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Monsanto weed killer can 'probably' cause cancer: World Health Organization

2015-03-21 02:17:32| Chemicals - Topix.net

CHICAGO: The world's most widely-used weed killer can "probably" cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO's cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer , said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co herbicide Roundup, was "classified as probably carcinogenic to humans".

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