France will vote against the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate. Doubts about the drug's risks to human health are the reason for this. This was announced by an official of the French Ministry of the Environment.
France's position allows the country to block the re-admission of glyphosate into the European Union (EU) for 10 years. The vote on the renewal of the admission is on October 4.
Re-admission requires a majority of EU member states, but without France there is a real chance that the admission will not be renewed. France and Germany abstained in previous rounds of voting.
Farming disapproving
French farmers disapprove of the decision, saying it will mean the end of glyphosate use. "Until alternative solutions are available, a glyphosate ban will put aside farmers' years of research and development efforts," said the French Union of Farmers, FNSEA.
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