09.04.2016 | permalink
France to Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers Due to Health Risks
France is banning glyphosate mixed with certain adjuvants (additives) due to its perceived risks to human health. The move comes less than two months after Ségolène Royal, France’s minister of ecology, sustainable development and energy, called for the ban.
ANSES—France’s food, environment and health agency—sent a letter this week to manufacturers informing them that it intends to withdraw the authorization on herbicides containing glyphosate mixed with the adjuvant tallow amine, ANSES’ deputy director general Francoise Weber told Reuters.
According to Weber, ANES made the decision after the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) suggested greater potential risks compared to glyphosate alone.
As EcoWatch noted previously, tallow amine aids the effectiveness of herbicides such as glyphosate and is one of the ingredients in Monsanto’s widely popular weedkiller Roundup.
- ecowatch: France to Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers Due to Health Risks
- Reuters: France to ban some glyphosate weedkillers amid health concerns
- EWG: French Government Moves to Ban Some Monsanto Glyphosate Weed Killers
- The Guardian: Glyphosate is a 'probably carcinogenic' herbicide. Why do cities still use it?