A recent article in The New York Times detailed the retraction of a once-prominent study that supported the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. The paper had been cited for years as evidence that the herbicide posed minimal risk. But after concerns were raised about conflicts of interest and the integrity of the
The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment. It’s a huge undertaking to test new products as well as reviewing all older pesticides and products that were registered prior to November 1984. The EPA performs hundreds of tests prior to registering a product for use and while the tests may