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If glyphosate was deemed “probably carcinogenic,” why did regulators still approve its use?
This is the second video in a four-part series. If you missed the previous one, check out Glyphosate Declared a Probable Human Carcinogen (nutritionfacts.org/video/glyphosate-declared-a-probable-human-carcinogen). Stay tuned for Are Consumers of GMO Crops Exposed to Enough Glyphosate to Increase Cancer Risk? (nutritionfacts.org/video/are-consumers-of-gmo-crops-exposed-to-enough-glyphosate-to-increase-cancer-risk) and The Effects of Glyphosate on Children and How to Reduce Exposure (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-glyphosate-on-children-and-how-to-reduce-exposure).
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If glyphosate was deemed “probably carcinogenic,” why did regulators still approve its use?
This is the second video in a four-part series. If you missed the previous one, check out Glyphosate Declared a Probable Human Carcinogen (nutritionfacts.org/video/glyphosate-declared-a-probable-human-carcinogen). Stay tuned for Are Consumers of GMO Crops Exposed to Enough Glyphosate to Increase Cancer Risk? (nutritionfacts.org/video/are-consumers-of-gmo-crops-exposed-to-enough-glyphosate-to-increase-cancer-risk) and The Effects of Glyphosate on Children and How to Reduce Exposure (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-glyphosate-on-children-and-how-to-reduce-exposure).
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Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/what-explains-the-different-glyphosate-safety-conclusions and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.
Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at nutritionfacts.org/video/what-explains-the-different-glyphosate-safety-conclusions. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics.
Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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