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When this article was originally published on 28th September 2016, the contributions, contractual status and potential competing interests of all authors and non-author contributors were not fully disclosed. Specifically, the Acknowledgements and Declaration of Interest were not complete. These sections should read as follows:
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the extensive comments received from seven independent reviewers selected by the Editor and who were anonymous to the authors. These comments were very helpful in revising the original submitted manuscript. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the clerical assistance of Anna Bickel, a Monsanto employee, in formatting the final paper prior to submission to the journal.
Declaration of interest
The employment affiliation of the authors is as shown on the cover page. Each individual participated in the review process and preparation of this paper as an independent professional. No individuals other than the cited authors were involved in developing the analysis and conclusions of the manuscript prior to its submission to the journal.
The Expert Panel Member recruitment was organized and conducted by Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy (Intertek) and the initial Expert Panelists worked under individual consulting contracts with Intertek. Intertek (previously Cantox) is a consultancy firm that provides scientific and regulatory advice, as well as safety and efficacy evaluations for the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries. While Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy has not previously worked on glyphosate related matters for the Monsanto Company, previous employees of Cantox had worked in this capacity.
Larry Kier did not have a consulting contract with Intertek; he was employed as a consultant by Monsanto to provide support for the Glyphosate Expert Panel in the areas of genotoxicity and oxidative stress. LK did review the report as it was being written and provided his expertise when requested by the panel members. After the final draft of the report was written Larry was added as a co-author and genotoxicity Expert Panel member based on a unanimous decision of the original genotoxicity Expert Panel Members.
Gary Williams, David Brusick, and David Kirkland have previously served as independent consultants for the Monsanto Company, some serving on the European Glyphosate Task Force. Larry Kier was previously an employee of the Monsanto Company (1974-2000) and has also served as an independent consultant for Monsanto Company. As consultants to the Glyphosate Task Force LK and DK prepared and published a review of the genotoxicity of glyphosate and glyphosate-based formulations (Kier and Kirkland, 2013) and as a consultant to Monsanto LK prepared and published a review of genotoxicity biomonitoring studies of glyphosate-based formulations (Kier, 2015). Marilyn Aardema has not previously been employed in the Monsanto Company or previously been involved in any activity involving glyphosate and as such declares no potential conflicts of interest. Ian Munro, Douglass W. Bryant, and Gary Williams prepared a safety and risk assessment paper of Roundup herbicide (glyphosate) (Williams G.M. et al., 2000).
Except for assistance with final formatting, neither any Monsanto company employees nor any attorney provided any review of the Expert Panel’s manuscript analysis and conclusions prior to submission to the journal.
This article is part of a supplement, sponsored and supported by Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy. Funding for the sponsorship of this supplement was provided to Intertek by the Monsanto Company, which is a primary producer of glyphosate and products containing this active ingredient.
The authors apologize for these errors.