A new book by Carey Gillam, research director for consumer group U.S. Right to Know and a board member of Justice Pesticides<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it\u2019s in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto\u2019s Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world\u2019s most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions of acres of farmland. For decades it\u2019s been touted as safe enough to drink, but a growing body of evidence indicates just the opposite, with research tying the chemical to cancers and a host of other health threats.<\/p>\n
In Whitewash, veteran journalist Carey Gillam uncovers one of the most controversial stories in the history of food and agriculture, exposing new evidence of corporate influence. Gillam introduces readers to farm families devastated by cancers which they believe are caused by the chemical, and to scientists whose reputations have been smeared for publishing research that contradicted business interests. Readers learn about the arm-twisting of regulators who signed off on the chemical, echoing company assurances of safety even as they permitted higher residues of the pesticide in food and skipped compliance tests. And, in startling detail, Gillam reveals secret industry communications that pull back the curtain on corporate efforts to manipulate public perception.<\/p>\n
Whitewash is more than an expos\u00e9 about the hazards of one chemical or even the influence of one company. It\u2019s a story of power, politics, and the deadly consequences of putting corporate interests ahead of public safety.<\/p>\n
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