15.09.2015 | permalink
A key committee in the European Parliament rejected a proposal today from Green party members to halt an extension in use of the world’s most popular weedkiller.
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety voted against the objection raised by ENVI Rapporteur Kateřina Konečná, a member of the Nordic Green Left party, who tried to block extension of glyphosate. The herbicide created by Monsanto is best known by the brand name Roundup.
The motion was rejected with 25 votes in favor, 32 against, 10 abstentions.
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.
