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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 nine independent reviewers selected by the Editor and who were anonymous to the authors. These comments were very helpful in revising the manuscript. Materials for consideration for use in the preparation of this paper were provided by Intertek. The authors thank Barry Lynch of Intertek for writing the Introduction to the paper. Dr. Williams thanks his colleague, Dr. Michael J. Iatropoulos for assistance in writing the section on mouse kidney tumors, and Ms. Sharon Brana for typing the manuscript.
Declaration of Interest
This paper is part of a series on glyphosate, which was sponsored and supported by Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy (Intertek) under the leadership of Ashley Roberts. Funding for preparation 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 employment affiliations of the authors of the carcinogenicity group of the expert panel are as shown on the cover page. Each individual participated in the review process and preparation of this paper as an independent professional and not as a representative of their employer.
The carcinogenicity group members recruitment and the evaluation of the data was organized and conducted by Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy (Intertek). The group panelists were engaged by Intertek, and acted as consultants to Intertek and were not directly contacted by the Monsanto Company. 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 has not previously worked on glyphosate-related matters for the Monsanto Company, previous employees (Ian Munro, Douglass W. Bryant, Barry Lynch) of Cantox, have worked in this capacity. Gary Williams coauthored a review of Roundup herbicide (glyphosate) (Williams et al, 2000), which was supported by Monsanto. Gary Williams, Sir Colin Berry, João Lauro Viana de Camargo, and Helmut Greim have previously served as independent consultants for the Monsanto Company, some on the European Glyphosate Task Force. Helmut Greim has previously reviewed the available long-term studies in rodents and has published a paper (Greim et al., 2015) together with three coauthors. One of them, an employee of Monsanto, provided the original data of the Monsanto studies, the other two were independent consultants, one of them a member of the glyphosate task force. Michele Burns has not previously been involved in any activity involving glyphosate and as such declares no potential conflict of interest. None of the aforementioned authors have been involved in any litigation procedures concerning glyphosate.
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.
The authors apologize for these errors.