The European Union will extend glyphosate's authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller.
BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The European Union will extend glyphosate’s authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s (BAYGn.DE) Roundup weedkiller.
Glyphosate has proved divisive since the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency concluded in 2015 that it was probably carcinogenic to humans.
“This reauthorisation allows us to continue to provide important integrated weed management technology to farmers across the European Union,” Bayer said in a statement.
The German company, which acquired Roundup through its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto in 2018, faces thousands of cancer lawsuits from plaintiffs across the United States.
A more substantial “qualified majority” had been required either to support of block the proposal, but on Thursday and a month ago, the voting did not clear this hurdle.
Greenpeace said it was outraged by the decision, which was contrary to numerous opinions of scientists on glyphosate’s probable negative effects on human health and the environment.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The European Union will extend glyphosate’s authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s (BAYGn.DE) Roundup weedkiller.
Glyphosate has proved divisive since the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency concluded in 2015 that it was probably carcinogenic to humans.
“This reauthorisation allows us to continue to provide important integrated weed management technology to farmers across the European Union,” Bayer said in a statement.
The German company, which acquired Roundup through its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto in 2018, faces thousands of cancer lawsuits from plaintiffs across the United States.
A more substantial “qualified majority” had been required either to support of block the proposal, but on Thursday and a month ago, the voting did not clear this hurdle.
Greenpeace said it was outraged by the decision, which was contrary to numerous opinions of scientists on glyphosate’s probable negative effects on human health and the environment.
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