Keyword: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

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EU Renews Glyphosate License for One Year

06.12.2022 -

The European Commission has provisionally renewed the license of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate until the end of 2023. Earlier this year, the EU governing...

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MEPs urge EU not to Reauthorize Glyphosate

24.03.2016 - Expressing serious concerns about the carcinogenicity and endocrine disruptive properties of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate, the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI...

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EU Commission Postpones Glyphosate Vote

09.03.2016 - The EU has again postponed a decision on whether to extend its approval for glyphosate, the controversial active ingredient for a number of herbicides including Monsanto's Roundup...

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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...

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UK Easing of EU Neonic Ban Riles Critics

08.10.2015 - As the preliminary end of the EU’s two-year moratorium on certain applications of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides nears, the UK’s decision in July to allow selective exceptions...

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French Court Partially Lifts Ban on BPA

21.09.2015 - French companies can now produce BPA-based products for export after the French Constitutional Council ruled the law was unconstitutional. The ruling by the country’s highest...

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EU Authorizes 17 GMOs for Food and Feed

27.04.2015 - Hot on the heels of its proposal to permit member states to reject the import of genetically modified crops for food and feed, the European Commission has authorized 10 new GMOs...

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American Chemistry Council Launches pro-BPA Campaign

09.03.2015 - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is launching an advertising campaign in US publications pointing to what it sees as a dismissal of bisphenol A (BPA) as a health threat...