Glyphosate Herbicide Faces Health Scrutiny as Homegrown Weed Control Gains Attention

Lawyer Steve Milloy argues that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, remains essential for global agriculture and challenges studies linking it to cancer. He notes that the U.S. EPA has not found the chemical carcinogenic, while the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s 2015 classification of glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic” has fueled multi‑billion‑dollar lawsuits against Monsanto and Bayer, now before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, consumer guides advise avoiding commercial glyphosate products, citing potential cancer links and harms to bees. Home gardeners are turning to kitchen staples—salt, vinegar, lemon juice, boiling water—and mulching as non‑chemical weed‑killing alternatives, though these methods require repeated applications and can affect soil health.

The debate highlights ongoing concerns about pesticide safety, legal liability, and the search for safer weed‑control practices.