According to a scientific opinion provided by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the controversial herbicide chemical glyphosate does not cause cancer in humans.
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to keep glyphosate’s current classification as causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life.
The committee determined that the current scientific data did not fulfil the requirements for classifying glyphosate as a carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic chemical.
A study published about Glyphosate poisoning clearly states the toxicity of this chemical.
The European Commission is due to issue a decision by July 2023, at the earliest, on whether to ban or renew the herbicide’s use based on ECHA’s assessment.
The committee is expected to publish their report by mid-August.
At this point one should question, even if up till now there’s not enough evidence if Glyphosate is carcinogenic, should it be continued to be used as herbicide ?
