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Activists 'sabotage' Monsanto's Roundup product with fake health warnings (Photo: Global Justice Now)

The anti-glyphosate lobby strikes again

The current authorisation period for glyphosate in the EU comes to an end in December this year. But still no agreement on a renewal has been agreed upon.

What should really be a non-issue and a formality has turned into a total mess, since the anti-glyphosate lobby has mobilised on all fronts to hinder a renewal. It is a story about flawed science and scientists wearing two hats.\n \nGlyphosate is the most commonly-used active substance in herbicides. It has revolutionised agriculture...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Activists 'sabotage' Monsanto's Roundup product with fake health warnings (Photo: Global Justice Now)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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