European commission plans to relicense controversial weedkiller
by Arthur Neslen from Environment | The Guardian on (#151G8)
Glyphosate was deemed 'probably carcinogenic' by WHO but draft law has been drawn up to grant new 15-year lease
The European commission plans to give a new 15-year lease to a controversial weedkiller that was deemed "probably carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
A draft implementing law seen by the Guardian says the commission has decided it is appropriate to renew the licence for glyphosate after a lengthy review, which sparked a scientific storm.
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