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Sunshine Coast Council Follows France’s Lead in Phasing out Weedkiller
Spraying weeds with synthetic chemicals could be a thing of the past in a few years if the Sunshine Coast Council has its way. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/06/22/4259440.htm It is phasing out the use of controversial pesticide glyphosate - the...
French Minister Calls on Shops to Stop Selling Monsanto’s Roundup
French Environment and Energy Minister Segolene Royal said on Sunday she would ask garden shops to stop selling Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller as part of a wider fight against pesticides seen as potentially harmful to humans. Source: Reuters "France must be offensive...
Sri Lanka’s New President Puts Immediate Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides
Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena announced Friday that the import of the World’s most used herbicide glyphosate will be banned with immediate effect. The release of already imported stocks has also been stopped. Source: Sustainable Pulse...
International Doctors Demand Immediate Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides
The International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) has written to officials of the EU Parliament and Commission asking for an immediate ban on glyphosate herbicides and four insecticides judged by the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency, IARC, to be...
Bermuda Suspends Imports of Glyphosate after WHO Report
The importation of Roundup weed spray has been suspended following the results of a recent study, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden announced today. Source: http://www.todayinbermuda.com Full statement: The Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment is committed to...
German Retail Giant REWE Removes Glyphosate from DIY Stores
The 350 ‘toom Baumarkt DIY’ stores belonging to the REWE Group will carry no glyphosate-containing products later than September 30, 2015. From Monday such products cannot be re-ordered for the stores. Source: http://sustainablepulse.com By the end of 2013 toom...