Variance in expert views on whether the herbicide glyphosate is carcinogenic

How does one group of the world’s most reputable experts find that “the herbicide glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to humans,” while another group of the world’s most reputable experts finds that it is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans”, in the same year?

Last week, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updated the herbicide’s toxicological profile.

Jose Tarazona, head of EFSA’s Pesticides Unit, said: “This has been an exhaustive process, a full assessment that has taken into account a wealth of new studies and data.