European Agency Declares Glyphosate Unlikely To Cause Cancer

Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on Thursday, and the agency proposed a higher limit on the daily amount of residue of the popular weed killer deemed safe if consumed, reports Reuter’s Barbara Lewis in Brussels.

The EFSA advises EU policymakers and its conclusion could lead the 28-member European Union to renew approval for glyphosate, which was brought into use by Monsanto Co. in the 1970s and is used in its top-selling product Roundup as well as in many other herbicides around the world.

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Environmental groups have been calling for a ban after the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, said in March that glyphosate was “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

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A campaign group said that 1.4 million people had signed a petition calling on the European Union to suspend glyphosate approval pending further assessment.

The EFSA said it carried out a thorough analysis and took account of the IARC’s findings.

View the full report on Reuters.com.

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