https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/10/24/glyphosate-gate-iarcs-scientific-fraud-12014 The author has an impressive pedigree. Here is what i consider to be the key quote: > Things started to unravel for IARC over a popular herbicide called > glyphosate, which it considers a "probable human carcinogen." Every major > science and regulatory body disagrees, including the U.S. EPA > <http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/17/494301343/epa-weighs-in-on-glyphosate-says-it-doesnt-cause-cancer> > and the European Food Safety Authority > <https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/151112> (EFSA). Even the World > Health Organization > <https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/who-clarifies-glyphosate-risks/1010208.article>, > which is the parent of IARC, believes that glyphosate doesn't cause cancer. > What is going on? > > We now have an answer. Thanks largely to the investigative work > <http://www.science20.com/david_zaruk/is_chris_portier_the_andrew_wakefield_of_pesticides-227402> > of David Zaruk on Science 2.0, *The Times* > <https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/weedkiller-scientist-was-paid-120-000-by-cancer-lawyers-v0qggbrk6> > reports that Christopher Portier, a key IARC advisor who lobbied to have > glyphosate listed as a carcinogen, accepted $160,000 from trial lawyers > representing cancer patients who stood to profit handsomely by suing > glyphosate manufacturers. Mr. Portier's failure to disclose such an obvious > conflict of interest has exploded into a textbook case of scientific fraud. > Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html