Roundup and birth defects - is the public being kept in the dark?

摘要

The report Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark? outlines how the regulatory authorities in the EU dismissed evidence that glyphosate and Roundup can cause birth defects even at low doses. It also shows how the pesticide manufacturers base their findings on toxi-cological studies that are biased towards their point of view, that is, that the substance is safe for use. The report as a whole makes some excellent recommendations, not least that there should be an immediate suspension of the use of glyphosate until all the scientific studies have been reassessed. It also backs up the point that PAN UK has been making for many years: that the science cannot be left in the hands of the manufacturers. There needs to be a requirement that all toxicological data is made available to independent scientists for peer review.