28.01.2018
- The European Parliament is planning to establish a special committee to review the EU’s authorization procedure for crop protection agents. The plans reflect the Parliament’s...
10.01.2018
- Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted...
14.12.2017
- The European Commission’s five-year extension of registration for the controversial herbicide active ingredient glyphosate took effect on Dec. 12. The existing license had been due...
30.11.2017
- Germany’s deciding vote in favor of the European Commission’s five-year reprieve for the controversial herbicide chemical glyphosate at the Nov. 27 meeting of the EU’s Standing...
28.11.2017
- On its seventh try, the EU’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed at a meeting on Nov. 27 agreed to extend the license of the herbicide chemical glyphosate for five...
10.11.2017
- For the second time in two weeks and the sixth time altogether, an EU expert panel has failed to agree on whether to extend the license of the herbicide chemical glyphosate at all...
26.10.2017
- The EU has again failed to reach agreement on renewing authorization for use of glyphosate. No formal vote was taken at the Commission meeting on Oct. 25, as an initial round of...
20.07.2017
- The US state of Tennessee has become the fourth to place restrictions on the use of Monsanto’s dicamba, due to damages the herbicide is said to cause to crops not genetically...
