BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Last month, the European Union (EU) concluded that glyphosate indeed poses minimal risk to human health and the environment, and is safe when used as directed.
The Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG) consisted of members from France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden who concluded that for all proposed uses, a safe use could be demonstrated for operators and workers (both with and without personal protective equipment) and for bystanders and that glyphosate meets the approval criteria as an active substance to be used in plant protection products.
Another major finding of the group was that there was no scientific evidence showing the popular weed product causes cancer. The group “proposes that a classification of glyphosate with regard to carcinogenicity is not justified” or put in simpler terms, there is no link between the two.
Also, the EU found that there is no link to germ cell mutation, is not toxic to reproductive organs, and generally is not a hazard to any human organs – with the exception that glyphosate may “cause serious eye damage”.
(SOURCE: All Ag News)