Friend,

Roundup's main ingredient -- glyphosate -- is classified as a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research agency.1 But, despite that fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration said it would no longer approve warning labels for products containing glyphosate, including Roundup.2

We're calling on the Biden administration to do better. Will you join us, Friend, in urging the EPA to approve warning labels for Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers?

Tell the EPA: Consumers have a right to know the risks of spraying glyphosate.

In 2015, the cancer research arm of the WHO determined that glyphosate -- the main active ingredient in Bayer-Monsanto's Roundup -- was "probably carcinogenic to humans."3 Since then, countries including Mexico and Germany have moved to phase out glyphosate-based weed killers.4,5

So far, though, the United States has failed to take similar action to protect consumers' health. In fact, in 2019, the Trump administration's EPA announced it would no longer even approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, such as Roundup.6

Consumers have a right to know if the weed killer they spray on their lawns and gardens contains a toxic chemical that could put them at risk for cancer.

With a new administration taking office, the EPA has an opportunity to correct its course by reversing its decision. That's why we're calling on voices from across the country to join us in urging the EPA to approve warning labels for Roundup and other glyphosate-based pesticides in states that require them. Will you add yours?

Add your name: A weed killer that contains a probable carcinogen in its formula should have a warning label.

U.S. PIRG is continuing to call for state bans on glyphosate-based weed killers, unless and until they're proven safe. But winning approval for warning labels on pesticides that contain this toxic chemical is a step we can take right now to help protect and inform consumers.

Can we count on you to help show the EPA that the public supports warning labels for pesticides that contain glyphosate?

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. "IARC Monograph on Glyphosate," International Agency for Research on Cancer, March 2015.
2. "Trump administration says it won't approve Roundup cancer-warning labels," CBS News, August 9, 2019.
3. "IARC Monograph on Glyphosate," International Agency for Research on Cancer, March 2015.
4. Reuters staff, "Mexico to phase out use of herbicide glyphosate," Reuters, August 12, 2020.
5. Agence France-Presse, "Germany to ban use of glyphosate weedkiller by end of 2023," The Guardian, September 4, 2019.
6. "Trump administration says it won't approve Roundup cancer-warning labels," CBS News, August 9, 2019.