THE EU committee of member state representatives’ vote on the five-year re-licensing of herbicide glyphosate has failed to reach a qualified majority and will be postponed until a further date.
NFU Scotland said it was disappointed following a further delay to the re-authorisation of a product which has been deemed safe by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) among others. The decision will now be made by an appeals committee at the end of the month.
The NFUS said that the ‘science is clear that glyphosate is a safe and environmentally friendly product and NFU Scotland believes that any decision made on its re-authorisation should be based on science rather than politics’.