Friday, April 26, 2013

Study blames glyphosate for illnesses


A critic of glyphosate has published a new research report in the scientific journal Entropy indicating that it combines with chemicals and toxins in the environment to trigger a number of illnesses, such as Parkinson’s, cancer and infertility.
Glyphosate residues have been found in food, says Anthony Samsel, and that's where they might enhance the damaging effects of other foodborne chemical residues and toxins to disrupt normal body functions and induce disease, according to the report.
The peer-reviewed report was authored by Stephanie Seneff, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Samsel who is a retired science consultant from Arthur D. Little, Inc. and a former private environmental government contractor and member of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
"Negative impact on the body is insidious and manifests slowly over time as inflammation damages cellular systems throughout the body," the study says.
We "have hit upon something very important that needs to be taken seriously and further investigated," Seneff said.

Jerry Steiner, Monsanto's executive vice-president of sustainability, reiterated that in a recent interview when questioned about the study.
"We are very confident in the long track record that glyphosate has. It has been very, very extensively studied," he said.