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Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

created: Feb. 5, 2026, 4:42 p.m. | updated: Feb. 6, 2026, 12:28 p.m.

The World Health Organization's (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as "probably carcinogenic to humans," citing a link to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, while other regulatory bodies, including the US Environmental Protection Agency and European Food Safety Authority, have concluded it is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans.

2 days, 11 hours ago: BBC News