Taxpayer-Funded CBC Promotes Fake News About Glyphosate’s
Health Risks
November 9th, 2017
Genetic Literacy Project
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Opposing Science-Based Decisions
When a government news agency [ i.e. CBC ] PROMOTES FALSE INFORMATION to SUBVERT a government scientific safety decision, it is time to RE-EVALUATE its role and if it should even receive government support.
[ The CBC’s ] November 6th, 2017, interview is a SHAMEFUL DISTORTION OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE, and DIRECTLY OPPOSES THE SCIENCE-BASED DECISION that government regulators made [ about the herbicide Glyphosate ].
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Orchestrating Mis-Information
As usual, the object in question is Glyphosate, the low-toxicity herbicide that has been used for about four decades.
Glyphosate has been recognized for its low toxicity by 100 world governments, most that did their own independent evaluation.
Glyphosate has a reasonable half-life in the environment, low environmental impact, and efficacy against a wide variety of weeds.
But there is a movement afoot to TAKE AWAY [ i.e. PROHIBIT ] this safe and useful chemical from farmers, municipalities, and home-owners.
IT HAS BEEN A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED MIS-INFORMATION CAMPAIGN DRIVEN FROM MANY ANGLES.
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Pushing Shameful Mis-Information
The article on CBC News states clearly that Glyphosate « causes disease in animal organs ». [ ?!?! ]
In fact, Glyphosate is a safe and well-studied herbicide.
There is NO sound, reproducible evidence to support this, especially at concentrations used.
The claims are made by Theirry Vrain, a former [ discredited & lunatжc ] scientist now exploiting his past credibility to SOW DOUBT and to PUSH SHAMEFUL MIS-INFORMATION.
The opening sentence is just false.
« Glyphosate accumulates in all our organs », [ ?!?! ] says [ activist-scientist ] Theirry Vrain.
Someone should revoke his scientific credentials. [ YES ! ]
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS POSITION.
LINK
CBC — GLYPHOSATE CAUSES DISEASE IN ANIMAL ORGANS — LUNATЖC SCIENTIST — LINK
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Making Up Information
[ CBC’s activist-scientist ] Vrain is MAKING UP INFORMATION [ about Glyphosate ] with the INTENT TO SCARE.
Vrain using his position as a former government scientist and doctorate holder to SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION.
It is nothing new.
I’ve reported several times about Vrain’s BORING AND OUTDATED CAMPAIGNS that make claims based on his 1980’s understanding of the technology, a cursory understanding of science, and the stuff he just makes up.
Once again, CBC lends their microphone and credibility to a NON-SUBSTANTIATED VIEWPOINT by someone who has always had DAMNING INFORMATION against bio-technology.
VRAIN HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN DEAD WRONG.
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
The Truth
GLYPHOSATE DOES NOT « ACCUMULATE IN ALL ORGANS ».
To the contrary, it is water soluble and passes rapidly through the body in stools and urine, with a small amount broken down in the liver by cytochrome p450 enzymes that do that sort of thing.
Glyphosate’s pharmacology is well established, and kinetics well documented.
In fact, recent papers have shown that you can accurately estimate occupational exposure by interpreting urine levels.
On top of that, there is almost ZERO EXPOSURE.
Glyphosate is detected on RAW, HARVESTED commodities in low parts per million, that’s tens of thousands of times below physiological thresholds.
GLYPHOSATE DOES NOT ACCUMULATE IN ORGANS.
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Using Scare Tactics
[ CBC’s activist-scientist ] Vrain says that there have been NO trials in humans, which shows his CONTEMPT for the rules that govern tests on human beings.
When there is NO plausible mechanism of harm, and NO reliable evidence from animals, and NO evidence of harm in humans from epidemiological assessments, why even go down that road ?!?!
BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT SCARE TACTICS.
PERIOD.
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Ignoring Tremendous Body Of Scientific Data
[ CBC’s activist-scientist ] Vrain says that Glyphosate causes cancer [ ?!?! ], kidney disease [ ?!?! ], liver disease [ ?!?! ], and obesity [ ?!?! ], all based on rather FLIMSY STUDIES that were never repeated, and all performed by the usual suspects ( the people who always find problems and never follow up with any further study ).
Nobody else follows their work either.
Because none of it is real.
The article on CBC News says that Glyphosate is « registered in 100 countries », but FAILS TO RECOGNIZE that each country does its own evaluations, and NONE have concluded that this compound is harmful.
The article on CBC News says that the « water and cancer » agency [ i.e. IARC ] of the World Health Organization [ WHO ] concluded that Glyphosate is a PROBABLE CARCINOGEN. [ ?!?! ]
The [ DISCREDITED ] International Agency for Research on Cancer [ IARC ] is an agency that made this CONTROVERSIAL CONCLUSION after IGNORING A TREMENDOUS BODY OF DATA that DID NOT SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION, and basing its conclusion on a few data points, some from WELL-DEBUNKED PAPERS.
THE IARC CONCLUSION IS HIGHLY DISPUTED.
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CBC’s Fake News Against Glyphosate
Making Empty Claims
The CBC gave its power to activist-scientist Vrain, someone who WILLFULLY DISTORTS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
The Canadian government does not agree with activists and the IARC.
Health Canada’s independent assessment re-registered the product for continued use.
Now the news outlet funded by the Canadian government [ CBC ] purposefully and maliciously claims that the decision by the Canadian government is WRONG [ ?!?! ], and that they, by proxy, are content with poisoning people. [ ?!?! ]
Canadians should look carefully at this.
Someone is lying to you ― either the regulatory agencies, or the news service that interviews and extols the rants of a known activist [ lunatжc-scientist Vrain ] who MAKES EMPTY CLAIMS ABOUT WELL-ESTABLISHED SCIENCE.
TALK ABOUT FAKE NEWS.
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About The Author
Kevin Folta is a Professor and Chairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida.
He teaches science communication workshops for scientists and agriculture professionals, and hosts the weekly podcast Talking Biotech.
Follow him on twitter @kevinfolta
This article was originally published on Kevin Folta’s blog as Fake News On CBC ? Who Funds This Nonsense ?
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NORAHG Response
CBC Has Been Debunked By REAL Experts
Vrain Has Been Discredited
Vrain has been DEBUNKED by the decisions of national regulatory agencies, the REAL experts.
For example, Health Canada has found that Glyphosate DOES NOT present risks of concern to human health or the environment when used according to label directions.
As of 2017, Health Canada is GRANTING CONTINUED REGISTRATION of products containing Glyphosate for sale and use in Canada.
The evidence in favour of Glyphosate is overwhelming.
Products containing Glyphosate are UNLIKELY to affect your health.
Dietary risks from food and water are NOT of concern.
Non-occupational risks are NOT of concern.
Non-occupational risks from by-stander dermal exposure are NOT of concern.
Glyphosate products are NOT expected to pose risks of concern to the environment.
Overall, there are currently NO environmental incident reports involving Glyphosate in Canada.
Health Canada, as well as all other national regulatory agencies world-wide, have vindicated Glyphosate !
These agencies include those within the European Union, the United States, and the United Nations.
LINK
GLPHOSATE — FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON RE-EVALUATION DECISION — LINK
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NORAHG Response
IARC Has Been Discredited
Glyphosate Does Not Cause Cancer
Why is CBC providing ANY credibility to IARC ?!?!
International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC ) has NOT proven that Glyphosate causes cancer.
And we repeat, IARC has NOT classified Glyphosate as Group 1 – Carcinogenic To Humans.
Glyphosate WILL NOT cause cancer !
According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( US EPA ), German Federal Institute For Risk Assessment, Health Canada, and EVERY other science-based national regulatory agency in the world, the weight of evidence is AGAINST carcinogenicity.
In other words, according to these agencies, Glyphosate WILL NOT cause cancer.
The IARC report of hazard did NOT indicate the risk of getting cancer.
On the other hand, national regulatory agencies, like US EPA and Health Canada, DO evaluate risks.
IARC merely looked at what is called hazard, and NOT risk.
It DID NOT take into consideration how much of, or how commonly, a risk Glyphosate poses in the real world.
IARC failed to provide any new research concerning Glyphosate.
If the IARC hazard report against Glyphosate was truly valid, then why hasn’t WHO itself demand more government regulation ?!?!
Why should national regulatory agencies listen to IARC when it is ignored by World Health Organization ( WHO ) ?!?!
In fact, GLYPHOSATE WILL NOT CAUSE HARM AND WILL NOT CAUSE CANCER !
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Background Information
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CBC — WCTA RESPONSES TO SUZUKI CBC DOCUMENTARY — PART 4 — SUZUKI ACOLYTES ( Blog )
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THE LIBRARY OF REFERENCES
CBC — TAXPAYER-FUNDED CBC PROMOTES FAKE NEWS ABOUT GLYPHOSATE — GENETIC LITERACY ( Reference )
CBC — GLYPHOSATE CAUSES DISEASE IN ANIMAL ORGANS — LUNATЖC SCIENTIST ( Reference )
CBC — WCTA RESPONSE TO DAD & DANDELIONS ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — CANCER LINK ON THE LINKS — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — CBC DOC OFF THE MARK — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — DAD & THE DANDELIONS — PART 4 — AVOIDING EXPOSURE — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — DAD & THE DANDELIONS — PART 3 — LIVE WITH DANDELIONS — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — DAD & THE DANDELIONS — PART 2 — REAL GREENING — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — DAD & THE DANDELIONS — PART 1 — NATURE OF THINGS — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
CBC — SUZUKI ATTACKS GOLF — DAD & THE DANDELIONS — THE NATURE OF THINGS ( Reference )
CBC — CBC’S DOUBLE STANDARDS ON WEB-SITE COMMENT MODERATION — THE REBEL ( Reference )
CBC — MANSBRIDGE, SUZUKI, & OTHERS OPPOSE CUTS TO CBC DOCUMENTARIES — NORAHG RESPONSE ( Reference )
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