IARC, based in Lyon, France, issues monographs which heavily influence policy, public opinion and even legal actions. The broad acceptance of IARC classifications challenges the very meaning of the word “carcinogen.” IARC monographs are hazard assessments, which ask whether something could potentially cause cancer. Yet in the U.S., IARC’s hazard assessments are routinely used by zealous environmentalists as an acceptable substitute for risk assessments. No doubt he could not defend IARC’s glyphosate findings.”IARC’s defending witness at the congressional hearing was Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist from the activist group, Natural Resources Defense Council. Sitting in France, it uses outdated and incomplete methodologies to conjure up “carcinogen” warnings that now threaten to warp our economy.

Source: Fox News March 01, 2018 19:07 UTC