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At the beginning of July, the Loulé Administrative and Tax
Court gave reason to the Costa Vicentina Defense Association (Arriba), which
had filed a complaint, ordering the stoppage of the herbicide application in works
on the Aljezur stream.
“The safety of glyphosate, when used according to the
indications for use that appear on the labels of products, is validated by
numerous regulatory authorities around the world, including in the European
Union”, maintained the executive director of Anipla, João Cardoso, in a
statement sent to Lusa agency.
João Cardoso insisted that the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) had analysed the case and agreed with the conclusions
of other agencies responsible for chemical safety, such as Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, Germany or Japan, which concluded that the herbicide “has no
cancer risk”.
According to that official, an identical position was taken
after a joint meeting between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the World Health Organization (WHO) on pesticide residues.
Disparity of opinion
Although the Loulé Administrative and Tax Court did not
consider the existence of a link between that pesticide and the risk of cancer
in its decision of 5 July, it cites “information” from the Institute for the
Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) which underlines the disparity of
opinion on this matter.
According to this information, “despite its widespread use,
the use of glyphosate is involved in controversy at national, European and
international levels, with very different opinions, whether against or in favour,
with no irrefutable evidence that advises or discourages its use and its use in
public spaces in Portugal is prohibited”.
The ICNF adds that “in the European Union, its use has been
authorised by the European Commission until further reassessment, to be carried
out in 2022, and the European Parliament defends the ban on the use of
glyphosate from December 2022”.
According to Anipla, so far, only one non-regulatory agency
– the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – has pointed out that
glyphosate may be “probably carcinogenic to humans”, but João Cardoso insists
that “no assessment authority of phytopharmaceuticals reached a similar conclusion
after exhaustive analyses”.
“Based on the best available scientific evidence, there is
no evidence that glyphosate is toxic to humans and animals when used according
to the instructions on legally authorised labels”, concludes the executive
director of Anipla.
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Let's face it everything nowdays is linked to a risk of cancer. I would be more worried about the aliens at night zapping you with a laser beam lol
By mooseman from Alentejo on 23 Jul 2022, 09:24
THE MYTH OF CANCER !
Pest control products, like no-risk glyphosate, are scientifically-safe, will cause no harm, & will not cause cancer. Glyphosate poses minimal risk to human health & the environment. Seventeen reviews conducted by national regulatory agencies around the world, such as US EPA & Health Canada, have reached the same conclusion that a classification of glyphosate with regard to carcinogenicity is not justified. Glyphosate continues to survive the intense, periodic scientific scrutiny of the world’s most rigorous national regulatory bodies. Glyphosate causing cancer is a myth. In fact, no-risk-glyphosate is about three times less deadly than Tylenol & thirty times less deadly than caffeine. The European Union ( EU ) says no-risk-glyphosate is safe when used as directed. An independent European Union study has concluded that glyphosate will not cause cancer.
By WILLIAM H GATHERCOLE AND NORAH G WILLIAM H GATHERCOLE AND NORAH G from Other on 24 Jul 2022, 00:32
I remember when I was still at school (a humble secondary modern school in Manchester), we were told about Rachel Carson and her book 'Silent Spring' 1962. She warned of the dangers of the misuse of chemicals, especially pesticides, in particular DDT. Sadly, few people seem to know about her and her important work. Which brought about the banning of the use of DDT, which had been considered non-toxic to warm-blooded animals. Except in the Global South, where chemical companies still sell it. DDT like Glyphosate, does not breakdown but accumulates, especially in Humans. Where it is known to cause liver and kidney damage. Glyphosate has been classified by the International Agency for the Research on Cancer (IARC) as “probably carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2A) in March 2015 and further studies since supported the cancer risk. The arguments in support of Glyphosate, are similar to those, used to support the use of organophosphate, which caused serious injuries to the nervous system of the farmers who used it. At the end of the day, corporations are putting 'Profit before People and Planet' and the EU, is supposed to use the 'Precautionary Principal'. If the is any doubt, you find an alternative safe option. The shareholders of Monsanto must have been rubbing their hands, when Monsanto was taken over by Bayer. As it is Bayer's shareholders who will now suffer financially, due the class-action in the states, that Monsanto's Glyphosate is responsible for causing cancer. What sort of future, do you want for your children and their children?
By Patrick Sudlow from Algarve on 25 Jul 2022, 14:17