Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, has consistently argued against allegations and data evaluations that link glyphosate with cancer.
In a 2017 Reuters article, then-vice president of global strategy at Monsanto Scott Partridge was quoted as claiming that “IARC members manipulated and distorted scientific data” to reach the conclusion that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen.
In Monsanto’s attempts to defend itself against the lawsuits and get out of paying compensation to cancer patients and their families, the company has, naturally, retained its own expert witnesses. These professionals are hired to present their arguments for why Roundup is safe to use – from their perspective – in spite of the IARC’s classification of the chemical as a probable human carcinogen.
But evidence that has come to light has cast doubt on the integrity of the science on which Monsanto and Bayer have based their arguments. These Monsanto secret documents have become known as “the Monsanto Papers.”