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		rootusrootus on May 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California jury says Bayer must pay $2B to couple ... I thought the IARC conclusion was that glyphosate was probably carcinogenic? This whole case was built on that, no?

tptacek on May 13, 2019 [–]

The evidence IARC is relying on is extremely thin. I'm not commenting on the case, so much as making the observation that glyphosate can be fine (it most likely is) without the Roundup product itself being safe.

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