Glyphosate: Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer must be released, rules ECJ
Concerns about its safety were highlighted when a World Health Organization agency concluded in 2015 that it probably causes cancer.
The European Court of Justice
said it was in the public interest to access the information on glyphosate, related not only to knowing what is or could be released into the environment but to understanding the impact of the emissions the weedkiller releases.
The judges annulled two decisions by the EFSA that had denied people access to the information on it.
Glyphosate was developed by Bayer’s Monsanto under the brand Roundup. It is now off-patent and marketed worldwide by dozens of other chemical groups including Dow Agrosciences and Germany’s BASF.
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