Glyphosate: EFSA assesses IARC findings

EFSA is to assess the findings of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which concludes that the herbicide glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to humans. 

The report , which was published this week, will be considered as part of EFSA’s on-going peer review of the re-evaluation of glyphosate. The re-evaluation was carried out by the BfR, the German risk assessment body.

EFSA’s finalised conclusion will be sent to the European Commission and published later this year.

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