EU vote on controversial weedkiller licence postponed
by Arthur Neslen in Brussels from Environment | The Guardian on (#16D4G)
Four EU states force delay of a vote to renew the licence for glyphosate, which has been found to be 'probably carcinogenic'
A mutiny by several EU states has forced the postponement of a vote in Brussels on relicensing a widely used weedkiller that the World Health Organisation has found is probably carcinogenic.
Italy joined France, Sweden and the Netherlands in opposing a new 15-year licence for glyphosate at a meeting which had been expected to rubber stamp its reapproval on Tuesday.
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