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World Health Organization: Monsanto weed killer can 'probably' cause cancer
IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The world's most widely-used weed killer can "probably" cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
The WHO's cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co herbicide Roundup, was "classified as probably carcinogenic to humans".
- Business Insider: World Health Organization: Monsanto weed killer can 'probably' cause cancer
- IARC - INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER: IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides
- IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides
- International Agency for Research on Cancer: IARC Monographs- Classifications
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