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French President: glyphosate impossible to be banned within three years

In November 2017, the European Union had renewed the glyphosate approval for 5 years, but Emmanuel Macron had pledged to have it banned in France by 2021. However, despite this commitment, the French president announced yesterday during a…

German BfR rejects accusations of deliberate deception in glyphosate assessment

"It is the remit of politics, NGOs and the media to make inquiries about the work undertaken by authorities," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel. "However, we often see that the complexity of the conventional procedure for the re-approval…

Germany seeking end date for glyphosate use

Germany plans new conditions for pesticide approval and will seek an end date for the use of glyphosate -based herbicides, Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said on Tuesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their SPD coalition…

Czech Republic to restrict use of glyphosate

The Czech Republic will limit the use of substances containing the controversial glyphosate as of next year, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. A World Health Organization study has found that glyphosate probably causes cancer but studies…
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Australia approves field trial for RMIT University's GM buffalo grass

The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) recently issued a licence in response to application DIR 156, authorising the limited and controlled release (field trial) of buffalo grass genetically modified (GM) for herbicide…

India: Agriculture department moots Glyphosate ban

A proposal has been sent by an India district office of the agriculture department in Yavatmal to the state director of quality control to ban the use of glyphosate — a herbicide commonly used by cotton growers here. Herbicides have gained…

Glyphosate - State of play in the European Union

The renewal of glyphosate remains one of the most controversial issues in the EU at the moment. cqualified majority among the Member States to support it. As a compromise, the Commission presented a proposal for a 10 year renewal period instead…

EU open to ‘biodiversity clause’ to end glyphosate deadlock

The European Commission stands ready to insert a clause referring to biodiversity in the glyphosate renewal proposal if it is requested by member states, EURACTIV.com reports. The glyphosate debate heated up in September when French Environment…

EU dismisses claims of industry influence on glyphosate

The European Commission has dismissed claims of undue industry influence on its proposal to renew the EU approval of the herbicide, glyphosate. Environmentalist group Greenpeace quoted media reports that sections of the European Food Safety…