France has officially banned the sale of Monsanto's roundup herbicide in plant nurseries

Recently the Minister of ecology of France, Segolene Royal has announced the official ban the sale in nurseries of plants and specialized stores popular drug from weeds is roundup, which is recognized by the United Nations carcinogenic.

According to reports from the International Agency for research on cancer (IARC), the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate is classified as a "probable human carcinogen". Itself roundup, introduced in the 70-ies of the last century and is now widely used by gardeners and farmers, is the flagship product of American biotech giant Monsanto (Monsanto).

As stated by Ms. Royal, France should take a leading position relative to the prohibition of pesticides. Her statement was made after the French consumers Association CLCV has asked the responsible French and European officials to stop sales of products based on glyphosate gardeners.

According to the research conducted among the agricultural workers in 2001, the Agency has "limited evidence" of the impact of glyphosate on human health, both directly in contact with this substance, and living near treated fields. In particular, this drug causes cancer.

However, the giant American agricultural business Monsanto disputes the classification of his product, issued by IARC.

Last week, MS Royal also said that Yu starting from January 2018 phytosanitary products used for control of plant diseases will be available only to the gardeners "through an intermediary or from the certified vendor". photographic material: phys.org

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