miércoles, 17 de junio de 2015

Endgame for glyphosate? The global fallout of WHO's 'probable carcinogen' classification - The Ecologist

Endgame for glyphosate? The global fallout of WHO's 'probable carcinogen' classification - The Ecologist





Endgame for glyphosate? The global fallout of WHO's 'probable carcinogen' classification



Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji




WHO's official recognition of the health damage caused by glyphosate,
the world's most widely used herbicide, is having ramifications around
the world, writes Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji. National governments are
moving to restrict the chemical, campaigns to ban it are intensifying,
and now 'Roundup Ready' GMO crops are coming under the regulatory
spotlight.




 'Reykjavik' by Bob Whitehead via Flickr (CC BY).