Just an addition because there were some interesting articles published:
So after years of studies from WWF, Greenpeace and other organisations, which of course were all thrown away as nonsense from serious scientists, even the corporate shill WHO has to admit that Glyphosate may cause cancer after all. At least there are indications, which is already a lot for an organisation like the WHO and as you may read in the articles is already attacked by Monsanto.
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/MonographVolume112.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/21/roundup-cancer-who-glyphosate-
http://www.nature.com/news/widely-used-herbicide-linked-to-cancer-1.17181
Of course the GMO industry and the usual suspects are telling everybody again, that this is all complete hogwash and there is nothing wrong with Glyphosate.
http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/glyphosate-causes-cancer-apples/
And again after it was found in blood, urine and even breast milk a lot of scientists, who strangely enough will not publish who is funding their research are still insisting, that there is not real prove, that Glyphosate may cause cancer or that it is even a bad thing, that is found in your body.
So why is Glyphosate so important.
Quote from the nature article:
For example in Switzerland the two biggest retailers are taking all Glyphosate products out of their stores. Not because it is proven, that Roundup may cause cancer, but because there is a chance and safety first when it comes to cancer. Of course in US it is still perfectly safe, as it always was and maybe still be for a very long time. There is a lot of money involved in Glyphosate especially in the GMO business, because a lot of weed is growing resistant to Roundup and Roundup ready crop is one of the most important product billions of dollars are at stake. So until there is no absolute proof from a government agency that it is causing cancer, nothing will happen. And even after such a result it still may take years until some legislation is made.
All of this is very interesting, because the whole discussion is also about science and who GMO and Glyphosate are safe and everybody with a different opinion is getting compared to climate change deniers or vaccination lunatics. Which of course is all very strange. Because we use Glyphosate like crazy (as all studies have shown since GMO crop is used in the US Glyphosate use has skyrocket), but still are not sure what the results may be, everybody even remotely critical is getting shouted down. Even comparisons to DDT or asbestos which also where safe before they were outlawed, are completely thrown overboard. It is almost like a religion GMO, Glyphosate and everything in this system is safe. All of this is very strange, that there is so little concern about the things you eat and that even though a lot of research is still done, technology seems to be infallible and may save us all. Which brings us back to the almost religious aspect of the whole conversation.