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Commission Likely To Approve Short Term Glyphosate Extension This Week

June 28, 2016 at 3:03 PM
The European Commission this week is expected to approve a short-term extension of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been politically linked to the pending status of three biotechnology traits that the U.S. soybean industry has called for the EU to also approve. The College of Commissioners met Monday (June 27), but did not discuss glyphosate in light of the political turmoil stemming from United Kingdom's referendum to leave the EU, a spokeswoman for the commission's health and food safety department...


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