The EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years.

Nov 8, 2026

Previously: The EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years. [Distorted]: The EPA has been reviewing glyphosate for years. It began a registration review in 2009, re-examined cancer risk in 2015 and 2016, and issued an interim decision in 2020 finding the chemical not likely to cause cancer. A federal court threw out the health part of that decision in 2022 and the EPA withdrew it, so no completed review is currently standing, which is the kernel of truth here. The EPA's own page shows that reviewing has gone on all along, with an updated cancer evaluation planned for late 2026. EPA records showing no glyphosate risk assessments or review decisions between the 1990s and today would prove this verdict wrong.

Now: The EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years. [False]: EPA issued a 2017 human-health assessment and 2020 interim review decision, so it has not gone nearly 30 years without review. The 2022 court action and withdrawal mean those decisions do not settle the current dispute. Means himself immediately acknowledges a review about five years earlier; that qualification should accompany this correction.

Deeper review against transcript context and primary evidence.