My Department is aware of the publicity surrounding the report on glyphosate issued by a World Health Organisation (WHO) affiliate, the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) in which a supposed link between occupational exposure to glyphosate and a risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is cited. We are further aware that another WHO affiliate, the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) does not concur with this position.
The conclusion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the regulatory authorities of other OECD countries is based on a large data set of high reliability and quality identifies that glyphosate can be used safely. Indeed, in addition to the EU conclusions on glyphosate, the authorities of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have all published their reviews on glyphosate since 2015, concluding that glyphosate is probably not carcinogenic to humans and they do not intend imposing any additional conditions on the continued use of glyphosate.
Glyphosate is not currently banned in France and the Netherlands or indeed any other country in Europe.
