Glyphosate

In the past few days, there have been concerns about imported dals containing higher levels of the herbicide glyphosate. Here's what FSSAI has to say.

Bayer, the German owner of Monsanto, said Saturday that glyphosate is "safe" after a California jury ordered the US chemical giant to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that the product, a component of weedkiller Roundup, might cause cancer.

The European Parliament has been asked by its political leaders to deny access to executives and lobbyists for US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto, a parliament spokesman said Friday. The leaders of the parliament's political groups issued the appeal after the firm turned down an invitation to a hearing over claims Monsanto influenced scientific resea...

The pesticide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup weed killer product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according to a new safety review by United Nations health, agriculture and food experts.

The study says fresh meats, including steaks or roasts are a probable cancer-causing factor and the risks associated with them can be compared to that of glyphosate, a widely-used herbicide.

Colombian authorities must stop using the controversial herbicide glyphosate - also known by its brand name Roundup - to eradicate illicit coca plantations, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.

Issues surrounding GMOs became more complicated last week when the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide probably causes cancer in humans.

Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd has informed BSE regarding a Press Release dated September 13, 2010 titled "Sabero Organics receives registration for Glyphosate in France and Mancozeb in Brazil"

In the past few days, there have been concerns about imported dals containing higher levels of the herbicide glyphosate. Here's what FSSAI has to say.

Bayer, the German owner of Monsanto, said Saturday that glyphosate is "safe" after a California jury ordered the US chemical giant to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that the product, a component of weedkiller Roundup, might cause cancer.

The European Parliament has been asked by its political leaders to deny access to executives and lobbyists for US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto, a parliament spokesman said Friday. The leaders of the parliament's political groups issued the appeal after the firm turned down an invitation to a hearing over claims Monsanto influenced scientific resea...

The pesticide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup weed killer product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according to a new safety review by United Nations health, agriculture and food experts.

The study says fresh meats, including steaks or roasts are a probable cancer-causing factor and the risks associated with them can be compared to that of glyphosate, a widely-used herbicide.

Colombian authorities must stop using the controversial herbicide glyphosate - also known by its brand name Roundup - to eradicate illicit coca plantations, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.

Issues surrounding GMOs became more complicated last week when the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide probably causes cancer in humans.

Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd has informed BSE regarding a Press Release dated September 13, 2010 titled "Sabero Organics receives registration for Glyphosate in France and Mancozeb in Brazil"