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Day: September 30, 2020

Day: September 30, 2020

CAP submits memorandum calling for ban on the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides

admin September 30, 2020 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Agriculture & Food Industries and the Pesticides Board on 25 September 2020 urging for a ban on glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides because of its toxic effects on human health, animals and the environment. Glyphosate, categorised as a probable human carcinogen, is increasingly associated with...
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THE IMPACTS OF GLYPHOSATE ON HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in human history. Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are broad-spectrum herbicides that act on the shikimate pathway in bacteria, fungi, and plants. The possible effects of GBHs on human health are the subject of an intense public debate for both its potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects, including potential effects on the endocrine system....
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