Supermarkets and garden centres ban Roundup weedkiller suspected of causing cancer

Retail outlets across Europe are taking glyphosate - the main ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup - off their shelves, despite government officials declaring it safe to use

Monsanto is far from happy. The main ingredient of its highly profitable weedkiller, Roundup, often used in conjunction with GM crops, has been declared a "probable carcinogenic".

As well as being profitable for Monsanto, glyphosate is one of the most widely adopted weedkillers in the world by gardeners and farmers alike. Use of it by UK farmers, for example, has soared by 400% in the last 20 years.