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Oct 9th, 2018 at 3:22pm
 
The Shadow Minister for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon said the program raised issues around the APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)  which is primarily funded by the chemical companies it regulates.


LOTS of money at stake here


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Reply #1 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 3:26pm
 
Roundup (Glysophate)

"The World Health Organization's cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of the weedkiller glyphosate that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/who-iarc-glyphosate/

Now why would that be?
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Reply #2 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 3:32pm
 
Monsanto are up to their ears in corruption & deceit that also involves the US EPA.

They refused to accept the findings of ICARC. Then commenced to personally denigrate members of the panel.
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Reply #3 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 3:43pm
 
It's actually Glyphosate not Glysophate ... although the play on words about a bad fate might fit.  Wink

Bad stuff, lots of lies and cover-ups as per usual. Big business rules and we all suffer the consequences.  Undecided
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Reply #4 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:10pm
 
Ah, good to see Australians continuing to follow the gospel of Four Corners like a bunch of sheep.

Seriously, it's unfortunate that Four Corners is the only news program in Australia whose stories result in the public demanding further investigations or government action being made, whether it's justified or not.
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Reply #5 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:52pm
 
minarchist wrote on Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:10pm:
Ah, good to see Australians continuing to follow the gospel of Four Corners like a bunch of sheep.

Seriously, it's unfortunate that Four Corners is the only news program in Australia whose stories result in the public demanding further investigations or government action being made, whether it's justified or not.


Do you think it's justified? I don't watch four corners and I've heard about this thing from the news.

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Reply #6 - Oct 9th, 2018 at 5:39pm
 
minarchist wrote on Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:10pm:
Ah, good to see Australians continuing to follow the gospel of Four Corners like a bunch of sheep.

Seriously, it's unfortunate that Four Corners is the only news program in Australia whose stories result in the public demanding further investigations or government action being made, whether it's justified or not.


Seriously you must be devoid of any commonsense.

Here's you lobbying for Roundup.

The CEO of Monsanto was as equally unbelievable in his defense of the product & the company.





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Reply #7 - Oct 13th, 2018 at 2:07pm
 
Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:52pm:
minarchist wrote on Oct 9th, 2018 at 4:10pm:
Ah, good to see Australians continuing to follow the gospel of Four Corners like a bunch of sheep.

Seriously, it's unfortunate that Four Corners is the only news program in Australia whose stories result in the public demanding further investigations or government action being made, whether it's justified or not.


Do you think it's justified? I don't watch four corners and I've heard about this thing from the news.

Spot


From what I gathered from the Four Corners report,  there are numerous cases of Lymphoma amongst farmers and groundskeepers to warrant further investigation into Glyphosate's carcinogenic effects. However, I think it has more to do with how often you're exposed to the chemical. I think an outright ban, pending further investigations, would be silly given that there doesn't appear to be any cases of anyone contracting cancer from eating food exposed to Glyphosate. And if it was banned, there would be more dangerous and less effective herbicides that farmers would have to use instead.
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Reply #8 - Oct 13th, 2018 at 2:21pm
 
"Juries don’t decide science, and this latest court case produced no new scientific data. Those who believe glyphosate causes cancer often refer to the 2015 report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that classified the herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

IARC’s conclusion was arrived at using a narrower base of evidence than other recent peer-reviewed papers and governmental reviews. Australia’s regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), reviewed the safety of glyphosate after IARC’s determination. It’s 2016 report concluded that

    based on current risk assessment the label instructions on all glyphosate products – when followed – provides adequate protection for users.

The Agricultural Health Study, which followed more than 50,000 people in the US for over ten years, was published in 2018. This real world study in the populations with the highest exposure to glyphosate showed that if there is any risk of cancer from glyphosate preparations, it is exceedingly small.

It also showed that the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is negligible. It is unclear to what extent this study was used in the recent court case."

"But then came the IARC’s surprising classification. And the subsequent 2015 review by the European Food Safety Authority, that concluded glyphosate was unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard, didn’t alleviate sceptics.

The key differences between the IARC’s and other reports revolve around the breadth of evidence considered, the weight of human studies, consideration of physiological plausibility and, most importantly, risk assessment. The IARC did not take into account the extent of exposure to glyphosate to establish its association with cancer, while the others did."

https://theconversation.com/stop-worrying-and-trust-the-evidence-its-very-unlike...

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Reply #9 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:07pm
 
Quote:
"Juries don’t decide science, and this latest court case produced no new scientific data. Those who believe glyphosate causes cancer often refer to the 2015 report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that classified the herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

IARC’s conclusion was arrived at using a narrower base of evidence than other recent peer-reviewed papers and governmental reviews. Australia’s regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), reviewed the safety of glyphosate after IARC’s determination. It’s 2016 report concluded that

    based on current risk assessment the label instructions on all glyphosate products – when followed – provides adequate protection for users.

The Agricultural Health Study, which followed more than 50,000 people in the US for over ten years, was published in 2018. This real world study in the populations with the highest exposure to glyphosate showed that if there is any risk of cancer from glyphosate preparations, it is exceedingly small.

It also showed that the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is negligible. It is unclear to what extent this study was used in the recent court case."

"But then came the IARC’s surprising classification. And the subsequent 2015 review by the European Food Safety Authority, that concluded glyphosate was unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard, didn’t alleviate sceptics.

The key differences between the IARC’s and other reports revolve around the breadth of evidence considered, the weight of human studies, consideration of physiological plausibility and, most importantly, risk assessment. The IARC did not take into account the extent of exposure to glyphosate to establish its association with cancer, while the others did."

https://theconversation.com/stop-worrying-and-trust-the-evidence-its-very-unlike...

edit: Dated Oct 8


The current controversy over round up is due to that US court case. But as this artricle points out, there was no science in the court case.

There is currently nothing to suggest that normal consumer use of round up is dangerous.
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Reply #10 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:11pm
 
When you think about it ... a chemical substance that kills something stone dead (in this case plant life) ... applied liberally to crops around the world.

Now, did anyone stop and ponder if such a thing might be dangerous?

I wonder?  Huh
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Reply #11 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:19pm
 
Wasn't Monsanto involved with the production of  Agent Orange.?

Equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D

Linked to:

Soft tissue sarcoma; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); Hodgkin disease; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); including hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B-cell leukemias

Respiratory cancers (lung, bronchus, trachea, larynx); Prostate cancer; Multiple myeloma; Bladder cancer

With such a bad record over Agent Orange, one has to wonder about "Round Up".
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Reply #12 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:23pm
 
Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:11pm:
When you think about it ... a chemical substance that kills something stone dead (in this case plant life) ... applied liberally to crops around the world.

Now, did anyone stop and ponder if such a thing might be dangerous?

I wonder?  Huh


Just because it kills plant life doesn't mean that it is dangerous to humans.
I would be more worried about your insect spray.
Oh and everything in the universe is a chemical.
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Reply #13 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:24pm
 
"Oh and everything in the universe is a chemical."

True enough.
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Reply #14 - Oct 14th, 2018 at 5:32pm
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Oct 14th, 2018 at 4:07pm:
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"Juries don’t decide science, and this latest court case produced no new scientific data. Those who believe glyphosate causes cancer often refer to the 2015 report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that classified the herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

IARC’s conclusion was arrived at using a narrower base of evidence than other recent peer-reviewed papers and governmental reviews. Australia’s regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), reviewed the safety of glyphosate after IARC’s determination. It’s 2016 report concluded that

    based on current risk assessment the label instructions on all glyphosate products – when followed – provides adequate protection for users.

The Agricultural Health Study, which followed more than 50,000 people in the US for over ten years, was published in 2018. This real world study in the populations with the highest exposure to glyphosate showed that if there is any risk of cancer from glyphosate preparations, it is exceedingly small.

It also showed that the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is negligible. It is unclear to what extent this study was used in the recent court case."

"But then came the IARC’s surprising classification. And the subsequent 2015 review by the European Food Safety Authority, that concluded glyphosate was unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard, didn’t alleviate sceptics.

The key differences between the IARC’s and other reports revolve around the breadth of evidence considered, the weight of human studies, consideration of physiological plausibility and, most importantly, risk assessment. The IARC did not take into account the extent of exposure to glyphosate to establish its association with cancer, while the others did."

https://theconversation.com/stop-worrying-and-trust-the-evidence-its-very-unlike...

edit: Dated Oct 8


The current controversy over round up is due to that US court case. But as this artricle points out, there was no science in the court case.

There is currently nothing to suggest that normal consumer use of round up is dangerous.


Don't let facts get in the way here, there is no evidence this product is dangerous.

A wealthy company is always a target for legal action.
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