Corrigendum
Retraction of the landmark glyphosate safety publication by Williams, Kroes and Munro (2000) should be reversed
Christopher J. Borgert1, Mohammad Abdollahi2, Jay M. Ansell3, Michael Aschner4, Christopher A. Bates5, Sir Colin Berry6, Brad Bolon7, Peter J. Boogaard8, Robert A. Budinksy9, Lyle D. Burgoon10, Gary Burin11, James S. Bus12, Harvey Clewell13, Samuel M. Cohen14, Thomas Colnot15, Paul S. Darby16, Wolfgang Dekant17, John DeSesso18, Daniel R. Dietrich19, Mirjana Djukic20, Anca Oana Docea21, Jose L. Domingo22, David L. Eaton23, Jeffery A. Engelhardt24, Anne Fairbrother25, Allan Felsot26, Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp27, Robinan Gentry28, Jay I. Goodman29, Gio B. Gori30, Helmut Greim31, J.S. Heslop-Harrison32, Jan G. Hengstler33, Hartmut Jaeschke34, Norbert E. Kaminski35, Sam Kacew36, James Kim37, Anthony L. Kiorpes38, Curtis Klaassen39, James E. Klaunig40, Anne Loccisano41, James S. MacDonald42, Angela Mally43, Hans W. J. Marquardt44, M. Sue Marty45, John C. Matthews46, Roger O. McClellan47, Robert G. Meeks48, Glenn C. Millner49, Michael W. Pariza50, Dennis Paustenbach51, Olavi Pelkonen52, David Sarvadi53, Kai Savolainen54, Ted W. Simon55, Carr J. Smith56, Keith R. Solomon57, Stanley M. Tarka, Jr.58, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis59, Joyce Tsuji60, Nico P. E. Vermeulen61, Kendall B. Wallace62, Michael Wernke63, Jonathan P. Williams64, Raphael J. Witorsch65, Hiroshi Yamazaki66
1Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology, Inc., Gainesville, FL, USA
2Mohammad Abdollahi, Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3Jay M. Ansell, Principal, Bellevue Toxicology LLC, Alexandria VA, USA
4Michael Aschner, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
5Christopher A. Bates, H.B. Fuller, Saint Paul, MN, USA
6Sir Colin Berry, Prof. (emeritus) of Pathology, Queen Mary, London, UK
7Brad Bolon, Sr. Advisor to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Toxicologic Pathology, President and Pathologist, GEMpath, Inc., Longmont, CO, USA
8Peter J. Boogaard, Editor-in-Chief of Critical Reviews in Toxicology, Professor of Environmental Health & Human Biomonitoring, Division of Toxicology - AFSG, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
9Robert A. Budinsky, (retired) The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
10Lyle D. Burgoon, Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd. Apex, NC, USA
11Gary Burin, (retired) Technology Sciences Group, Inc., Vienna, VA, USA
12James S. Bus, Exponent, Inc., Wendell, NC, USA
13Harvey Clewell, Science to Support Regulatory Activities, Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
14Samuel M. Cohen, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
15Thomas Colnot, EUROTOX, CiS Toxicology, Osorno, Chile
16Paul S. Darby, MD PhD Services, PLLC, Tacoma, WA, USA
17Wolfgang Dekant, Prof. (emeritus) of Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Germany
18John DeSesso, Exponent, Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA
19Daniel R. Dietrich, Prof. (emeritus) of Toxicology, Department of Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Konstanz, Germany, Past-President Academy of Toxicological Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of Chemico-Biological Interactions, Computational Toxicology, and the Journal of Toxicology and Regulatory Policy, Konstanz, Germany
20Mirjana Djukic, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Department for Toxicology, Belgrade, Serbia
21Anca Oana Docea, Department of Toxicology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
22Jose L. Domingo, Distinguished Prof. (emeritus) of Toxicology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, School of Medicine, Reus, Spain
23David L. Eaton, President, Academy of Toxicological Sciences, Prof. (emeritus) School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
24Jeffery A. Engelhardt, (retired) Vice President of Pathology and Nonclinical Development, Ionis, Carlsbad, CA, USA
25Anne Fairbrother, (retired), Exponent, Inc., Philomath, OR, USA
26Allan Felsot, Department of Entomology & Environmental Toxicology, Washington State University, Richland, WA, USA
27Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp, (retired) Environmental Protection Agency, Charlottesville, VA, USA
28Robinan Gentry, Science to Support Regulatory Activities, Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc., Monroe, LA, USA
29Jay I. Goodman, Prof. (emeritus), Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
30Gio B. Gori, Editor-in-Chief (emeritus) of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology(2002 - 2009), The Health Policy Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
31Helmut Greim, Prof. (emeritus) of Toxicology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
32J.S. Heslop-Harrison, Genetics and Genome Biology, Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester, UK
33Jan G. Hengstler, Department of Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, Germany
34Hartmut Jaeschke, Editor-in-Chief of Livers, Associate Editor of Toxicological Sciences, Distinguished Prof. Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA
35Norbert E. Kaminski, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
36Sam Kacew, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Parts A & B, McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
37James Kim, Sr. Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs, American Cleaning Institute®, Washington, DC, USA
38Anthony L. Kiorpes, Principal, River Bluff Associates, LLC, Bloomington, MN, USA
39Curtis Klaassen, (retired) Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA
40James E. Klaunig, Prof. (emeritus) of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
41Anne Loccisano, Exponent, Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA
42James S. MacDonald, Founding Partner, Synergy Partners R&D Solutions, Chester, NJ, USA
43Angela Mally, Department of Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Germany
44Hans W. J. Marquardt, Prof. (emeritus) of Toxicology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Hamburg Medical School, Germany
45M. Sue Marty, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
46John C. Matthews, Prof (emeritus) University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS, USA
47Roger O. McClellan, Editor-in-Chief (emeritus) of Critical Reviews in Toxicology (1987 - 2025); Independent Advisor, Toxicology and Human Health Risk Analysis, Albuquerque, NM, USA
48Robert G. Meeks, Shin-Etsu Silicones of North America, Sarasota, Florida, USA
49Glenn C. Millner, Founder and Principal Toxicologist, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH), LLC, Little Rock, AR, USA
50Michael W. Pariza, Prof. (emeritus), Food Science, Director (emeritus), Food Research Institute University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA
51Dennis Paustenbach, Toxicology and Risk Exposure, TRC, Jackson, WY, USA
52Olavi Pelkonen, Prof. (emeritus) of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Finland
53David Sarvadi, MS, JD, Bonita Springs, FL, USA
54Kai Savolainen, Editor (emeritus) of Human and Experimental Toxicology (2002-2024), Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
55Ted W. Simon, Ted Simon LLC, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Winston, GA, USA
56Carr J. Smith, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, Mobile Alabama, USA
57Keith R. Solomon, Prof. (emeritus), School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
58Stanley M. Tarka, Jr., Adjunct Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
59Aristidis M. Tsatsakis, Center of Toxicology and Science Applications, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece; Universidad Ecotec, Health Sciences Dept., Km. 13.5 Samborondón, EC092302, Ecuador; Sechenov IM First State Medical University, Science Technology Park, Moscow 119991, Russia
60Joyce Tsuji, Exponent, Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA
61Nico P. E. Vermeulen, Prof. (emeritus) of Molecular Toxicology, Department of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
62Kendall B. Wallace, Prof. (emeritus) of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, MN, USA
63Michael Wernke, Health Sciences Sr. Toxicologist and Pharmacologist, Sea Limited, Columbus, OH, USA
64Jonathan P. Williams, Assoc. Prof., Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
65Raphael J. Witorsch, Prof. (emeritus) of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
66Hiroshi Yamazaki, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
EXCLI J 2026;25:Doc1215
Corrigendum to Scientific Forum article: https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2026-9644
[EXCLI Journal 2026;25:1107-1116]; PMID: 42517087; PMCID: PMC13402740
Dear Editors,
an article we cited in-text (p. 1111, 1112, 1113) and in our reference list (p. 1115) should be removed because the citation information is incorrect and the article is superfluous to the other publications from the lay press that we also cited. The reference that should be deleted from our article is:
Mozart M (2025). Glyphosate safety article retracted eight years after Monsanto ghostwriting revealed in court. Retraction Watch. https://retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/glyphosate-safety-article-retracted-elsevier-monsanto-ghostwriting/
Dr. Christopher J. Borgert (on behalf of all authors)
Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology, Inc., Gainesville, FL, USA. E-mail: cjborgert@apt-pharmatox.com
Notes
This Guest Editorial underwent the customary internal review at two journals and an extra-ordinary external review by two referees.