Health
The SPD rejects the authorisation of glyphosate
In the Federal government, there is currently no majority for the continued approval of glyphosate in the EU. Minister and group of the SPD have “health concerns”. The EU approval of glyphosate is now uncertain.
The swing in the Federal government took many by surprise. On Tuesday, the SPD group in the Bundestag decided that Germany should agree to a continued authorisation of glyphosate in the EU. “As long as we don’t know without a doubt that glyphosate is harmless, we should not allow these chemicals to continue,” says the decision.
The SPD parliamentary group appoints its decision on the precautionary principle in environmental and health policy in Europe as the basis of decisions. The Agency for research on cancer of the WHO had to poison the controversial Plant as probably carcinogenic to humans assessed.
The Federal Institute for risk assessment (BfR) is also limited evidence for the carcinogenic effect in humans, but in the overall assessment to the conclusion, “that is to be expected in the case of material and intended application in agriculture, according to current scientific knowledge, no health hazard from glyphosate.”
An evaluation of the chemical by the European chemicals Agency (ECHA) is still out and will last for at least a year. “As long as this process is not yet complete, is in accordance with the principles of the European Law, whether or not glyphosate is carcinogenic”, – stated in the justification for the rejection of the SPD parliamentary group. The opinion of the group of the DW.
Veto of the SPD Minister against re-approval of glyphosate
Hendricks keeps the health risk is too high
The decision of the group of all the SPD Ministers followed suit on Thursday in the Federal government. “The fact that glyphosate has a negative impact on the environment is proved,” said environment Minister Barbara Hendricks on Thursday . “Against the Background of still existing uncertainties about the health risks of glyphosate, the SPD will not agree-led ministries, an extension for the approval of glyphosate,” says Hendricks.
The media and the coalition partners learned for the first time on Thursday of the SPD decision. Agricultural Minister Christian Schmidt (CSU) was very upset. “I have absolutely no sympathy for the backwards roll at the time of approval renewal of glyphosate.”
Surprised by the clear SPD’s rejection of the environmental associations. They were, however, very pleased. “The fact that the German social Democrats are harmful no to the re-approval of the environment and according to the WHO estimate of people likely to be cancer-causing pesticides say, is a strong Signal for the environmental and consumer protection in Europe”, says the BUND Chairman Hubert Weiger. “There is no reason to continue to take unnecessary risks. Glyphosate should be banned. We appeal to all EU member States, re-authorisation of this pesticide decline,” said Weiger.
The EU Parliament wants less glyphosate. Here people give urine samples. In the case of all of the glyphosate is found.
The EU Parliament expressed concern and calls for restrictions
Against the Background of serious concerns, the EU had spoken out in the last month of Parliament for restrictions on the registration of glyphosate.
Instead of an admission of the Pflanzengifts by a further 15 years, as the EU proposed by the Commission originally, the members of Parliament for the licensing of seven years, and this only with considerable restrictions.
The European Parliament calls for the private use and the use in Parks, playgrounds and public gardens, as well as in the vicinity of such places is prohibited. Also, the members reject the use of glyphosate to the so-called desiccation shortly before harvest. This procedure, which leads to an increase of glyphosate residues in food, and also when people refer to members as “unacceptable”.
In addition, the Parliament decided that glyphosate will be applied in the future only if there are no other ways of weed control. In addition, MEPs call for the disclosure of the scientific evidence, on the basis of glyphosate is classified as positive and was approved.
In addition, the Commission should initiate an independent Review. Here, it should be tested as toxic, cause cancer or hormone is harmful to the glyphosate.
The EU Commission will decide without back cover?
Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for health and food safety may be cases, the decision to glyphosate
In the new draft of the EU Commission, the requirements of the EU-Parliament for the limitation of glyphosate. The EU Commission proposes the authorisation of glyphosate for a further nine years without mandatory restrictions.
“It is a scandal that the EU Commission wants to have a proposal by the press, which allows the use of glyphosate without limitation, and all warnings of the consequences of ignored” that outraged Martin Häusling, agricultural expert of the green group in the EU Parliament.
Next Thursday (19.5.) to decide the 27 members of the EU about the further approval of glyphosate. France had already signaled its rejection, with sample ballots in March, Italy and the Netherlands also voted against it.
With the abstention of Germany, the necessary majority in favour of the EU proposal would be unlikely. If, despite the concerns of policy,
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Criminal charges of scientific fraud, the competent EU Commissioner for health Vytenis Andriukaitis uses his right of decision and the approval will approve, is open.