Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show
Story Date: 5/10/2018

 

Source: Carey Gillam, THE GUARDIAN, 5/8/18


Formulated weedkillers, like Monsanto’s widely-used Roundup, leave residues in food and water, as well as public spaces. Photograph: Rene van den Berg/Alamy Stock Photo  US government researchers have uncovered evidence that some popular weedkilling products, like Monsanto’s widely-used Roundup, are potentially more toxic to human cells than their active ingredient is by itself.

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