ISIS Special Report 30/10/12 Why Glyphosate Should Be Banned ############################### A Review of its Hazards to Health and the Environment
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Glyphosate use has gone up sharply worldwide since the introduction of
glyphosate-tolerant GM crops. It has contaminated land, water, air, and our food
supply. Damning evidence of its serious harm to health and the environment has
been piling up, but the maximum permitted levels are set to rise by 100-150
times in the European Union if Monsanto gets its way.
Scientific evidence accumulated over three decades documents miscarriages, birth
defects, carcinogenesis, endocrine disruption, DNA damage, neurotoxicity, and
toxicity to liver and kidney at levels well below recommended agricultural use.
Evidence emerging over the past 20 years reveals its negative environmental and
agronomic impacts. The herbicide is lethal to frogs, increases toxic blooms, and
accelerates the deterioration of water quality.
Livestock illnesses including reproductive problems, diarrhoea, bloating,
spontaneous abortions, reduced live births, inflamed digestive systems and
nutrient deficiencies are linked to glyphosate tolerant GM feed.
Glyphosate poisons crops and soils by killing beneficial microorganisms and
encouraging pathogens to flourish. Forty crop diseases are now linked to
glyphosate use and the number is increasing.
Glyphosate-resistant weeds cover 120 million ha globally, and continue to
spread, it is a major factor accounting for increase in pesticide use.
Contamination of ground water supplies, rain, and air has been documented in
Spain and the US. Berlin city residents were recently shown to carry glyphosate
levels above permitted EU drinking water levels.
There is a compelling case for banning or phasing out glyphosate-based
herbicides worldwide in favour of a global transition to non-GM, herbicide-free
organic agriculture. Please forward to your political representatives.
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