Excerpt from Organic Consumers Association newsletter

NEW STUDIES: MONSANTO'S BEST SELLING "SAFE" PESTICIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC
Two new peer-reviewed scientific studies have further confirmed the toxicity of glyphosate, the world's most commonly used herbicide. The June 2005 scientific journal "Environmental Health Perspectives" reports that glyphosate, sold by Monsanto under the brand name "Roundup," damages human placental cells at exposure levels ten times less than what the company claims is safe. A study in the August journal Ecological Applications found that even when applied at concentrations that are one-third of the maximum concentrations typically found in waterways, Roundup still killed up to 71 percent of tadpoles in the study. Similar glyphosate studies around the world have been equally alarming. The American Academy of Family Physicians epidemiological research has now linked exposure to the herbicide with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a life-threatening cancer, while a Canadian study has linked glyphosate exposure with increased risk for miscarriage. A 2002 study linked glyphosate exposure with increased incidence of attention deficit disorder in children. Despite these studies, Monsanto continues to advertise Roundup, sprayed heavily on 140 million acres of genetically engineered crops across the world, as one of the "safest" pesticides on the market. Learn more & take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monlink.html

never heard anyone in the organic field imply directly or indirectly that roundup was the least bit safe in any manner. It, like many herbicides are a serious xenoestrogen and should not be handled by any woman who is concerned about her hormonal health. I believe I also read it has a carcinogenic history and it is tetratogenic - meaning it crosses the placenta and causes birth

http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2003/Roundup-Glyphosate-Teratogenic30apr03.htmdefects

Me and DH would not consider having it on the property

I agree...the neighbor who was using it so freely next door has passed on, so I am safe for the moment. Just hope the replacement neighbors will be more resonable. Glyphosate may appear in other concoctions so we must always be vigilant.

thanks. you know you're preaching to the choir! ;-D i will add this info to my website

do you also know that most GMOs made by Monsanto are soley for the purpose of allowing MORE sprays of roundup without killing the crops? It's called "Round-Up Ready".

thanks Yuska!

now click here to send Monsanto a message!
http://www.organicconsumers.org/monfax.cfm

Roxroe, I can't get your link to work?

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