glyphosate

In determining that the illnesses came about from exposure to glyphosate in Roundup, a California jury delivers the biggest loss so far to the herbicide manufacturer in lawsuits about the product.

Glyphosate perturbs the balance of gut bacteria in honey bees and increases the insects’ susceptibility to lethal infection.

A San Francisco court levels $289 Million in damages against the pesticide maker.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is designed to be toxic to plants, but scientists observe some untoward effects on animals in the lab. 

The approval of the Roundup ingredient follows an extensive debate amidst conflicting evidence over the health effects of the world’s most popular weed killer. 

The report provides evidence that goes against concerns that Monsanto’s popular herbicide, Roundup, is carcinogenic. 

A group evaluating glyphosate’s cancer risk omitted evidence that the chemical is not carcinogenic.

The US Food and Drug Administration will begin testing certain foods for residues of the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup.

The USDA is trying to figure out how genetically modified wheat got into an Oregon farmer’s field.