Juana Summers

Why is it such a cornerstone to the Maha agenda?

And as I understand it, the science on glyphosate is pretty complicated.

There's strong evidence for an association between the chemical

and diseases like lymphoma and Parkinson's, but the level of exposure matters a lot, is that right?

Back in 2018, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the maker of Roundup, arguing that the weed killer likely caused his clients cancer.

So why do you think it is that he is now moving to fall in line with President Trump's plan to produce more of it in the United States?

To your mind, Helena, is glyphosate the most contentious point or is it just the loudest when it comes to President Trump and the seeming rift with the Maha base?

I know that you have been spending some time reading and hearing from members of this group.

Based on what you know and what you've learned, how do you think this might end?

Helena Bottomeller-Evich is founder and editor-in-chief of the Food Fix newsletter.

Thank you.

Thanks so much.

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