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Glyphosate

6 Nov 2018

The Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change in Québec(MDDELCC) determined the relative annual contribution of all pesticides to the overall environmental risk posed by all pesticides used in Québec, by considering the ecotoxicological and physiochemical properties of each pesticide as well as the quantities used (for details and calculations, see Samuel et al, 20125 [...] However, these studies are contested by a number of others citing a methodological bias or insufficient data in the scientific evidence base to conclusively establish the toxic effects of glyphosate and its end-use products on humans and animals.10, 94-98 Table 3: Synthesis of the toxic effects of glyphosate (G) or its formulated products (CP) in different vertebrate classes. [...] The paper154 was published in 2016 as one of a five-article series155-158 in a special supplement of the scientific journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology.155 Some claim that the articles influenced ongoing risk assessments in multiple jurisdictions that were underway.154 Obtaining a balanced picture of the toxicological risks of glyphosate is of vital importance because it is so widely used. [...] In accordance with article 35 (1) of the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA), at least four notices of objection were sent to Health Canada.138, 160-162 Prepared by two researchers at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), one of the notices objected to the following: i) the incompleteness of the PMRA’s literature review; ii) the antiquity of the majority of the studies consulted; iii) the lack of r [...] The judge also allowed many of Monsanto’s internal documents and communications to be made public, revealing the negotiations between the EPA and Monsanto to downplay the cancer risk assessment and discourage any further evaluation of the toxicological risks of glyphosate165.
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Montreal, QC, CA

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