Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Glyphosate and Eastmond in the News


Glyphosate has been in the news a lot over the past couple of years.  Most recently as the result of a jury verdict that awarded a very large sum to the plaintiff.  In 2016, Dr. David Eastmond, an ETOX faculty member, served on a WHO committee that conducted a fairly exhaustive review of the toxicological information on glyphosate.  As a result, over the past couple of years, he has been interviewed by a number of media outlets about glyphosate and cancer.  Below are links to some recent interviews.

Interview by Larry Mantle of KPPC on AirTalk
https://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2018/08/13/63506/after-jury-rules-against-monsanto-in-roundup-lawsu/

Interview by Michael Krasny of KQED on its Forum program
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101866711/jury-links-cancer-to-roundup-awards-289-million-to-groundskeeper

In addition to glyphosate, he was also interviewed about acrylamide and coffee by Kendall Powell for Knowable digital magazine.  The interview can be found here