Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide disrupts hormones – even with glyphosate exposures below regulation limits
by: Ethan A. Huff
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, September 03, 2015
Scientists out of Europe have conducted a thorough review of the safety profile of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, determining that the chemical disrupts human hormones at levels well below what the government considers “safe” for weed-control and agricultural desiccation purposes.
Glyphosate-based herbicides (GlyBH), they found, are erroneously regarded as a non-issue by many government bodies who have established safety regulations based solely on industry-backed studies, nearly all of which are favorable towards glyphosate. Meanwhile, independent reviews such as those considered by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which found that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic” to humans, are being ignored.
Hailing from the University of Caen in France, the research team looked at a cohort of scientific studies on glyphosate’s toxicity. They evaluated the chemical’s teratogenicity (potential to cause birth defects), tumorigenicity (potential to cause tumors), hepatotoxicity (potential to cause liver damage), carcinogenicity (potential to cause cancer) and more, as demonstrated amongst the whole of scientific research into glyphosate.
Perhaps most shockingly, they discovered that glyphosate is immensely toxic at levels well within established safety ranges, which is deeply concerning in light of independent tests showing glyphosate residues in food, drinking water, and even rain water.
This is particularly concerning when it comes to the endocrine system, which is what regulates human hormone production. Dr. Robin Mesnage and her team discovered that even low-dose exposure to glyphosate can trigger severe endocrine damage. Endocrine disruption can lead to a host of other health problems including cancer.
“We reveal a coherent body of evidence indicating that GlyBH could be toxic below the regulatory lowest observed adverse effect level for chronic toxic effects. It includes teratogenic, tumorigenic and hepatorenal effects,” the team wrote.
“They could be explained by endocrine disruption and oxidative stress, causing metabolic alterations, depending on dose and exposure time. Some effects were detected in the range of the recommended acceptable daily intake.”
Neither glyphosate nor the complete Roundup formula have ever been safety tested over an entire lifespan
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