PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Glyphosate: Health Hazards (8 October 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on peoples health of the use of Glysphosate as a herbicide and crop desiccant.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

Like all pesticides, glyphosate is subject to restrictions to ensure that its use will not harm people or have unacceptable effects on the environment. UK experts participated in the European Food Safety Authority’s recent assessment of glyphosate and support its conclusions, particularly that glyphosate does not cause cancer. The Government therefore supports the continuing approval of glyphosate.

In line with normal practice when an approval is renewed, the UK regulator is reviewing the authorisations for all glyphosate products, including those for pre-harvest use.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
16 October 2018