{"id":18395,"date":"2016-07-06T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=18395"},"modified":"2016-07-07T09:11:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T13:11:28","slug":"glyphosate-extended-18-months-europe-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/07\/glyphosate-extended-18-months-europe-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Glyphosate Extended for 18 Months in Europe &#8211; With Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, July 6, 2016) Unable to come to a formal decision on glyphosate, the European Commission has issued a limited license extension for \u00a0glyphosate, \u00a0the pesticide in Monsanto\u2019s flagship product Roundup. The decision also comes with some restrictions, including obligations for member states to minimize use on playgrounds, and a ban on formulations with the ingredient POEA. The \u00a018-month interim license will allow glyphosate-containing products to remain on the market until the European Chemicals Agency rules \u00a0on glyphosate\u2019s safety, an action \u00a0due by the end of 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/press-release_MEX-16-2357_en.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17444\" src=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roundup-sprayer-300x71.jpg\" alt=\"roundup sprayer\" width=\"510\" height=\"121\" align=\"right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roundup-sprayer-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roundup-sprayer-768x182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roundup-sprayer-1024x242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roundup-sprayer.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>According to the European Commission<\/a>, \u201cDespite repeated efforts from the Commission to address concerns expressed about the re-approval of glyphosate, Member States were not prepared to take responsibility for a decision \u00a0as no qualified majority was reached\u201d\u00a6\u201d Debate has been raging in Europe about the continued use of glyphosate in light of the 2015 classification by the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of <a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/03\/glyphosate-classified-carcinogenic-by-international-cancer-agency-group-calls-on-u-s-to-end-herbicides-use-and-advance-alternatives\/\">glyphosate as a \u201cprobable human carcinogen.<\/a>\u201d However, confusion peaked when a few short months later the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/11\/new-finding-says-glyphosate-roundup-not-carcinogenic-not-so-fast\/\"> published its report <\/a>finding that glyphosate is \u00a0\u201cunlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans.\u201d However, EFSA\u2019s report is \u00a0limited in that it reviewed glyphosate alone, unlike IARC which reviewed glyphosate and its formulated products (Roundup) which are more relevant for evaluating risks to human health.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Commission waits on another agency, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to conduct and complete another assessment of glyphosate, due in 2017. In the meantime, the Commission did offer some restrictions to the European use of glyphosate. These include a ban of the co-formulant polyethoxylated tallow amine or POEA from glyphosate-based products, obligations to reinforce scrutiny of pre-harvest uses of glyphosate, as well as to minimize use in specific areas like public parks and playgrounds. POEA, commonly used in glyphosate products and listed as an \u201cinert\u201d ingredient, has been shown to be <a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2009\/07\/secret-ingredient-in-the-herbicide-roundup-kills-human-cells\/\">even more toxic than glyphosate itself<\/a>, and responsible for the elevated toxicity of glyphosate products.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, a <a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/04\/majority-of-europeans-want-glyphosate-banned-use-continues\/\">European poll reported<\/a> that the majority of people across the EU\u2019s five biggest countries, including \u00a0three-quarters of Italians, 70% of Germans, 60% of French and 56% of Britons, support a ban on glyphosate. The herbicide is the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/02\/monsantos-glyphosate-roundup-reported-most-used-herbicide-globally\/\">most widely used chemical in the world<\/a>, according to reports, and as a result is being detected in food and \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/03\/study-finds-majority-of-germans-have-glyphosate-in-their-bodies\/\">human bodies<\/a>. Tests have detected \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/02\/glyphosate-residues-in-popular-german-beers\/\">glyphosate residues in German beer<\/a>, at levels higher than allowed in drinking water. Last year, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/07\/carcinogenic-glyphosate-linked-to-dna-damage-as-residues-are-found-in-bread\/\">glyphosate residues were found in \u00a0bread<\/a> \u00a0being sold in the UK. The \u00a0results of the \u00a0bread study \u00a0also shows that glyphosate use in the UK increased by 400% in the last 20 years and is one of the three pesticides regularly found in routine testing of British bread -appearing in up to 30% of samples tested by the UK government. A pilot study conducted by the group Moms Across America in 2014 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2014\/05\/moms-tell-epa-to-ban-glyphosate-after-residues-found-in-breast-milk\/\"><strong>found that glyphosate<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0may also bioaccumulate in the human body, as revealed by high levels of the chemical in the breast milk of mothers tested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/index.php?pesticideid=37\"><strong>Glyphosate<\/strong><\/a>, created by Monsanto, is touted as a \u201clow toxicity\u201d chemical and \u201csafer\u201d than other chemicals by industry. But glyphosate has been shown to have \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/gateway\/index.php?pesticideid=37\"><strong>detrimental impacts<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0on humans and the environment. Given its widespread use on residential and agricultural sites, its toxicity is of increasing concern. In addition to IARC&#8217;s findings, <a href=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/ncap\/pages\/26\/attachments\/original\/1428423381\/glyphosate.pdf?1428423381\"><strong>previous studies<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0have linked the toxicant to non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma and multiple myeloma. It is also an endocrine disruptor, causes reproductive effects, kidney and liver damage, and is toxic to aquatic organisms, according to studies. \u00a0In September 2015, a study published in \u00a0<em>Environmental Health News<\/em> \u00a0found that \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2015\/09\/kidney-liver-damage-linked-to-chronic-low-dose-glyphosate-exposure\/\"><strong>chronic, low-dose exposure to glyphosate<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0led to adverse effects on liver and kidney health. Roundup formulations can also induce a dose-dependent formation of DNA adducts (altered forms of DNA linked to chemical exposure, playing a key role in chemical carcinogenesis) in the kidneys and liver of mice. Human cell endocrine disruption on the androgen receptor, inhibition of transcriptional activities on estrogen receptors on HepG2, DNA damage and cytotoxic effects occurring at concentrations well below \u201cacceptable\u201d residues have all been observed.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indicated it will release its preliminary risk assessment of glyphosate for public comment later this year. However, the agency found itself embroiled in some controversy after <a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/05\/epa-releases-then-pulls-its-report-that-disputes-cancer-finding-for-glyphosate-roundup\/\">pulling its cancer risk assessment for glyphosate<\/a>, which was noted as concluding that the chemical is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans. \u00a0After \u00a0pulling the report, the agency stated that the document was not final.<\/p>\n<p>EPA also indicated that federal testing will \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/civileats.com\/2016\/02\/17\/fda-to-start-testing-for-glyphosate-in-food\/\"><strong>begin for glyphosate residues in food<\/strong><\/a>. However, although a positive step, this move is largely seen as political \u2014a response to growing public pressure and not focused on evaluating health concerns. A \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ehjournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12940-016-0117-0\">scientific review<\/a>, \u00a0 released in February 2016 by a group of 14 \u00a0scientists, expressed concern about the widespread use of glyphosate-based herbicides, the lack of understanding regarding human exposure, and the potential health impacts. According to the report, U.S. agencies, such as the National Toxicology Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and EPA, have not adequately kept up with cutting-edge research. The researchers call for the global science and regulatory community to step back and take a fresh look at glyphosate due to widespread exposure patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Pesticides urges individuals concerned about glyphosate exposure to support organic systems that do not rely on hazardous carcinogenic pesticides. In agriculture, concerned consumers can \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/organic-agriculture\/why-organic\/health-benefits\"><strong>buy food with the certified organic label<\/strong><\/a>, which not only disallows synthetic pesticides like glyphosate, but also the use of sewage sludge and genetically engineered ingredients. Beyond Pesticides also urges the adoption of <a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/lawns-and-landscapes\/overview\">organic lawn and landscape programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/press-release_MEX-16-2357_en.htm\">European Commission Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, July 6, 2016) Unable to come to a formal decision on glyphosate, the European Commission has issued a limited license extension for \u00a0glyphosate, \u00a0the pesticide in Monsanto\u2019s flagship product Roundup. The decision also comes with some restrictions, including obligations for member states to minimize use on playgrounds, and a ban on formulations with the ingredient POEA. The \u00a018-month interim license will allow glyphosate-containing products to remain on the market until the European Chemicals Agency rules \u00a0on glyphosate\u2019s safety, an action \u00a0due by the end of 2017. According to the European Commission, \u201cDespite repeated efforts from the Commission to address concerns expressed about the re-approval of glyphosate, Member States were not prepared to take responsibility for a decision \u00a0as no qualified majority was reached\u201d\u00a6\u201d Debate has been raging in Europe about the continued use of glyphosate in light of the 2015 classification by the World Health Organization\u2019s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of glyphosate as a \u201cprobable human carcinogen.\u201d However, confusion peaked when a few short months later the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its report finding that glyphosate is \u00a0\u201cunlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans.\u201d However, EFSA\u2019s report is \u00a0limited in that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,124,21,41,6,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-announcements","category-chemicals","category-glyphosate","category-international","category-pesticide-regulation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Glyphosate Extended for 18 Months in Europe - With Restrictions - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/07\/glyphosate-extended-18-months-europe-restrictions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glyphosate Extended for 18 Months in Europe - With Restrictions - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, July 6, 2016) Unable to come to a formal decision on glyphosate, the European Commission has issued a limited license extension for \u00a0glyphosate, \u00a0the pesticide in Monsanto\u2019s flagship product Roundup. 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