Roundup is dangerous

DEAR David Littleproud. As a citizen of Australia and one who votes I need to bring certain things to your notice.

Recently on ABC TV you said that glyphosate/Roundup is safe and does not cause cancer if used properly as the label states.

This does not mean that Roundup does not cause cancer. It merely states the obvious, that if you don’t breathe, get on your skin or ingest this chemical cocktail, it is safe.

If we don’t use it or be in a place where one can become affected, contaminated or have it put in your drink it is safe. That sir is not safe, that is very dangerous.

Are you aware that when glyphosate/ Roundup breaks down into parts per trillion it becomes an endocrine disrupter that is a phytoestrogen that affects the hormonal system of babies developing within the womb? It was announced on the ABC News that cancer is now the number one killer of newborn babies.

There is a growing number of people in Australia who believe Roundup and all the other glyphosate sprays are guilty of being able to cause cancer and do. Grahame West, Ravenshoe

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