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Top Weedkiller to Stay on EU Market for at Least One More Year
- Europe due to prolong glyphosate permit for 12 to 18 months
- EU to stop short of renewal decision pending cancer-risk study
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The European Commission said it would keep glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, on the market for at least 12 more months while awaiting a study of whether the chemical causes cancer.
The commission, the European Union’s regulatory arm in Brussels, plans on Wednesday to extend the current license for glyphosate for an extra 12 to 18 months pending a review by Europe’s chemicals agency of the health risks. The commission gained sole power to prolong the permit in early June when the EU’s 28 national governments were divided over the matter.