Re:Fed-up consumers are going after food companies for misle...
by hinkley on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @10:47AM
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Do they use it as a defoliant? Pre-emergent herbicides have all season to break down. In the US we spray roundup on wheat at the end of the season to make it all harvestable at the same time. That is much closer to the minimums placed on the label, which are most likely wrong.
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Re:Fed-up consumers are going after food companies for misle...
by vladvasiliu on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @04:47PM
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I don't know, it's not a subject I've followed closely. My comment was based on an article today in Le Figaro (French daily paper) [0] about how the EU proposed to prolong the authorization of glyphosate use for ten more years, since there was no conclusive evidence that it's harmful. However, apparently states still have to deliver authorizations for use themselves, and the EU calls on them to be careful about any harmful effects on "small mammals" and underground water. The article doesn't say anything about when it's allowed to be used. I've checked French Wikipedia which doesn't seem to say this, either.
[0] in French: https://www.lefigaro.fr/social/glyphosate-bruxelles-propose-...