![]() Reformulated versions of Roundup brand herbicides without glyphosate will also remain on the market, but may contain other chemicals of concern. Glyphosate will still be used in large quantities in agriculture in the U.S. We are posting documents released via discovery on our Monsanto Papers page. More than 100,000 people are suing Bayer alleging they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from exposure to the company’s glyphosate herbicides, such as Roundup. consumer market by 2023 due to litigation. In July 2021, Monsanto owner Bayer AG said it would remove glyphosate-based herbicides from the U.S. Why is Bayer taking glyphosate off the U.S. A 2017 study found that Americans’ exposure to glyphosate grew by about 500 percent since Roundup Ready GMO crops were introduced in the U.S in 1996. genetically engineered to tolerate herbicides, according to USDA data. ![]() Herbicide tolerance is the most prevalent GMO trait engineered into food crops, with some 90% of corn and 94% of soybeans in the U.S. Glyphosate is best known as the active ingredient in Roundup-branded herbicides, and the herbicide used with “Roundup Ready” genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ![]() Glyphosate, a synthetic herbicide patented in 1974 by the Monsanto Company and now manufactured and sold by many companies in hundreds of products, has been associated with cancer and many other health concerns discussed in this fact sheet. ![]()
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