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EU allows use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate for 10 more years
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03589-zNEWS
17 November 2023
EU allows use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate for 10 more years
In the wake of a stalemate among member states, the European Commission has decided to approve the herbicide’s continued use.
Barbara Casassus
After months of wrangling, the European Commission says it has decided to renew the license for the weedkiller compound glyphosate, approving its use in European Union countries for ten more years.
Following the decision yesterday, the Commission released a [link:ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_5792|statement] saying that, on the basis of comprehensive safety assessments carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it would renew the licence, “subject to certain new conditions and restrictions”.
These include a ban on the use of the chemical to dry crops before harvest, and “the need for certain measures to protect non-target organisms”. Governments can still restrict the use of glyphosate in their own countries if they consider the risks too high, particularly in regard to the need to protect biodiversity, the statement added.
Safety debate
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most widely used herbicide. Over the years, a debate has developed about whether the chemical is safe to use on food crops, as well as its possible environmental impacts. Some studies point to a link between glyphosate and certain cancers1; others suggest that the way in which it is used should not harm consumers2. Glyphosate has been investigated extensively by food- and chemicals-safety agencies, but disagreements among researchers remain.
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17 November 2023
EU allows use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate for 10 more years
In the wake of a stalemate among member states, the European Commission has decided to approve the herbicide’s continued use.
Barbara Casassus
After months of wrangling, the European Commission says it has decided to renew the license for the weedkiller compound glyphosate, approving its use in European Union countries for ten more years.
Following the decision yesterday, the Commission released a [link:ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_5792|statement] saying that, on the basis of comprehensive safety assessments carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it would renew the licence, “subject to certain new conditions and restrictions”.
These include a ban on the use of the chemical to dry crops before harvest, and “the need for certain measures to protect non-target organisms”. Governments can still restrict the use of glyphosate in their own countries if they consider the risks too high, particularly in regard to the need to protect biodiversity, the statement added.
Safety debate
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most widely used herbicide. Over the years, a debate has developed about whether the chemical is safe to use on food crops, as well as its possible environmental impacts. Some studies point to a link between glyphosate and certain cancers1; others suggest that the way in which it is used should not harm consumers2. Glyphosate has been investigated extensively by food- and chemicals-safety agencies, but disagreements among researchers remain.
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