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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Arthur Neslen

EU regulators ‘dismissed evidence’ linking glyphosate to rodent tumours

A French farmer spraying glyphosate herbicide in a corn field.
A French farmer spraying glyphosate herbicide in a cornfield. Photograph: Jean-François Monier/AFP/Getty Images

EU regulators dismissed key scientific evidence linking glyphosate to rodent tumours in a positive assessment they gave for continued sales of the substance last week, according to a new report by environmental campaigners.

Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used weedkiller and its EU relicensing has become a touchstone in a wider battle between environmentalists and agribusiness over the future of farming.

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