EU avoids glyphosate exit

Exit glyphosate has been avoided by the EU, with the European Commission temporarily authorising continuing use of the world’s and the EU’s most widely used herbicide.

EU nations have been unable to decide whether to allow Monsanto’s Roundup and similar weedkillers continue on the EU market, so the European Commission decided the issue on Tuesday, instead of national politicians.

Last week, representatives from the 28 member states again failed to agree on extending the EU licence for glyphosate, which was due to expire today.