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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11460
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) gmo

Testbiotech warns toxic effects of spraying soybeans with combination of herbicides are proven

Brussels, 04/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - Spraying crops with glyphosate in combination with other herbicides results in a higher toxicity level than spraying with glyphosate alone, warned the NGO Testbiotech, following publication of a toxicology dossier on Monday 4 January.

Such combinations of herbicides are regularly sprayed on new varieties of genetically modified soybeans produced by Monsanto and Bayer. Yet the European Commission wants to allow the import of these beans into the EU for...

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