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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