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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬After months of wrangling, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#European</a> Commission says it has decided to renew the license for the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weedkiller</a> compound <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glyphosate</a>, approving its use in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanUnion</a> countries for ten more years <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> allows use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate for 10 more years In the wake of a stalemate among member states, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanCommission</a> has decided to approve the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#herbicide</a>’s continued use. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03589-z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03589-z</a>

✦ 𝚜 𝚑 𝚎 𝚙 𝚐 𝚘 ✦Brussels backs 10-year extension of controversial glyphosate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roundup</a>It remains the world's bestselling <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weedkiller</a>, despite potentially causing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> in humans. The EU approval of the chemical glyphosate is set to end, but the European Commission wants to extend it. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/brussels-backs-10-year-extension-of-controversial-glyphosate/a-66823892" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dw.com/en/brussels-backs-10-year-extension-of-controversial-glyphosate/a-66823892</a>

BellingenNSWChemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture""Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/APVMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#APVMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SystemicProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SystemicProblems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#governance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WeedKiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeedKiller</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glyphosate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemicals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#failure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅‘Disturbing’: <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weedkiller</a> ingredient tied to <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a> found in 80% of <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/urine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urine</a> samples | US news | The Guardian<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/09/weedkiller-glyphosate-cdc-study-urine-samples</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glyphosate</a> Bayer <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roundup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horticulture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Herbicide</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glyphosate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/weedkiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weedkiller</a> damages wild bee colonies, study reveals | <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bees</a> | The Guardian<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/02/glyphosate-weedkiller-damages-wild-bumblebee-colonies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/02/glyphosate-weedkiller-damages-wild-bumblebee-colonies</a><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pesticides</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insecticides</a>

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