European Parliament to vote on widely used weed killer – McGuinness

The European Parliament is voting today on whether or not to renew the authorisation of a widely used weed killer. The Parliament’s Environment Committee is urging MEPs not to renew the licence for another 15 years, for glyphosate which is used in weed killers such as Roundup. They’re claiming serious concerns remain about the carcinogenicity and hormone disruptive properties of glyphosate. And they want the EU Commission to carry out an independent review and disclose all the scientific evidence that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) used to assess glyphosate. The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says she’s been contacted by a lot of people on this.

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