US Forest Service Defends Glyphosate Use

Monsanto employees launched a secret plan to orchestrate scientific studies said the safety of glyphosate. The full title of the document is Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Urbicide Roundup and its Active Ingredient Glyphosate for Humans. 2000 paper, was part of a secret Monsanto plan. The study's findings have persisted in regulatory frameworks for over two decades. Concerns exist regarding whether scientific debates were deliberately manipulated to favor Monsanto. Independent peer-reviewed studies not funded by Monsanto are being used to challenge the existing regulatory framework. This connection is being highlighted in relation to forest management in California. A district ranger for the Lassen National Forest oversees 500,000 acres where these decisions are made. The US Forest Service issued a statement supporting the use of glyphosate when applied according to product labels. The agency stated it is relying on "gold standard science" for its decision-making. Forest Service head Tom Schultz declined to comment on the matter. A single project near Tahoe may exceed the total amount of glyphosate sprayed in all California forests during 2023.