Public health and evidence-informed policy-making: the case of a commonly used herbicide
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
2020
46
1
105-109
herbicide ; carcinogenicity ; IARC ; toxicity evaluation ; decision making ; health policy
Chemicals
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3851
English
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"For almost half a century, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has run a Monographs programme, which has been the premier global resource for the identification of agents that cause cancer (2). The Monographs apply rigorous procedures for the scientific review and evaluation of carcinogenic hazards by independent experts, free from conflict of interest. Since publishing Monograph conclusions on some pesticides (3), the IARC has been subject to intense efforts to undermine its evaluation and the whole organization. The conclusion in March 2015 that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans" in addition to being genotoxic and carcinogenic in animals led to unprecedented lobbying by the herbicide producer Monsanto, and resulted in high profile court cases in the USA (4). ...."
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