Advocates Fault EPA Review Finding Glyphosate Unlikely To Cause Cancer

Environmentalists are faulting an EPA assessment finding the world's most commonly-used herbicide is not likely to cause human cancers, arguing the agency relied on industry studies and unrealistic assumptions, and also appears to lack confidence in its own review, given that EPA posted the document to a public site and then withdrew it days later. EPA April 29 posted its Oct. 1 final report , “Cancer Assessment Document: Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Potential of Glyphosate” finding the substance is unlikely...