The EPA says glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, doesn't cause cancer. Others aren't so sure

The fierce debate over whether glyphosate can cause cancer just got a big endorsement of safety from the US Environmental Protection Agency

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"EPA continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label and that glyphosate is not a carcinogen," the agency said Tuesday. The announcement comes after two high-profile court cases in which cancer patients claimed Roundup, a popular weedkiller containing glyphosate, caused their non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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