The European Commission must not re-approve the 'probably carcinogenic' weedkiller glyphosate so long as its assessment is based on secret industry studies, actual products are not investigated, and in the absence of scientific criteria for endocrine disruption, write 66 MEPs in this Open Letter to Commissioner Andriukaitis, in charge of health and food safety.
… report by the rapporteur Member State (BfR), concluded in November 2015 that … of all the studies which were used by the BfR and EFSA to assess glyphosate and not only …
A new study shows that 99.6% of Germans are contaminated with the herbicide glyphosate, writes Nicole Sagener. The news comes as the EU puts off a crucial decision on whether to re-authorise the chemical, described by IARC as 'probably carcinogenic', until 2031.
… the Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR) saw no health risk in the study's … and, as a result, poses no risk. Indeed the BfR study formed the foundation of the EFSA … assessed and verified. The EFSA / BfR glyphosate studies relied heavily on …