{"id":643,"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/uncategorized\/643\/eu-prepares-to-brush-aside-glyphosate-herbicide-safety-concerns\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:34:24","slug":"eu-prepares-to-brush-aside-glyphosate-herbicide-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/nature-food\/643\/eu-prepares-to-brush-aside-glyphosate-herbicide-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"EU prepares to brush aside glyphosate herbicide safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOn 8 March, a meeting of EU government experts in Brussels is expected to support the European Commission\u2019s proposal to grant a new 15-year lease to glyphosate, the world\u2019s most used weedkiller, despite World Health Organisation (WHO) cancer warnings.
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EU governments will only restrict its use in pesticide products that also contain a chemical called polyethoxylated (POE)-tallowamine. These products are already banned in Germany, one of Europe\u2019s largest pesticides markets. European decision-makers are also expected to endorse the Commission\u2019s request that Monsanto and other pesticide companies produce scientific evidence, by 1 August 2016, proving that glyphosate does not interfere with the human hormone system. However, the EU licence for glyphosate is expected to be renewed ahead of this deadline.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace EU food policy director Franziska Achterberg said:<\/strong>\u201cEU governments seem more concerned about maintaining today\u2019s destructive agricultural practices than protecting the health of people and the environment. <\/em>For a long time, glyphosate was thought to be safe. <\/em>Now more and more scientific evidence tells us that it’s a serious threat to our health and the environment. Ignoring this evidence for another 15 years will cost us dearly. Europe needs an exit strategy from chemical pesticides and a move towards ecological farming\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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