The journal regulatory toxicology and pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for monsanto’s claim that roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety The journal regulatory toxicology and pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for monsanto’s claim that roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. The scientific journal regulatory toxicology and pharmacology has issued a rare retraction of one of the most cited studies on the safety of the pesticide glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weedkiller roundup The study, which found that glyphosate poses no cancer or other health risks to people, was retracted because it relied exclusively on unpublished monsanto studies Science journal retracts widely cited study that claimed roundup is safe the trump administration, meanwhile, aims to shield its manufacturer from lawsuits.
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