EU trade deal could force UK to limit glyphosate use
A proposed EU trade framework being negotiated could force the UK to restrict or ban glyphosate use on cereal and pulse crops, particularly the practice of spraying it as a preharvest dessicant. Glyphosate is widely used to dry crops before harvest so combines can work faster and yields are easier to manage, and campaign groups including the Soil Association, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Greenpeace and the Wildlife Trusts are calling for an end to that practice. The World Health Organization classifies glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to humans," and researchers link glyphosate-based herbicides to genetic damage, oxidative stress and hormonal disruption, meaning any trade rule limiting glyphosate would reshape UK farming practices and import standards.
Oh. How terrible. Imagine being forced to stop using this abominable product www.theguardian.com/environment/...
wtkmomma7my homeplace was magical, fairly inaccessble, pristine and unchanged by human hands til priveleged seasonal property owners began using roundup on thistles, which dont even grow here unless soil is artificially disturbed. amphibians gone. Insect/bird/plant diversity halved.
𝙿𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚊 𝙳𝚘𝚕𝚋𝚢5Glysophate=no weeds, but potential for life ending cancer No glysophate= a few More weeds, but a longer, healthier life And don’t forget this toxin is going into the groundwater as well
Jus 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🚜 🌲4A big shout out for cancer 😡
Poppet 🇨🇦4Rightful so Only America wants to kill its people
Todi Smrt3Won't that go against the spirit of Brexit? I thought the Brits had liberated themselves from Europe?
Anon_girl 🌹🇺🇲💙🇺🇦🌎🇨🇦🇮🇪🏴🇬🇷 🇫🇷🧿3Meanwhile in the United States, it's getting a green light by the goons in charge.
Millie, or Mills if we’re friends3And this, friends, is why the US is trying to break up the EU. NATO isn’t the target; the EU has always been what Trump and the oligarchs want to kill
Knotabot2Glyphosate- bad. Weeds- good. www.youtube.com/shorts/9v07g...
Robin D. Ashe2Also RoundUp was developed by the military for killing weeds around missile silos, not dandelions and morning glories. Stupid yuppies who want a lawn that looks like AstroTurf. I don't have a lawn. I have a yard.
Jacques Gallagher2Wait for a brexiter/tory/reform to complain 'it's not patriotic to buy foreign products just because its safer'.
🚨🚨Bad, bad, VERY EVIL #EU is demanding UK to restrict the use of a controversial weedkiller glyphosate linked to CANCER. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Jacob Öberg28The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops shortly before harvest to desiccate them and make them easier to handle. That practice has been banned in Europe since 2023 over fears of the chemical’s impact on
Verity Imelda Player10There is a school of thought that contends that a lot of what we think is wheat or gluten allergy/intolerance is in fact caused by glyphosate traces in food.
kathrynsherlock.bsky.social6So glad this has been published in a daily newspaper. I was made aware of this practise some time ago & as an oat milk user I made it my mission to source organic products wherever possible.
Jane Harbison2Hard to believe it is being used - very worrying
Bobson Dugnutt2It's "linked to cancer" because people who aren't scientists keeps thinking that is a real thing. The truth is that it's the most researched herbicide in history, and there is no link. You can hate BigAg, but glyphosate is a herbicide thats vastly better for nature than the alternatives
Sylvia Booth2Jeez… because nobody in the UK thinks we should allow these cancer weedkillers.
Surely nobody could object to the UK working with the EU to reduce the use of cancer causing chemicals? (Except Nigel and his band of euro haters). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
sweaters40.bsky.social3If the UK elects Nigel,they are in for a world of hurt! Nigel and his ilk are shameless liars and what’s happening in the US will cross the pond!
Kevin Thurston3It seems if we want to export wheat from our sacred isle to the EU we’ll have to follow their rules. Stick your Sovereignty up your arse you haven’t got any cards.
Regnirts2Nigel & his band of Euro haters want complete control over the finances of the UK, he does not want Euro intervention thus making it easier rob & steal hand over fist just like the Trump family in USA.
