Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘serious ethical concerns’

The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has retracted a pivotal 2000 study that supported the safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide. The retraction was prompted by serious ethical concerns, including evidence of corporate influence on the research, which had been used by regulators globally to assert that glyphosate is not harmful.