Brussels grants a one-year reprieve on glyphosate

This is a new round in the showdown between the agrochemical industry and the NGOs that claim food without pesticides or other phytosanitary products, within the European Union (EU). In the middle, the Commission, which must decide. The fight is over glyphosate, the main component of the controversial herbicide Roundup, which is said to be carcinogenic, but massively used in the fields. In 2017, Brussels, under pressure, had only renewed its authorization for five years, against fifteen usually. The end of December 2022 deadline is therefore fast approaching.