agricultural topsoils of the European Union
MEPs call for full ban of Glyphosate by the end of 2020
New Study Shows Glyphosate Contaminated Soils Put Half of Europe at Risk
Belgium bans glyphosate herbicide use for non-professionals
European glyphosate reassessment is corrupt
Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO
Philippines’ Supreme Court bans development of genetically engineered products, 2015
China
Reuters.com, 4/28/2017: Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO
China To Lease 3 Million Hectares Of Ukrainian Farmland
China looks abroad for greener pastures
Chinese policy on GMOs exhibits a double-standard
Chinese official lambasts GMOs, calls for immediate studies
Asia
Sri Lanka was the first country to ban it completely, although that ban may be partially relaxed. The European Union has extended approval for glyphosate for only 18 months instead of the usual 15 years, has banned the use of the surfactant POEA in formulations, and proposed minimised preharvest use and use in public places. The European Food Safety Authority stated that there are so many data gaps for POEA that establishing acceptable exposure limits is impossible. Italy has also banned the preharvest use of glyphosate, its use in public places and those frequented by children and the elderly, and non-agricultural use on soils with high sand content to reduce the potential for contamination of groundwater.
Africa
Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa. Cancer rates up from 1 in a 1000 to 1 in 3.
Americas
Brazil becomes the newest country to refuse GMO imports from the United States
Action
There is a web site that have gathered information about glyphosate and material that you can use to get informed and take action. Here is a link to their Glyphosate Toolkit. There are links to documents in this document. If you can’t find it, send me an email and I will send you the documents that I have. They have also created a library of documents that you can study. MomsacrossAmerica.org are also working to remove glyphosate from schools and public areas. They also have information and action items.
NontoxicIrvine.com has information about what can be used instead of glyphosate and other toxins. They can also give information on how to form a group to stop the use of glyphosate in your community.
California is explicitly preempting local authority on pesticides. This prohibit counties and cities from restricting glyphosate on a local level. In other words, we need to change the state law. In 2008, California State Assemblywomen Fiona Ma introduced AB977 to overturn the California state law that prohibits the restriction of pesticides by local jurisdictions. However, it did not receive 2/3 of the votes.
Contacts in California:
State Pesticide Agency:
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Brian Leahy, Director
1001 I Street, PO Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Telephone: (916) 445-4000
Email: Brian.Leahy@cdpr.ca.gov
State Health Agency:
California Health and Human Services
1600 Ninth Street, Room 460
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 654-3454
State Education Agency:
California Department of Education
School and District Operations Branch
Facilities Planning Division
Fred Yeager
1430 N Street, Suite 1201
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 322-2470
Email: fyeager@cde.ca.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
U.S. EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (866) EPA-WEST / (415) 947-8000
Email: r9.info@epa.gov
Need to be categorized and further examination
The Importance of Testing for Glyphosate: The World’s Most Widely Used Herbicide — The Great Plains Laboratory, Inc.
BY WILLIAM SHAW, PHD, AND MATTHEW PRATT-HYATT, PHD
DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE GREAT PLAINS LABORATORY, INC. – PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2017 ISSUE OF TOWNSEND LETTER
ALERT: Certified Organic Food Grown in U.S. Found Contaminated with Glyphosate Herbicide
“Thus we have perhaps the most acutely toxic element of the GMO industry, glyphosate, being spread around on non-GMO crops. So much for labeling. Even USDA certified organic grains like oats and wheat have been found to be contaminated with glyphosate.”
Articles and claims that need more research:
From Bad To Worse: Glyphosate, Recently Linked to Cancer, Now Possibly Linked to Anencephaly
MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025
https://healthimpactnews.com/2014/mit-researcher-glyphosate-herbicide-will-cause-half-of-all-children-to-have-autism-by-2025/
Common Weedkiller Used in Modern Agriculture Could be Main Factor in Gluten Intolerance
Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff published as study titled: Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance in Interdiscip Toxicol. 2013; Vol. 6 (4): 159–184. They produced the following chart showing a correlation between glyphosate use on wheat and Celiac disease: – See more at: http://healthytraditions.com/glyphosate-tested/#sthash.53t2TrPk.dpuf
http://www.intertox.sav.sk/ITX_pdf/06_04_2013/10102-Volume6_Issue_4-01_paper.pdf
Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Huber about Glyphosate – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENmc9kHnvbo
- UN Experts Slam Global Pesticide Industry for Human and Environmental Damage – Full Report
- UN experts denounce 'myth' pesticides are necessary to feed the world
- Does Roundup Cause Cancer?
- Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells
- What Do We Really Know About Roundup Weed Killer?
- New Evidence About the Dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup
- Court Rules Against Monsanto, Allows California To Put Cancer Warning On Roundup
- WHO: Long-cleared Roundup ingredient ‘probably’ causes cancer
- Popular weed killer faces lawsuit over cancer claims
- Field of weeds: Could agriculture crisis crop up from herbicide resistance?
- Glyphosate
- Differential Effects of Glyphosate and Roundup on Human Placental Cells and Aromatase
- Glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic and endocrine disruptors in human cell lines
- http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/096032719101000101
- Which glyphosate product is best?
- Non-Toxic Alternatives to RoundUp
- Safe alternative to Roundup
- EPA Sued for Failure to Release Glyphosate Documents
- Is There a Safe Alternative to Roundup?
- Monsanto Weed Killer Deserves Deeper Scrutiny As Scientific Manipulation Revealed
- Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents
- Monsanto Colluded With EPA, Was Unable To Prove Roundup Does Not Cause Cancer, Unsealed Court Docs Reveal
- The Real Reason Wheat is Toxic (it’s not the gluten)
- Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases
- Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?
- Brand name processed foods found laced with glyphosate weed killer… Cheerios, Wheaties and more
- Monsanto Launches War on Scientists, Says Science Will Ruin Their Business
- Genera: Studies related to glyphosate
- Scientist’s ground-breaking research uncovers new risks of GMOs, glyphosate
- Roundup(®) has an inhibitory effect on microbial growth and a microbicide effect at lower concentrations than those recommended in agriculture.
- Research: Roundup Diluted by 450-Fold is Still Toxic to DNA
- Glyphosphate pollution is so omnipresent in the US that the frequency of detection ranged from 60 to 100% in both air and rain.
- Glyphosate, despite its low mobility in soils, is capable of reaching groundwater. 41% of 140 groundwater samples from Catalonia Spain contained high levels, technically beyond the limit of quantification
- Laboratory Rodent Diets Contain Toxic Levels of Environmental Contaminants: Implications for Regulatory Tests
- These results indicated an increased leukemia risk among children residing close to arable crops
- These results implicate several pesticides that are commonly used in agricultural and residential settings with adverse respiratory effects
- http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/there-evidence-glyphosate-roundup-herbicide-metabolite-persists-environment-toxic-pollutant
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20691521
- The glyphosate herbicide Roundup exhibits teratogenic potential in rats
- Glyphosate formulations induce apoptosis and necrosis in human umbilical, embryonic, and placental cells
- Glyphosate persistence in seawater
- Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO
- Glyphosate (Roundup) Carcinogenic In the PARTS PER TRILLION Range
- Glyphosate mongraphs
- a free online webinar How to Get Roundup Out of Your Community
- Philippines’ Supreme Court bans development of genetically engineered products
- High levels of glyphosate in breast milk
- California Food and Agricultural Code (Formerly Agricultural Code) Section 11501.1
- Has Monsanto Orchestrated a Massive Cancer Coverup? Unsealed Court Case Documents Point to a Scandal
- Monsanto Faces Hundreds of New Cancer Lawsuits as Debate Over Glyphosate Rages On
- Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety in Unsealed Documents
- Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
- Belgium bans glyphosate herbicide use for non-professionals
- A Roundup of Roundup® Reveals Converging Pattern of Toxicity from Farm to Clinic to Laboratory Studies
- Estimated Annual Agricultural Pesticide Use
- US Court Documents Show Monsanto Manager Led Cancer Cover Up for Glyphosate and PCBs
- The poisoning of our food supply
- Chinese policy on GMOs exhibits a double-standard
- Chinese official lambasts GMOs, calls for immediate studies
- GMO battle escalates in China
- Are substantial equivalence & safety studies for GM soy fraudulent?
- Studies show glyphosate-based herbicides disrupt male fertility
- European glyphosate reassessment is corrupt
- Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO
- China looks abroad for greener pastures
- China To Lease 3 Million Hectares Of Ukrainian Farmland
- Moms Exposed To Monsanto Weed Killer Means Bad Outcomes For Babies
- Spending Bill Found to Include Taxpayer-Funded Program to Promote GMOs
- Top Monsanto Executive Appears on Fox News to Promote Newest Unlabeled Type of GMOs in Our Food Supply
- GMO Citrus Coming to a Store Near You?
- Glyphosate was patented as an antibiotic … is this contributing to antibiotic resistance?
- Honest Scientists who Question GMOs are Attacked and Silenced
- Independent GMO research is trashed: scientists hounded & silenced
- African Country Ditches GE Cotton, Non-GMO Cotton Output Rises 20 Percent
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency Finds Residues of Glyphosate in One-Third of Food Products Tested
- 24 Ways To Protect Yourself From Glyphosate
- Shredded Wheat: 100 Percent Whole Grain With a Touch of Weed Killer
- Research Group That Takes Millions from Monsanto Finds GMOs Pose No Threat to Health
- Monsanto Tribunal Judges Slam Monsanto over Violation of Human Rights
- Evidence EPA Colluded With Monsanto to Dismiss Cancer Concerns Grows Stronger
- Print this List! 400 Companies that Don’t put GMO Ingredients in their Food
- Bayer Begins Training Thousands of Farmers for “Re-Education” on GMOs
- Co-Formulants in Glyphosate-Based Herbicides Disrupt Aromatase Activity in Human Cells below Toxic Levels
- USDA Drops Plan To Test For Monsanto Weed Killer In Food
- Dr. Nardi: Soy Milk and Glyphosate Lowers Testosterone and Damages Sperm
- USDA Says No Regulation Needed for New GMO Grass From Monsanto And Scotts
- Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa
- Brand Name Processed Foods Found Laced With Glyphosate Weed Killer
- Glyphosate Residue Free Certification Creates New Transparency Shift for US Consumers
- Poison Foods of Canada
- San Clemente Creates Commission to Consider Curbing Herbicide Use
- Harvard’s School of Public Health Urges Eating Organic
- Brazil becomes the newest country to refuse GMO imports from the United States
- Glyphosate impairs male offspring reproductive development by disrupting gonadotropin expression
- Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors
- I-Team investigates controversy over weed killer and California wine
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- How Irvine Became SoCal's First Non-Toxic City
- Non Toxic Irvine
- Glyphosate in Napa Valley Groundwater
- Activists stir debate over reported weed killer in wines
- Bold, fruity, with a hint of RoundUp...
- Of mice, Monsanto and a mysterious tumor.
- 34 Years Later, Monsanto's Mysterious Mouse Tumor Study Resurfaces
- Glyphosate persistence in seawater
- Studies Link Monsanto’s Glyphosate to Ocean Death
- Dozens Speak Out Against Monsanto’s Roundup at OEHHA Glyphosate Hearing
- Monsanto's Roundup Under Fire in CA
- Myths: Busted--Clearing Up the Misunderstandings about Organic Farming
- Tips for Weeds, Lawns and Landscaping
- California Adds Herbicide Used By Monsanto To List Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals
- California says key ingredient in Roundup weed killer can cause cancer
- Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California
- Preharvest herbicide applications can help wheat growers control weedy fields at harvest
- Glyphosate as a Pre-Harvest Aid in Small-Grains (07/17/14)
- Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues
- Santa Rosa may rethink use of chemical sprays such as Roundup in parks
- EPA Roundup cancer studies: only Monsanto
- Glyphosate: Why Eating Organic Really Does Matter
- Trump to Force Toxic GMOs on other Countries
- How GMO Farming and Food Is Making Our Gut Flora UNFRIENDLY
- Federal lawsuit against Sioux Honey stayed
- Monsanto’s Army of Online Bullies
- Link Between Roundup and Cancer Blamed for Lymphoma
- New ‘Monsanto Papers’ Add To Questions Of Regulatory Collusion, Scientific Mischief
- Republication of the Séralini study: Science speaks for itself
- Monsanto Secret Documents Show Massive Attack on Seralini Study
- Sugar companies to launch GMO education campaign
- The Swamp
- EU authorities broke their own rules and brushed aside evidence of cancer to keep glyphosate on the market
- Codex Alimentarius and Monsanto’s Toxic Relations
- Crashing Monsanto’s pesticide party in Beijing
- UN: 200,000 die each year from pesticide poisoning
- Pesticides and harmful chemicals cause more than 900,000 deaths annually
- Groundbreaking Study Shows Roundup Herbicide Causes Liver Disease at Low Doses
- The Monsanto Papers and Weedkiller in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream—What's the Connection?
- Uncovered: Monsanto campaign to get Séralini study retracted
- MEPs call for full ban of Glyphosate by the end of 2020
- Distribution of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in agricultural topsoils of the European Union
- Press Release: New Study: Glyphosate persists! And European top soils are contaminated with it.
- Monsanto Faces Blowback Over Cancer Cover-Up
- BREAKING NEWS: Personal Information of Millions at Risk as Monsanto Hits Activist Group with Court Subpoena
- Judge Says Public Doesn’t Need Cancer Warning Label
- Exposure to combination of pesticides increases childhood cancer risk – study