Why This Book Matters Now More Than Ever
If you’ve ever wondered how glyphosate ended up on our breakfast plates, playgrounds, and waterways—with regulators still insisting it’s safe—Whitewash is the book you didn’t know you needed.
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Written by veteran journalist Carey Gillam, Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science [amazon.com] is not just about a chemical. It’s about a system. One where multinational corporations write the script, public watchdogs lose their bark, and those who raise questions are often the first to be discredited.
Sound familiar?
This book echoes many of the concerns raised here at NoMoreGlyphosate.nz—and it connects the dots in ways that are both damning and deeply human.
What You’ll Learn from Whitewash
Gillam, a former Reuters correspondent, spent years interviewing scientists, farmers, lawyers, and whistleblowers. What she uncovers is a pattern of aggressive PR tactics, ghostwritten science, regulatory capture, and deep political influence—all to protect the profits of glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup®.
Among the book’s most gripping chapters:
- How Monsanto ghostwrote scientific papers to downplay glyphosate’s risks
- The behind-the-scenes pressure campaigns to silence critical researchers
- The real stories of farmers and groundskeepers diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after repeated glyphosate exposure
- The global tug-of-war between independent science and industry-backed reassurance
Far from a dry scientific read, Whitewash reads like a legal thriller crossed with an environmental whodunit. Except the implications are real—and they’re still unfolding.
A Warning and a Wake-Up Call
While Whitewash centers on the U.S., the parallels with what’s happening here in New Zealand are impossible to ignore. We, too, are witnessing attempts to reassure the public while avoiding uncomfortable questions. We, too, are watching regulators propose higher allowable glyphosate residues—while referencing outdated or industry-funded data.
This isn’t just a story about one herbicide. It’s a story about how public trust can be eroded, one carefully controlled narrative at a time.
For Readers Who’d Rather Not Know…
Whitewash is not a comfortable read. It confronts the quiet complicity of systems we’ve been taught to trust. If you prefer not to question the safety of your food, the honesty of regulators, or the influence of industry behind closed doors—this might not be your book.
But if you’re ready to face the truth, it’s a necessary one.
But that may be the point.
This book isn’t meant to reassure. It’s meant to awaken.
Where to Find It
Whitewash is widely available at bookstores, online retailers, and public libraries. For those in New Zealand, you may be able to request a copy via your local library service or find it through Book Depository, Amazon, or independent booksellers.
Final Thought
At NoMoreGlyphosate.nz, we believe information is power. Books like Whitewash give us the tools to challenge lazy narratives and demand better from those who are supposed to protect our health and environment.
If you’re ready to go beyond headlines and PR spin—this is the book to start with.
Because once you read Whitewash, it becomes impossible to unsee what’s really going on.
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Further Reading
The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice
by Carey Gillam
The Monsanto Papers offers a front-row seat to the courtroom drama that exposed how far a corporation would go to protect its flagship weedkiller. Part legal thriller, part investigative reporting, it follows the landmark lawsuit that forced internal documents into the light—and changed the conversation on glyphosate forever.
The Monsanto Papers [Our review]
Toxic Exposure: The True Story behind the Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice
By Chadi Nabhan
Toxic Exposure pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes legal battles against Monsanto, told by the doctor who took the stand. It’s an insider’s account of courtroom pressure, scientific debate, and the personal cost of standing up to corporate power—all in pursuit of truth and justice.
Toxic Exposure [Our review]
The greatest threat to truth is not the lie—but the silence that follows it.
