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In a blow to Monsanto, France to vote against license renewal for weedkiller glyphosate

France will vote against renewing the European license for weedkiller glyphosate, an official at the environment ministry said Wednesday, adding to uncertainty over the future of widely-used products such as Monsanto's Roundup in the European Union. Concerns over glyphosate's risk to human health have prompted investigations by U.S. congressional committees and delayed a relicensing decision in the EU."France will vote against the re-authorization of glyphosate due to the doubts that remain about its dangerousness," a ministry official said.The European Commission, the EU executive, has proposed extending approval for glyphosate by 10 years after the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) said in a study in March it should not be classified as a cancer-causing substance.

 

 

 

 

 

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