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After state ruling, glyphosate weed-killer going but not yet gone in Yountville
After state ruling, glyphosate weed-killer going but not yet gone in Yountville.
Yountville more than halved its spraying of chemical herbicides, mainly glyphosate, over the last five years but has no plans to sideline the product, Public Works Director Joe Tagliaboschi told the Town Council last week.
The town’s announcement followed the July 7 posting of the weed-killer widely sold as Roundup onto the state’s list of known carcinogens.
The town reported cutting its use of herbicides including glyphosate from 8 gallons in 2011-12 to 2.95 gallons in the 2016-17 cycle that ended June 30.
Alternative weed-attacking agents can use natural acids such as vinegar or citric acid, but present their own hazards to those using them, Tagliaboschi told the council.
(Roundup has not been branded a cancer risk by the EPA.)
In response, California regulators announced plans to add Roundup to its state list of known cancer-causing agents, a roster created after Proposition 65’s passage in 1986.
Monsanto sued the state to block the classification of glyphosate as cancer-causing, but a Fresno County judge dismissed the company’s bid in January.
Although city parks directors said the chemical is used only on planter boxes and bare ground rather than lawns, opponents called on Napa to try alternative weed killers based on vinegar, clove oil and other natural materials.
Other towns in California have gone further to distance themselves from the herbicide.
California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer (GMO) to be a Cancer-causing Poison
California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer (GMO) to be a Cancer-causing Poison.
Unfortunately, cancer warnings will not be required on foods sprayed with glyphosate or grocery products saturated with the cancer-causing herbicide.
Monsanto sued California to try to stop the listing, but failed Monsanto has already sued the OEHHA in an effort to block the Prop 65 listing, and a court appeal is currently pending (case number F075362 in the Fifth District Court of Appeal).
Although the case has been appealed, no stay of the listing has been granted.
Therefore, glyphosate is being added to the Proposition 65 list on July 7, 2017.
During Monsanto’s related lawsuits in California, documents were released that showed Monsanto spent millions of dollars to attack and defame anti-GMO activists including the Food Babe and the Health Ranger, both advocates of clean food and opponents of glyphosate herbicides.
The lead case is 3:16-md-02741-VC.
Additionally, at least 1,100 plaintiffs have made similar claims against Monsanto in state courts.”
In that effort, Neil deGrasse Tyson joined the propaganda messaging of Jon Entine, a discredited psychopath and violent wife abuser best known as a biotech industry “character assassin” who was fired by Forbes.com after being exposed as a psychopath by a Natural News investigation.
The mounting number of lawsuits against Monsanto for its cancer-causing Roundup herbicide is increasingly looking very similar to the lawsuits against Big Tobacco that coalesced in the 1990s.
Victory! California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer (Roundup) to Be a Cancer-causing Poison; Will Add to Proposition 65 Warning List
California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer (Roundup) to Be a Cancer-causing Poison; Will Add to Proposition 65 Warning List.
(Mike Adams) In a significant victory for consumer safety — and a devastating blow to Monsanto — California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has declared that glyphosate weed killer is a known, cancer-causing carcinogen that will be added to the scope of Proposition 65.
Maybe You’re Just Poison Intolerant Source – Natural News by Mike Adams, June 26th, 2017 Glyphosate weed killer, also sold under the Roundup brand name by Monsanto, is identified by California under CAS #107-83-6, which lists “cancer” as a known endpoint, and invokes “LC” (Labor Code) as the justification for the categorization.
Unfortunately, cancer warnings will not be required on foods sprayed with glyphosate or grocery products saturated with the cancer-causing herbicide.
Related Shocking: MIT Senior Researcher Says 50% Of Children Will Be Autistic by 2025 Monsanto sued California to try to stop the listing, but failed Monsanto has already sued the OEHHA in an effort to block the Prop 65 listing, and a court appeal is currently pending (case number F075362 in the Fifth District Court of Appeal).
Therefore, glyphosate is being added to the Proposition 65 list on July 7, 2017.
During Monsanto’s related lawsuits in California, documents were released that showed Monsanto spent millions of dollars to attack and defame anti-GMO activists including the Food Babe and the Health Ranger, both advocates of clean food and opponents of glyphosate herbicides.
Alongside Jon Entine, Keith Kloor is also a known shill for the sleazy biotech industry, and fake science TV actor Bill Nye has even joined the propaganda parade.
Related Reddit Community Turns To Full-Scale Revolt On Bill (Shill) Nye — Signs of Awakening Even CNN has published investigative articles documenting the toxicity of glyphosate herbicide.
A recent CNN report reveals that glyphosate herbicide likely gave thousands of people cancer.
California to list herbicide as cancer-causing; Monsanto vows fight (Reuters)
Originally published by Reuters by Kari Plume June 27, 2017 Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co’s popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday.
Monsanto vowed to continue its legal fight against the designation, required under a state law known as Proposition 65, and called the decision “unwarranted on the basis of science and the law.” The listing is the latest legal setback for the seeds and chemicals company, which has faced increasing litigation over glyphosate since the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said that it is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in 2015.
Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the scientist leading the IARC’s review knew of fresh data showing no link between glyphosate and cancer.
But he never mentioned it, and the agency did not take the information into account because it had yet to be published in a scientific journal.
Dicamba, a weed killer designed for use with Monsanto’s next generation of biotech crops, is under scrutiny in Arkansas after the state’s plant board voted last week to ban the chemical.
OEHHA said the designation of glyphosate under Proposition 65 will proceed following an unsuccessful attempt by Monsanto to block the listing in trial court and after requests for stay were denied by a state appellate court and the California’s Supreme Court.
Monsanto’s appeal of the trial court’s ruling is pending.
“This is not the final step in the process, and it has no bearing on the merits of the case.
We will continue to aggressively challenge this improper decision,” Scott Partridge, Monsanto’s vice president of global strategy, said.
Listing glyphosate as a known carcinogen under California’s Proposition 65 would require companies selling the chemical in the state to add warning labels to packaging.
Glyphosate Listing as Carcinogen
We are extremely happy and proud to share that the California EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazzard Assessment has announced that the Monsanto lawsuit has been dismissed and glyphosate will be listed officially and legally on July 7, 2017 on the Prop 65 carcinogen list.
We can clearly see that public action matters.
What does this listing mean?
If that lifetime exposure exceeds the NSRL ( current proposal is 1100 micrograms per day- 4000 times higher than has been shown to cause liver disease) than that container of hummus would have to have a warning label that it contains an ingredient which causes cancer.
This amount, one serving in one day, obviously exceeds the proposed NSRL of 1100 micrograms per day.
Funding for tests for glyphosate is now more important than ever.
If you know persons or foundations that would like to fund testing please let us know.
We would hope those food companies would take the initiative, however, and test for themselves.
We also ask our neighbors and cities to stop spraying glyphosate herbicides.
They cannot stop us from being in parades, festivals, fairs, and holding movie nights to watch our new documentary Communities Rising.
California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer To Be Cancer-Causing
California Declares Glyphosate Weed Killer To Be Cancer-Causing.
California will be listing a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer as cancer-causing The States Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has declared that glyphosate weed killer is a known carcinogen that will be added to the Proposition 65 warning list.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California ‘s list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7.
Natural News reports: Glyphosate weed killer, also sold under the Roundup brand name by Monsanto, is identified by California under CAS #107-83-6, which lists “cancer” as a known endpoint, and invokes “LC” (Labor Code) as the justification for the categorization.
“The listing is the latest legal setback for the seeds and chemicals company, which has faced increasing litigation over glyphosate since the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said that it is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in 2015,” reports Reuters, which has a pro-GMO bias.
Beginning July 7th, retailers in California must add cancer warning labels to glyphosate products.
Many non-GMO crops such as wheat and barley are currently sprayed with glyphosate to speed their drying in the fields before harvest.
This means that glyphosate contamination is now commonly found even on crops that are not genetically engineered, and it’s now a common contaminant in non-organic wheat products such as cereals, breads and muffins.
Monsanto sued California to try to stop the listing, but failed Monsanto has already sued the OEHHA in an effort to block the Prop 65 listing, and a court appeal is currently pending (case number F075362 in the Fifth District Court of Appeal).
Therefore, glyphosate is being added to the Proposition 65 list on July 7, 2017.
California to list glyphosate as cancer-causing; Monsanto vows fight
Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co’s (MON.N) popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday.
Monsanto vowed to continue its legal fight against the designation, required under a state law known as Proposition 65, and called the decision “unwarranted on the basis of science and the law.” The listing is the latest legal setback for the seeds and chemicals company, which has faced increasing litigation over glyphosate since the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said that it is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in 2015.
OEHHA said the designation of glyphosate under Proposition 65 will proceed following an unsuccessful attempt by Monsanto to block the listing in trial court and after requests for stay were denied by a state appellate court and the California’s Supreme Court.
Monsanto’s appeal of the trial court’s ruling is pending.
“This is not the final step in the process, and it has no bearing on the merits of the case.
We will continue to aggressively challenge this improper decision,” Scott Partridge, Monsanto’s vice president of global strategy, said.
Listing glyphosate as a known carcinogen under California’s Proposition 65 would require companies selling the chemical in the state to add warning labels to packaging.
Users of the chemical include landscapers, golf courses, orchards, vineyards and farms.
Monsanto has not calculated the cost of any re-labeling effort and does not break out glyphosate sales data by state, Partridge said.
“California’s decision makes it the national leader in protecting people from cancer-causing pesticides,” said Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.
California declares glyphosate weed killer (Roundup) to be a cancer-causing poison; will add to Proposition 65 warning list
California declares glyphosate weed killer (Roundup) to be a cancer-causing poison; will add to Proposition 65 warning list.
Unfortunately, cancer warnings will not be required on foods sprayed with glyphosate or grocery products saturated with the cancer-causing herbicide.
Many non-GMO crops such as wheat and barley are currently sprayed with glyphosate to speed their drying in the fields before harvest.
Monsanto sued California to try to stop the listing, but failed Monsanto has already sued the OEHHA in an effort to block the Prop 65 listing, and a court appeal is currently pending (case number F075362 in the Fifth District Court of Appeal).
Although the case has been appealed, no stay of the listing has been granted.
Therefore, glyphosate is being added to the Proposition 65 list on July 7, 2017.
During Monsanto’s related lawsuits in California, documents were released that showed Monsanto spent millions of dollars to attack and defame anti-GMO activists including the Food Babe and the Health Ranger, both advocates of clean food and opponents of glyphosate herbicides.
The lead case is 3:16-md-02741-VC.
Alongside Jon Entine, Keith Kloor is also a known shill for the sleazy biotech industry, and fake science TV actor Bill Nye has even joined the propaganda parade.
A recent CNN report reveals that glyphosate herbicide likely gave thousands of people cancer.
Monsanto Spin Doctors Target Cancer Scientist In Flawed Reuters Story
Authored by Reuters’ reporter Kate Kelland, who has a history of cozy relations with a group partly funded by agrichemical company interests, the piece accused a top epidemiologist from the U.S. National Cancer Institute of failing to share “important” scientific data with other scientists as they all worked together assessing the herbicide glyphosate for the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
After the IARC classification, Monsanto was sued by more than 1,000 people in the United States who claim they or their loved ones got non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from exposure to Monsanto’s glyphosate-based Roundup and the company and the cases could start going to trial next year.
Kelland does not share links to the documents she references but makes it clear her information is largely based on a deposition from Aaron Blair, the National Cancer Institute epidemiologist who chaired the IARC working group on glyphosate, as well as related emails and other records.
I’m providing the deposition here, and disclosing that I requested and obtained it from attorneys involved in the Roundup litigation after Kelland’s story was published.
But much more noteworthy than the errors is how selective the story is in pulling from the Blair deposition.
The story ignored Blair’s many affirmations of research showing glyphosate connections to cancer, and focused instead on Blair’s knowledge of one unpublished research study that was still in progress.
A prior compilation of data by AHS researchers that also showed no connection between glyphosate and NHL was published in 2005 and was considered by IARC.
Epidemiologist and University of Toronto scientist John McLaughlin, who sat on the glyphosate working group for IARC with Blair, said to me in a note this week that the information about the unpublished work written about by Reuters did not alter his view of the validity of IARC conclusion on glyphosate either.
That information, like the new AHS data, was not given to IARC because it wasn’t yet published.
Kelland has helped promote an organization called the Science Media Centre, a group whose aim is to connect certain scientists such as Tarone with journalists like Kelland, and which gets its largest block of funding from corporations that include the agrichemical industry.
Patients: Roundup gave us cancer as EPA official helped the company (CNN)
Author: Anna / Source: gmoinside.org Christine Sheppard fantasizes about her life before cancer. Before she had to take painkillers “all the time.”
