TTIP: European Commission attempts to resurrect deal as countries go cold on plan
UK is a main driving force behind TTIP so leaving the EU won’t save it
2016
US soy farmers spend 88% more on pesticides than 6 years ago
With the emergence of glyphosate-resistant weeds, planting of glyphosate tolerant crops is no longer the most effective way to control weeds
Synthetic biology sweetener slips through US regulatory net
US FDA OKs EverSweet as “generally recognised as safe”
France and Germany's environment ministry say no to new Commission proposal on glyphosate
Qualified majority in favour of re-approval might prove elusive
EFSA proposes “secure reading room” for access to controversial glyphosate studies
Studies on which EFSA based its controversial assessment that glyphosate was “not carcinogenic” are hidden from view
Europe’s Socialists and Democrats regret Commission’s lack of commitment to end glyphosate use
MEPs point to lack of scientific agreement on chemical’s potential dangers to health
Commission seeks glyphosate approval by another name
The European Commission is seeking political backing to allow unrestricted use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate by labelling the decision as temporary, warned Greenpeace
Is Monsanto hot for Bayer's pesticides?
Monsanto claims it aims to reduce farmer dependence on pesticides – but its potential merger with Bayer suggests otherwise
EU Commission to propose shorter glyphosate license renewal
One- or two-year extension will be considered
Experts with conflicts of industry must be removed from JMPR panel – NGO
Panel concluded glyphosate doesn’t pose a cancer risk through food, but members are linked with pesticide industry group ILSI