Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on glyphosate mouse oncogenicity study, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, April 3, 1985.

SUMMARY:

This memo describes conclusions that glyphosate was found to be cancer- causing in male mice, causing kidney tumors in a dose-related manor and includes the consensus report by the committee.  FULL TEXT

Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on the Consensus Review of Glyphosate, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, March 4, 1985.

SUMMARY:

This memo reports on a meeting of the Toxicolgy Branch in February 1985 to discuss the potential oncogenic response of glyphosate where the group classified glyphosate as a Category C oncogen, meaning it may cause cancer in humans. FULL TEXT

Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on increase of temporary tolerances for glyphosate on soybeans, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, September 3, 1982.

SUMMARY:

This memo discusses a request to increase the tolerance for glyphosate on soybean grain and hulls and describes an ADI of 0.1 mg/kg/day.  FULL TEXT

Environmental Protection Agency, Petition proposing the establishment of tolerance for residues of glyphosate, November 13, 1979.

SUMMARY:

Petition by Monsanto Agricultural Products, Inc. requests the establishment of a tolerance for residues of glyphosate and its metabolite in stone fruit at 0.2 ppm and refers to an ADI of 0.05 mg/kg/day.  FULL TEXT

Environmental Protection Agency, “Request for the establishment of final tolerances,” for Pesticide Petition # 5F1536, 1975.

SUMMARY:

Request for the establishment of final tolerances for combined negligible residues of the herbicide N-phosphonomethyl glycine (glyphosate) and its metabolite aminomethyl phosphonic acid in or on forage grasses (crop group) and soybean forage and hay at 0.2 ppm; and various crops grains and soybeans at 0.1 ppm.  FULL TEXT

Franz, John E., “N. Phosphonomethyl-glycine Phytotoxicant Compositions,” U.S. Patent 3,799,758, March 26, 1974.

ABSTRACT:

N-phosphonomethylglycine and novel derivatives thereof useful as phytotoxicants or herbicides.

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Environmental Protection Agency, “Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED): Glyphosate,” Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, September 1993.

ABSTRACT:

All pesticides sold or distributed in the United States must be registered by EPA, based on scientific studies showing that they can be used without posing unreasonable risks to people or the environment. Because of advances in scientific knowledge, the law requires that pesticides which were first registered years ago be reregistered to ensure that they meet today’s more stringent standards. In evaluating pesticides for reregistration, EPA obtains and reviews a complete set of studies from pesticide producers, describing the human health and environmental effects of each pesticide. The Agency imposes any regulatory controls that are needed to effectively manage each pesticide’s risks. EPA then reregisters pesticides that can be used without posing unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. When a pesticide is eligible for reregistration, EPA announces this and explains why in a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document. This fact sheet summarizes the information in the RED document for glyphosate.  FULL TEXT