The Health and Safety Agency in France will soon ban certain types of herbicides that combine glyphosate with tallowamine. The agency sent a note to manufacturers this week announcing the withdrawal of the authorization of these products. The European Food Safety Agency published a report suggesting a greater risk potential than with glyphosate alone. Glyphosate is a common ingredient in products like Monsanto’s Roundup, which has been the subject of fierce debate since a World Health Organization body declared it possibly carcinogenic. Tallowamine is used in the product to help it be more effectively absorbed by plants. Monsanto said economic impact would be minimal since it’s already shifted away from using tallowamine in its products.
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