Brussels, 07/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The authorisation given on Friday by the Member States to the extended use of Paraquat- a particularly dangerous herbicide- in the European Union, has provoked outcry among environmentalists and unions. The scientific experts of the Member States, who met in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health approved the Commission's proposal to add Paraquat to the list of active substances authorised in the European Union (inclusion on the list...