Mexico bars shipment of glyphosate pesticide | Cites health, environmental concerns | Seemingly the retreat from glyphosate on the part of nations and regions is unstoppable.
--- Mexico bars shipment of glyphosate pesticide By The Associated Press
25 November 2019
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-bars-shipment-glyphosate-pesticide-67301826
* Mexico bars shipment of glyphosate pesticide, citing health, environmental concerns
The Mexican government says it won’t allow a 1,000-ton shipment of the pesticide glyphosate into the country, citing health and environmental concerns.
Mexico became the latest in a string of countries to announce bans on glyphosate, the active ingredient in weed killer Roundup.
Mexico’s environment department said Monday it denied a permit to import glyphosate, presumably for agricultural use.
The department said “glyphosate represents a high environmental risk, given the credible presumption that its use can cause serious environmental damage and irreversible health damage.”
There have been a host of successful U.S. lawsuits from people who claim glyphosate causes cancer.
Previously, Thailand and Germany announced bans or phase-outs of glyphosate. __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org Profiles: http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/GM_Watch:_Portal Twitter: http://twitter.com/GMWatch Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GMWatch/276951472985?ref=nf |
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