European Parliament votes for a ban on glyphosate by 2022

Glyphosate ban protest in Brussels — epa06096434 People gather and symbolically topple a giant bottle of 'Glyphosate' by US-based agrochemical company Monsanto to protest the use of the herbicide, in front of the seat of the European Commission at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, 19 July 2017. The protest was held in the context of a debate within the European institutions, on whether or not to ban 'Glyphosate', a braodband hebicide which some scientists regard as being highly carcinogenic. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

People gather and symbolically topple a giant bottle of 'Glyphosate' by US-based agrochemical company Monsanto to protest the use of the herbicide, in front of the seat of the European Commission at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, 19 July 2017. The protest was held in the context of a debate within the European institutions, on whether or not to ban 'Glyphosate', a braodband hebicide which some scientists regard as being highly carcinogenic.

STEPHANIE LECOCQ

The European Parliament approved a resolution to fully ban glyphosates by 2022 on Tuesday.
Glyphosate is the active agent of Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup. On Wednesday, the European Commission postponed taking a binding agreement on the matter, Reuters reports.
Glyphosate is a herbicide used to kill broadleaf plants and grasses since 1974. According to a 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) study the agent has carcinogenic potential as it affects the human endocrinal system.
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