"European scientists say weedkiller glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer", 13 Nov 2015

Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Thursday, and the agency proposed a higher limit on the daily amount of residue of the popular weed killer deemed safe if consumed...[G]lyphosate...was brought into use by Monsanto Co in the 1970s and is used in its top-selling product Roundup as well as in many other herbicides around the world . Environmental groups have been calling for a ban after the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, said in March that glyphosate was "probably carcinogenic to humans"...The EU must decide over the coming months whether to renew existing approval for glyphosate use...Greenpeace called the EFSA's report "a whitewash"...Monsanto and other users of glyphosate welcomed the report...