• 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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    14 hours ago

    I don’t think I’ve seen a study claiming adverse health effects when glyphosate is used according to Monsanto’s guidelines.

    Issue is is that deviation from it, e.g. using it in too high concentrations, does seem harmful. And it seems that it’s quite easy to mess this up for farmers, making it a risky product.

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      1 hour ago

      It you haven’t seen them you need to start looking because it’s not even that hard.

      • That’s 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, not glyphosate. Entirely different compounds. Did you watch the video? It even shows that the cancer risks in mice occurred when they were exposed to much higher levels of roundup than the guidelines recommend.

        Glyphosate can be dangerous when misused, and Monsanto sucks as a company for downplaying and suppressing these risks. But as far as I am aware, there’s no study showing an increased cancer risk when used at the recommended dosage. Feel free to cite a study stating otherwise though!