{"id":670,"date":"2017-11-28T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T08:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agrochemicals\/?p=670"},"modified":"2017-11-28T16:23:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T08:23:39","slug":"eu-backs-renewal-of-glyphosate-for-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agrinoon.com\/agrochemicals\/zh\/eu-backs-renewal-of-glyphosate-for-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"EU backs renewal of glyphosate for five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"detailbox\" class=\"post-content\">\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0European Union member states on Monday renewed the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate\u00a0for five more years, in a surprise decision to break a months-long stalemate.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Representatives from 18 of the 28 members states voted in favour of the European Commission&#8217;s proposal for a five-year renewal, with nine against and one abstained, the commission said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Heavyweight Germany dropped its opposition to the pesticide, introduced in 1974 by US agro-giant Monsanto as Roundup, after overcoming doubts about its use, EU officials said.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It is sprayed on food crops but also used widely outside of agriculture, such as on public lawns and in forestry.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Divisions over the weedkiller within the EU have dragged on since June 2016, when its previous 15-year licence expired and an 18-month extension was granted.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The European Commission had originally recommended approving the herbicide\u00a0&#8216;s use for another decade.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0However, faced with an uproar over the alleged dangers of glyphosate use, experts balked last month at a renewal and the commission then proposed reducing the timeframe from 10 years to five years.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8216;Probably carcinogenic&#8217;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Environmental campaigners Greenpeace and other critics are calling for an outright ban of glyphosate in Europe.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;They (the commission) complain there is too much responsibility on their shoulders and that European governments are hiding behind them,&#8221; Franziska Achterberg, from Greenpeace Europe, told AFP.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;They can&#8217;t have their cake and eat it. 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But at the same time they&#8217;re not ready to listen to people&#8217;s concerns.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Activists point to a 2015 study by the World Health Organization&#8217;s International Agency for Research on Cancer that concluded it was &#8220;probably carcinogenic&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But the European Food Safety Authority and the European Chemicals Agency both say glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, in line with a 2016 review carried out by WHO experts and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Monsanto insists glyphosate meets the standards required to renew its European licence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-meta\"><b>Source:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>AFP<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0European Union member states on Monday r &hellip; 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