EUROPEAN AGENCY SAYS CLASSIFICATION OF GLYPHOSATE REGARDING CARCINOGENICITY IS UNJUSTIFIED.
Glyphosate has taken some beatings in the courts lately. Still, there’s some good news coming out about glyphosate in the European Union (EU), say Bayer officials.
In the EU, all approved pesticide active ingredients undergo routine scientific evaluations, which are conducted by designated Member States and then peer reviewed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Glyphosate is currently going through this routine renewal process in the EU, say Bayer officials. The designated Member States for the current glyphosate renewal process – known as the Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG) – are France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
The AGG has published main conclusions of their draft Renewal Assessment Report (dRAR) for glyphosate. The AGG’s conclusions are based on one of the most extensive and comprehensive scientific dossiers ever compiled for a pesticide product, say Bayer officials.
