EU: member states support restrictions of use for Glyphosate

According to an annoucement of the European Commission the European Union member states have voted in favor of limiting the use of glyphosate, reports Sustainable Pulse.

Recently the EU-Commission extended the approval of glyphosate for a limited period of time, until the end of 2017 at the latest. The experts from the member states set conditions such as increasing scrutiny of pre-harvest use of glyphosate and minimizing the chemical’s use in areas like parks and playgrounds, the European Commission confirmed. “The member states today voted in favor of a proposal by the Commission to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU,” Enrico Brivio, Commission spokesperson for Health and Food Safety, told a press conference.

Sustainable Pulse Director, Henry Rowlands, reacted to the support of the EU Members States for restrictions on use of glyphosate herbicides; “Despite the restrictions on use not being enforceable in law, Sustainable Pulse has been in contact with many of the Environment Ministries in Europe and we have been assured that serious measures will be taken in France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Malta, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy and most likely in a number of other countries.This is a huge step in the right direction and most European citizens now look forward to a full ban on the use of glyphosate herbicides in the near future,” Rowlands concluded.