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Monsanto makes Round Up which utilizes glyphosate, a broad-spectrum, non-selective systemic herbicide that kills most plants by inhibiting an enzyme pathway essential for plant growth.

Monsanto introduced Roundup in 1974. It became one of the world’s most widely used herbicides, especially after the company developed “Roundup Ready” genetically engineered crops (like soybeans, corn, and cotton) in the 1990s that tolerate glyphosate, allowing farmers to spray weeds without harming the crops.

That part was bad enough. But it gets worse. It’s used as a desiccant right before harvest.

Instead of spraying the crops “somewhere” during its growth period, to control weeds, someone came up with the great idea to use it as a pre-harvest treatment on certain crops to help dry them down (desiccation or harvest aid) and control late-season weeds. The reason given is it minimizes crop lost due to rot, etc.

This is one reason glyphosate is controversial beyond its weed-killing role—pre-harvest applications put it directly on food crops close to harvest, leaving less time for breakdown

The patent expired in 2000 so many other variants came into play as well. Guess when this crop desiccate process started in America? Early 2000s. Odd timing. Almost like “let’s create another way to profit off this weed killer since we lost the patent”. Although the process actually started in Europe in the 80s but was essentially phased out and officially banned in 2023 for reasons of precaution, politics and consumer protection. But the US didn’t.

Glyphosate has and continues to go through the same process that cigarettes did. “iTs hEaLtHy” for you and doesn’t cause any bad effects. Deny deny deny.

Glyphosate is one of the most studied herbicides. Regulatory bodies like the U.S. EPA, European regulators, and others have generally concluded it is not carcinogenic when used as directed, based on extensive reviews…that’s per Bayer which bought Monsanto in 2018. Note the squishiness…”generally concluded”.

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, part of WHO) classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Even that is squishy. But it’s a start.

Bayer/Monsanto has faced over 170,000 claims, mostly linking glyphosate exposure to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and paid out roughly $11 billion in Roundup/glyphosate lawsuit settlements as of mid-2026. 

In February 2026, Bayer proposed a $7.25 billion settlement (structured as capped annual payments over up to 21 years) to address remaining/current and future claims.

So the company that claims it’s safe “when used correctly” is going to pay out some $20 billion for cancers…while claiming it’s safe. Imagine the dream team of lawyers fighting this at every step of the way and they still are laying out.

Put it together…how can even a little of this not cause badness?

So while some small degree of gluten sensitivity has always existed, it was rare. Very rare. The big boom started in…you know it…the 2000s. Right around when we started spraying the crops.