US must re-examine risks of glyphosate, key Roundup weedkiller ingredient
by Reuters from Environment | The Guardian on (#60G7H)
Appeals says EPA did not adequately consider whether glyphosate causes cancer and threatens endangered species
The US Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to take a fresh look at whether glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer's Roundup weedkiller, poses unreasonable risks to humans and the environment.
In a 3-0 decision on Friday, the ninth US circuit court of appeals agreed with several environmental, farmworker and food-safety advocacy groups that the EPA did not adequately consider whether glyphosate causes cancer and threatens endangered species.
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