| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:H&F get it right - why can't Hounslow folllow | |
| Posted by: | Kathleen Healy | |
| Date/Time: | 19/09/23 18:24:00 |
| Good to quote the actual ruling to avoid misleading people. It did not find that Glyphosate caused cancer. The "linked to cancer" is not part of the ruling, but added by the journalist. Ruling below. The claims it was sued for were that Glyphosate "won't harm anything but weeds" and "do not pose a threat to the health of animal wildlife," as well as suggestions in since-removed YouTube videos that Roundup was safer than detergent and soap." Cancer is the scare usually claimed, although the governments agency on safety, the HSE, says it is safe and efficacious." Guy, sounds like you aren't a gardener or knowledgable about plants. No reason you should be, but good if making decisions to get advice. Why not speak to some of your colleagues in GS, who actually maintain green spaces. Mechanical removal which includes hoeing or applying strong, hazardous acids or steam or boiling water that are a burns risk, don't kill the roots of perennials. Glyphosate does. So perennial weeds and trees keep growing, the roots getting bigger each year. If weather is wet, the regrowth will be very quick. If the council has additionl resources to use managing the area, would you prefer it used them ineffectively hoeing out weeds, or planting and maintaining flower beds, troughs and hanging baskets. Creating and maintaining wildflower meadows. Making the area beautiful, more bio diverse and uplifting to be in. NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe. The settlement resolves accusations that Bayer and its Monsanto unit failed to substantiate their repeated claims about Roundup products containing the active ingredient glyphosate. These included that Roundup "won't harm anything but weeds" and "do not pose a threat to the health of animal wildlife," as well as suggestions in since-removed YouTube videos that Roundup was safer than detergent and soap. James said the claims violated state laws against false and misleading advertising, and breached Monsanto's 1996 settlement with New York over its advertising of Roundup at the time. |