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France has announced a ban on over the counter sales of weedkiller Roundup
Roundup weedkiller banned from French garden centres over 'probable' link to cancer
The French Ecology Minister said: 'France must be on the offensive with regards to the banning of pesticides'
Monday 15 June 2015
France has announced a ban on over the counter sales of a brand of weedkiller from garden centres after the active ingredient was classified as "probably carcinogenic to humans" by the UN.
The UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate in March as "probably carcinogenic to humans", and is the active ingredient in Roundup.
The weedkiller is used by amateur gardeners as well as farmers and is the foremost product of American biotechnology giant Mosanto.
French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal told France 3 television on Sunday: "France must be on the offensive with regards to the banning of pesticides."
- The Independent: Roundup weedkiller banned from French garden centres over 'probable' link to cancer
- Reuters: French minister asks shops to stop selling Monsanto Roundup weedkiller
- IBT Media Inc: Segolene Royal Calls For French Ban On Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide
- Consumer Association CLCV: Glyphosate: a "probable carcinogen" herbicide
