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Presentation on "All About Monsanto Round-Up"
All About Monsanto Round Up
ALL ABOUT MONSANTO
ROUND UP
What is Monsanto Roundup?
•Monsanto’s roundup is the
most common weed killer
worldwide.
•It has Glyphosate as an active
agent.
•Glyphosate is a herbicide that is
linked to kidney failure.
Monsanto Roundup verdict
•Monsanto’s Roundup weed
killer is linked to cancer-causing
agents.
•Farmers using Roundup
regularly diagnosis with non-
Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
•Farmers are filing lawsuits
against the Monsanto’s
Roundup weed killer.
Monsanto Roundup verdict
•California’s farmers who filled a lawsuit against
roundup have awarded by Alameda Oakland juries
with $2 billion in penalizing damages due to
exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killers.
•This farmer couple was diagnosed with cancer and
also receives $55 million to cover medical expenses.
Facts about Monsanto’s Roundup
•Monsanto’s Roundup weed
killer has Glyphosate as an
active agent.
• Studies has found that
excessive use of Glyphosate is
linked with kidney failure and
banned in many countries
including Sri Lanka.
Facts about Monsanto’s Roundup
• Government study finds Monsanto’s roundup weed
killer in 75% of air and rain samples
Facts about Monsanto’s Roundup
•Studies have found that Glyphosate is harmful to Sealife.
• Monsanto Round up weed killer threatens coral reefs.
Facts about Monsanto’s Roundup
•Monsanto’s roundup found to be the most toxic
herbicide and insecticides in several studies.
Facts about Monsanto’s Roundup
•Several studies have proven that Monsanto’s
Roundup weed killer harms the brain and damage its
growth.
Monsanto’s statement after jury’s result
“ We are disappointed with the jury’s decision and will
appeal the verdict in this case, which conflicts directly wit
U.S Environmental protection agency’s interim
registration review decision released just last month, the
consensus among leading health regulators worldwide
that Glyphosate-based products can be used safely and
that Glyphosate is not carcinogenic, and the 40 years of
extensive scientific research on which their favorable
conclusions are based.”
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