{"id":281,"date":"2018-11-15T06:25:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T06:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walihaider.dx.am\/?p=281"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:38:52","slug":"california-to-add-key-ingredient-of-monsanto-weed-killer-to-list-of-cancer-causing-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"California to add key ingredient of Monsanto weed killer to list of cancer-causing chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Regulators in California<\/a> took a pivotal step on Monday toward becoming the first state to require the popular weed killer Roundup to come with a label warning that it\u2019s known to cause cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Officials announced that starting July 7 the weed killer\u2019s main ingredient, glyphosate, will appear on a list California keeps of potentially cancerous chemicals. A year later, the listing could come with warning labels on the product, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, it\u2019s not certain whether Roundup will ultimately get a warning label.<\/p>\n

Monsanto<\/a>, the chemical\u2019s maker, has filed an appeal after losing in court to block the labeling, arguing that Roundup doesn\u2019t cause cancer and that the labels will harm the company\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

State health regulators must also decide if there\u2019s a high enough amount of the chemical in Roundup to pose a risk to human health. State officials received more than 1,300 public comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t say for sure,\u201d said Sam Delson, a spokesman for California\u2019s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. \u201cWe\u2019re reviewing those comments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glyphosate has no color or smell. Monsanto introduced it in 1974 as an effective way of killing weeds while leaving crops and plants intact.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s sold in more than 160 countries, and farmers use it on 250 types of crops in California, the nation\u2019s leading farming state.<\/p>\n

Attorney Michael Baum, who represents more than 300 people who claim a loved one became sick or died from exposure to Roundup, says the fight to protect Californians is not over.<\/b><\/p>\n

He said that the state\u2019s failure to set the proper risk level would undermine protections California put in place by listing harmful chemicals.<\/p>\n

Scott Partridge, Monsanto\u2019s vice president of global strategy, said in a statement that glyphosate does not cause cancer and there\u2019s no need to list it as harmful in California.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not the final step in the process,\u201d Partridge said. \u201cWe will continue to aggressively challenge this improper decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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