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Related: About this forumViva la France!! They banned over-the counter RoundUp!! (similar to Russia, Canada, Brazil, et al)
France Bans Monsanto Herbicide Roundup: Should United States Follow Suit?
6/15/15
The Monsanto herbicide Roundup is not a welcome product in France. The European nation moved to halt over-the-counter sales of a weedkiller that remains popular in the United States. As France cracks down on the Monsanto product, some wonder why the U.S. hasnt done the same.
Although Roundup is said to be the star of the Monsanto company, there is a significant health concern tied to the product. The active ingredient in Roundup is a substance known as glyphosate. According to Phys.org, the UNs International Agency for Research on Cancer declared the ingredient to have cancer-causing properties back in March.
...French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal said that France intends to go on the offensive against harmful pesticides like Roundup. The move to ban the Monsanto product came shortly after a request to halt sales by the French consumer association CLCV. There were also plans to make similar products only available to inexperienced gardeners through an intermediary or a certified vendor.
France joins Canada, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands as nations that have outright banned or limited the sale of glyphosate-based products like Roundup. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Russia outrighted banned all GMOs, effectively booting Monsanto from the nation.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2173208/france-bans-monsanto-herbicide-roundup-should-united-states-follow-suit/#RFkyifvlHDsiwthh.99
6/15/15
The Monsanto herbicide Roundup is not a welcome product in France. The European nation moved to halt over-the-counter sales of a weedkiller that remains popular in the United States. As France cracks down on the Monsanto product, some wonder why the U.S. hasnt done the same.
Although Roundup is said to be the star of the Monsanto company, there is a significant health concern tied to the product. The active ingredient in Roundup is a substance known as glyphosate. According to Phys.org, the UNs International Agency for Research on Cancer declared the ingredient to have cancer-causing properties back in March.
...French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal said that France intends to go on the offensive against harmful pesticides like Roundup. The move to ban the Monsanto product came shortly after a request to halt sales by the French consumer association CLCV. There were also plans to make similar products only available to inexperienced gardeners through an intermediary or a certified vendor.
France joins Canada, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands as nations that have outright banned or limited the sale of glyphosate-based products like Roundup. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Russia outrighted banned all GMOs, effectively booting Monsanto from the nation.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2173208/france-bans-monsanto-herbicide-roundup-should-united-states-follow-suit/#RFkyifvlHDsiwthh.99
Gee, do you think we should too? Do you think we will? That would mean People & Planet mean more than $$$....so un-American....
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Viva la France!! They banned over-the counter RoundUp!! (similar to Russia, Canada, Brazil, et al) (Original Post)
RiverLover
Jun 2015
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Quick! Cue the paid-per-post brigade! You'll drink your Roundup and *you'll like it*
villager
Jun 2015
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villager
(26,001 posts)1. Quick! Cue the paid-per-post brigade! You'll drink your Roundup and *you'll like it*
...if you know what's good for you!
randys1
(16,286 posts)2. Is this what is killing the bees?
Where are we with the bees?
Are we X amount of years from dying off?
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)3. Pesticides that are designed to kill insects are killing bees. Specifically Neonicotinoids. /nt