{"id":7960,"date":"2020-03-03T13:59:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=7960"},"modified":"2020-03-03T13:59:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T13:59:34","slug":"eu-panel-rejects-bid-to-stop-monsanto-weedkiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=7960","title":{"rendered":"EU panel rejects bid to stop Monsanto weedkiller"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"art\"><figcaption>\n<p>The rapporteur said she was \u201creally sad\u201d about the EP\u2019s rejection | PHILIPPE HUGUEN\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header>\n<h1>EU panel rejects bid to stop Monsanto weedkiller<\/h1>\n<p class=\"subhead\">Sales of the herbicide, which is contained in 750 products, must stop in December if not given re-authorization.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<footer class=\"meta\">\n<p>\n\t\t\tBy\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard\">Jules Johnston<\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"timestamp\">9\/15\/15, 8:11 PM CET<\/p>\n<p class=\"updated\">Updated 1\/16\/18, 4:12 PM CET<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>A key committee in the European Parliament rejected a proposal Tuesday to halt an extension in the use of the world\u2019s most popular weedkiller.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety voted against the objection raised by ENVI Rapporteur Kate\u0159ina Kone\u010dn\u00e1, a member of the Nordic Green Left faction, who tried to block extension of glyphosate. The herbicide created by Monsanto is best known by the brand name Roundup.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was rejected with 25 votes in favor, 32 against, 10 abstentions.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of the herbicide, which is contained in 750 products, must stop in December if not given re-authorization. The Commission proposes to extend marketing to June of next year.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental groups often cite a report by the World Health Organization that suggests links to cancer. That 2015 report by the WHO\u2019s International Agency for Research on Cancer found \u201csufficient evidence in animals\u201d to indicate glyphosate is \u201cprobably carcinogenic to humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Crop Protection Association supports the herbicide, saying the report contradicted \u201cthe world\u2019s most robust and stringent regulatory systems \u2014 namely the European Union and the United States \u2014 in which crop protection products have undergone extensive reviews based on multi-year testing\u201d and were not found to pose a cancer risk to humans.<\/p>\n<p>Kone\u010dn\u00e1 railed against her colleagues for not backing her measure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really sad that this objection wasn\u2019t approved. I have to say that this is a huge hypocrisy from the ENVI committee members,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Commission told the panel that there is a big chance that a report on the issue by the EU\u2019s food safety agency will be delayed, which Kone\u010dn\u00e1 called outrageous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unacceptable hazard with a health of the EU\u2019s citizens,\u201d\u00a0Kone\u010dn\u00e1 said.<\/p>\n<p>A Commission spokesman defended the policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Extending the approval period by six months will give EFSA [the European Food Safety Agency] time to finalize its scientific conclusions on glyphosate,&#8221; Enrico Brivio said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the renewal of the authorization, the Commission, in consultation with Member States, will take appropriate risk management action following the publication of the EFSA opinion,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>While widespread in use, glyphosate-based products face scrutiny from environmental groups, who argue it may be harmful to humans. Advocates want further testing, citing studies suggesting an\u00a0increase of cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in\u00a0those exposed to it. Some other studies have suggested a link to human and animal cells being damaged\u00a0in vitro, which can also lead to cancer.<\/p>\n<p>First created in 1969 by agribusiness giant Monsanto, which held the U.S. patent until 2000, glyphosate-based herbicides are now produced by\u00a0many other companies across the world. Monsanto\u2019s Roundup brand is still a large part of the market with, $5 billion worth sold in 2014 alongside their \u201cRoundup Ready\u201d genetically modified seeds in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The company defends the product, with Philip Miller, Vice President Global Regulatory Affairs, saying the WHO review \u201cdoes not meet the standards used by respected agencies around the world,\u201d referring to the United States and preliminary EU reports.<\/p>\n<p>He also said it conflicts with a study by the German government, the current rapporteur member state for glyphosate. That report recommends reauthorization of the chemical in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace EU food policy director Franziska Achterberg said it was typical of Monsanto to dismiss studies linking the chemical to cancer and chastised the EU approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the uncertainty about the effects of glyphosate, the EU should carry out an in-depth and independent scientific risk assessment,\u201d she said. \u201cUnfortunately, EU safety testing relies heavily on unpublished industry data. This is unacceptable and has to change if Europeans are to have any trust in the EU\u2019s safety standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monsanto&#8217;s genetically modified seeds survive the brands own herbicides, allowing farmers to widely spread the Roundup herbicide on a field without damaging the GM \u201ccash crops\u201d they wish to grow.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<footer class=\"content-credits\">\n<h6>Authors:<\/h6>\n<dl class=\"vcard\">\n<dt class=\"credits-author\"><span class=\"vcard\">Jules Johnston<\/span>&nbsp;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rapporteur said she was \u201creally sad\u201d about the EP\u2019s rejection | PHILIPPE HUGUEN\/AFP\/Getty EU panel rejects bid to stop Monsanto weedkiller Sales of the herbicide, which is contained in 750 products, must stop in December if not given re-authorization. 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