carcinogen
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Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
"We should have a similar campaign with tanning bed usage. The World Health Organization has deemed tanning beds to be the same level of carcinogen as smoking and asbestos. It's a class one carcinogen."
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
But a recent FAA-funded study found two chemicals that can: formaldehyde, a known carcinogen and neurotoxin, and tridecane, which can cause headaches and stupor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025
Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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