Solomon KR, (2016). Glyphosate in the general population and in applicators: a critical review of studies on exposures. Crit Rev Toxicol. 46(S1), pp. 21–27.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408444.2016.1214678
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 Declaration of Interest were not complete. These sections should read as follows:
Acknowledgment
The author gratefully acknowledges the extensive comments offered by five reviewers selected by the Editor and presented anonymously to the author. These comments were useful in revising the paper. I thank Monsanto Inc. for providing access to reports from exposure studies for glyphosate in applicators and Dr. Marian Bleeke (of Monsanto Inc.) for clarification of some of the methods used. I wish to thank the authors of the other papers in this series for their constructive suggestions and comments.
Declaration of interest
The employment affiliation of the author is shown on the cover page. However, it should be recognized that the author participated in the review process and preparation of this paper as an independent professional and not as a representative of his employer. Keith R. Solomon previously served as an independent consultant for the Monsanto Company on the deregulation of RR alfalfa in the US (2012–2014). In collaboration with Cantox, the predecessor company to Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy (Intertek) KRS contributed to an ecotoxicological risk assessment for Roundup® herbicide, which was published (Giesy et al., 2000). In addition, between 2014 and 2016, he served on a scientific advisory board to Dow AgroSciences, which markets pesticides including glyphosate. KRS has not been involved in any litigation procedures involving Monsanto Company and glyphosate. KRS’s recruitment and evaluation of the data was organized and conducted by Intertek. acted as a consultant for Intertek. Intertek is a consultancy firm that provides scientific and regulatory advice, as well as safety and efficacy evaluations for the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. Intertek prepared the paper for submission to the journal, made some formatting and editorial changes prior to submission, and, after review provided the comments from the reviewers to KRS. KRS was not provided with comments from William Heydens of Monsanto Inc., either directly or via Intertek.
While Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy (Intertek) has not previously worked on glyphosate related matters for the Monsanto Company, previous employees of Cantox, the predecessor company to Intertek, had worked in this capacity. Funding for this evaluation was provided to Intertek by the Monsanto Company which is a primary producer of glyphosate and products containing this active ingredient.
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 author apologizes for these errors.