To: Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator and Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner
It's Time to Get Rid of Roundup!
Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup, "probably" causes cancer. It's time to ban it.
Every year, hundreds of millions of pounds of this herbicide are used on farmland across America, and it’s been detected in rain, streams, and air near agricultural areas.
Americans are exposed to this probable human carcinogen in our food, air, and water every day -- and the EPA and FDA are not doing enough to protect us from these exposures and potential health problems. That needs to change.
I call on you to take urgent action to halt the use of glyphosate.
Every year, hundreds of millions of pounds of this herbicide are used on farmland across America, and it’s been detected in rain, streams, and air near agricultural areas.
Americans are exposed to this probable human carcinogen in our food, air, and water every day -- and the EPA and FDA are not doing enough to protect us from these exposures and potential health problems. That needs to change.
I call on you to take urgent action to halt the use of glyphosate.
Why is this important?
If something "probably" causes cancer, it's time to stop using it.
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified the herbicide glyphosate, commonly sold as Roundup, as a “probable human carcinogen."
Americans are being regularly exposed to glyphosate through their air, water, and food – and that’s not right.
It's time for the EPA to suspend the use of glyphosate until a meaningful evaluation of the herbicide's carcinogenicity is done.
The FDA should also begin monitoring and enforcing tolerance levels for glyphosate residues immediately.
Sign the petition to urge EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to protect public health and end the use of Roundup!
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified the herbicide glyphosate, commonly sold as Roundup, as a “probable human carcinogen."
Americans are being regularly exposed to glyphosate through their air, water, and food – and that’s not right.
It's time for the EPA to suspend the use of glyphosate until a meaningful evaluation of the herbicide's carcinogenicity is done.
The FDA should also begin monitoring and enforcing tolerance levels for glyphosate residues immediately.
Sign the petition to urge EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to protect public health and end the use of Roundup!