Keyword: glyphosate

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UN/WHO Says Glyphosate Unlikely Carcinogen

17.05.2016 - In an opinion published on the eve of the European Commission’s possibly final discussion over whether to extend the registration of glyphosate for a further 15 years, the United...

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EP Proposes Seven-year Glyphosate Reauthorization

14.04.2016 - After the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) last month passed a resolution urging the EU Commission not to renew the authorization of the herbicide ingredient...

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MEPs urge EU not to Reauthorize Glyphosate

24.03.2016 - Expressing serious concerns about the carcinogenicity and endocrine disruptive properties of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate, the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI...

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EU Commission Postpones Glyphosate Vote

09.03.2016 - The EU has again postponed a decision on whether to extend its approval for glyphosate, the controversial active ingredient for a number of herbicides including Monsanto's Roundup...

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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...

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Role Reversal

04.12.2015 - China’s role within the global chemical industry has so far mostly been seen as an export market for global producers, not only for specialty chemicals but also for many basic...

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Monsanto Facing Fresh Roundup Litigation

14.10.2015 - US agriculture and GMO giant Monsanto is facing lawsuits from farm workers in connection with its Roundup herbicide. One case charging that glyphosate, the primary ingredient in...

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French Minister Will Ask Garden Shops not to Sell Roundup

14.06.2015 - French Environment and Energy Minister Segolène Royal has told the French television network France 3 she plans to ask garden shops to stop selling Monsanto's glyphosate weed...