In , the Italian government banned the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest treatment and placed restrictions on glyphosate use in areas frequented by the public.
In November of , Italy was one of seven EU nations to vote against relicensing glyphosate. Luxembourg: The country will become the first in the EU to completely ban all products containing glyphosate. The Luxembourg glyphosate ban will take effect in three phases. On Feb. Stocks of glyphosate may be used until June 30, On Dec. Malta: In July of , Malta banned the use of glyphosate in public spaces. The spraying of glyphosate will not be allowed on roadsides or near schools, among other places.
Until the ban, the country will gradually reduce use of the herbicide. Netherlands: Banned all non-commercial use of glyphosate. New Zealand: The cities of Auckland and Christchurch passed resolutions to reduce the usage of chemicals for weed and pest control in public places. The Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility, a New Zealand charitable trust, called for a glyphosate ban in Portugal : Prohibits the use of glyphosate in all public spaces.
The president of the Portuguese Medical Association has also called for a worldwide ban of glyphosate. Vincent and the Grenadines: Acting on advice from their Pesticides Board, the Caribbean country placed an immediate suspension on the import of glyphosate-based herbicides. The regions of La Rioja major Spanish wine region and Aragon have also approved motions against endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which includes glyphosate. Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka was the first country to issue a nationwide ban on glyphosate.
However, in , the government decided to lift the ban due to crop losses and overgrowing weeds. Sweden: Raised concerns about glyphosate safety and has pushed against relicensing the herbicide in the EU. In , the Swedish Chemicals Agency SCA announced it was planning to tighten rules on private use of plant protection products.
Switzerland: Concerned about public well-being, the Swiss supermarket chains Migros and Coop removed glyphosate-based products from their shelves due to health risks. In , the Green party put forth a plan to ban glyphosate in Switzerland. Thailand: In August , Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth ceased licensing extensions for three hazardous farm chemicals, including glyphosate.
Following the announcement, U. The Thailand glyphosate ban was scheduled to take effect in December of However, after pressure from industry, the ban was reduced to a restriction. However, according to the Sun , Homebase and other major retailers still stock the weed killers for sale. The following boroughs and townships have issued bans or restrictions on pesticides and herbicides, including glyphosate:.
Derry City Northern Ireland. Midlothian Scotland. North Lanarkshire Scotland. North Somerset. Vietnam: Following the jury verdict in Hardeman v.
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As for the whole of the European Union EU , glyphosate is not currently banned. However, EU public opinion is leaning in favor of a glyphosate ban. In a poll of the five largest EU countries , over 66 percent of respondents said they favored a glyphosate ban.
Over 1. That public pressure caught the attention numerous Members of European Parliament, who have cited the petition as the foundation for instituting an EU ban.
In November of , EU member states narrowly voted to relicense glyphosate for a period of five years. Following the scandal, six EU countries sent a letter to the European Commission, calling for an exit plan for glyphosate. France and Italy have stated they will carry out glyphosate bans by , and Germany announced in that it will also issue a glyphosate ban.
In January of , a European Parliament report found that EU regulators based their decision to relicense glyphosate on an assessment that was plagiarized from a coalition of pesticide companies, including Monsanto. The BfR report concluded that classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen is not warranted. Environmental Protection Agency EPA maintains that glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.
As such, glyphosate is not banned by the U. However, the EPA is a captured agency, meaning it is dominated by the industry it presumably regulates. Internal company documents now public in the Monsanto Papers demonstrate that EPA prioritizes the interests of corporations like Monsanto or political groups over the interests of the public it is charged with protecting.
We have study after study after study showing that it in fact, does cause a specific type of cancer called lymphoma. And we see it happening in thousands and thousands of people across the country. And the simple fact is they know that this EPA will not take adverse action against them. It is a travesty that this truth about it causing cancer and this awareness that we are trying to raise has to be done in the context of litigation.
We only exist, these lawsuits only exist, because the EPA has failed the American public for 45 years and Monsanto is allowed to get away with reckless conduct with, essentially, impunity…this agency essentially does not work for the American public but works for industry. The announcement was a welcomed victory for consumer advocates who have long fought to remove glyphosate from store shelves.
California has not issued a statewide ban on glyphosate. Prop 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
The state also has Public Act to eliminate the use pesticides in K-8 schools. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ceased using aquatic herbicides, glyphosate chief among them, anywhere in state waters , while the agency gathers public input. Indian River County, Florida — Ceased using glyphosate on city parks and a public golf course. Vero Beach, Florida — City officials announced an organics weed management pilot program to curb the use of glyphosate and other chemicals.
In February of , a series of bills moved ahead in the legislature that would regulate pesticides, including Roundup weed killer. Dozens of cities and townships in Maine have adopted local ordinances restricting or banning pesticides and herbicides. South Hadley, Massachusetts — Banned the use of glyphosate on town-owned or town-operated property. On April 21, , several Michigan State Senators introduced a bill that would ban the residential use of glyphosate on grass, flower beds, and other ground cover.
New Jersey has State and local ordinances encouraging Integrated Pest Management programs to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides. At least 15 city school districts and over a dozen other parks and recreation departments in the state have enacted IPM programs. Updates on the legislation can be found here. A class action is also being brought in Australia against three former and current Monsanto companies, slated for a hearing in federal court in March Jane Bremmer, a campaigner at the National Toxics Network, said glyphosate was prolific in the environment, dangerous, and court cases around the world had shown the herbicide was carcinogenic.
They prevent weeds growing by using organic products, covering areas to block sunlight and mechanical and hand weeding, she says. Glyphosate and other chemicals are poorly regulated because of the power of the petrochemical industry, she says.
He says they are a pragmatic bunch of people who know their way around the differences between a hazard like a shark and a risk the chance of being bitten. On the banks of the degraded Duck River in greater Sydney, Dixon has used the herbicide for years as part of a volunteer bush care group to knock back invasive balloon vine and trad.
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