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Supreme Court decision on glyphosate and cancer

Supreme Court decision on glyphosate and cancer

There was a Supreme Court decision a few days ago that involved a case where a man used glyphosate for 20 years and developed lymphoma. The court ruled in Monstano's favor stating:

>The EPA has repeatedly evaluated glyphosate and repeatedly concluded that glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer.

However, it was reported that the EPA's evaluation of glyphosate relied on evidence developed by Monsanto:

> The US Environmental Protection Agency has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was actually ghostwritten by developer Monsanto. But the agency never informed the public and continued to rely on it.

Another thing worth noting is that the Trump administration backed Monsanto in this case, which has upset many people in the MAHA movement. Especially since RFK Jr has repeatedly said that we should get glyphosate out of our food supply although he recently he's changed his stance.

I'm interested in others' thoughts on this. What do you make of the decision? Do you think glyphosate is safe?

u/willburroughs — 6 days ago