EU extends approval for weed killer claimed to harm health

France and Germancy at odds BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday approved a five-year extension to the use of the weed killer glyphosate, in a move that failed to satisfy either environmentalists or farmers and pitted Germany against France.

 

November 29, 2017



France and Germancy at odds

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday approved a five-year extension to the use of the weed killer glyphosate, in a move that failed to satisfy either environmentalists or farmers and pitted Germany against France.

After a drawn-out process, the EU backed the extension with a qualified majority and was able to beat a mid-December deadline when the current li...



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