December 18, the EPA released a statement reiterated that glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer to humans. The conclusion of the EPA has lasted 40 years. “The circular, made up of 11 documents and over 1000 pages, is unprecedented and comprehensive and helps the scientific understanding of glyphosate in the U.S. society and helps approve the continued use of glyphosate for 10 years.” On the 24th, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Genetics and Development Biology Research Center, Jiang Tao, told reporters.
Glyphosate is not carcinogenic There are many studies to support
“Glyphosate is the most widely used broad-spectrum dehumidified herbicide used in agricultural production worldwide, but due to the promotion of glyphosate-resistant transgenic crops, glyphosate has been widely used to allow glyphosate More attention and concern. “Lin Min, researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences told reporters.
The US EPA’s human health assessment is conducted in several areas such as diet, resident / non-occupational, cumulative and occupational exposure. In addition, in-depth surveys of glyphosate cancer databases including epidemiology, animal carcinogenicity And genotoxicity studies.
Based on these assessments, surveys and data, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the use of glyphosate according to pesticide labeling requirements would pose no risk to human health. “Regulators around the world and independent research institutes have evaluated the safety of glyphosate and come up with scientific assessments that are consistent with the report,” said Lin Min.
Had deep cancer-causing turmoil
Although many authorities claim that glyphosate has no carcinogenic effects on human health, one agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, classified glyphosate as a “more likely” human carcinogen.
“The IARC report differs from scientific research papers in that the experts selected by its project organizers conduct secondary analyzes of published papers and research reports and have not disclosed the full range of assessment methods and data analysis processes, It does not accept peer review, which is one of the main reasons why its assessment conclusions are challenged and called for reform. “Jiang Tao said. “The IARC classification of glyphosate in 2015 does not include all of the literature in the rating process, does not give a quantitative relationship between the carcinogenic risk of glyphosate and the exposure dose, and is safe to evaluate with global regulators of glyphosate The opposite is true, “Lin Min said.
Just this October, IARC was found to have tampered with, deleted, and revised scientific reports.
The United States will decide next year whether to continue using glyphosate
November 27, the European Commission responsible for pesticide safety approval of the approval of the December 15 expiration of glyphosate extended the period of 5 years.
At this point, the United States and the European Union, the EPA does not continue to use the issue of glyphosate as a legislative issue to submit, but as a law enforcement level Behavior, first publicize and then continue to use the implementation. “Jiang Tao said.
Jiang Tao further explained that in the EU, although the anti-glyphosate campaign did not realize the negation of glyphosate, it has succeeded in determining that the issue of the use of glyphosate should only be raised at a legislative level by the functional department’s response. In the case of The United States, glyphosate can continue to use has not yet risen to the legislative level, in the face of public opinion, the EPA’s response is to respond. “Next year, the EPA will decide whether to issue a new 10-year safety certificate for glyphosate,” said Jiang Tao.