The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
and World Health Organization (WHO) say glyphosate, diazinon and malathion are
“unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans” exposed to it through food.
Having reviewed the scientific evidence, the joint WHO/FAO committee also said
glyphosate is unlikely to be genotoxic in humans. In other words, it is not
likely to have a destructive effect on cells’ genetic material.
Diazinon and malathion were also found to be unlikely to be
carcinogenic.
The agencies’ committees met last week to review the
scientific evidence.
