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Where is Glyphosate Banned? | Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman<\/a><\/p>\n Which Countries and US States are Banning Roundup?<\/a>– The Carlson Law Firm<\/p>\n Glyphosate Herbicides Now Banned or Restricted in 21 Countries Worldwide \u2013 Sustainable Pulse Research<\/a><\/p>\n AFRICA<\/strong><\/p>\n MALAWI<\/p>\n In April 2019, Malawi\u2019s Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development announced the immediate suspension of all import licenses for glyphosate-based herbicides.<\/p>\n Govt suspends Monsanto’s roundup import permit<\/a><\/p>\n TOGO<\/p>\n Since 2019, the West African country of Togo has prohibited the import, market or use of glyphosate and any product containing it.<\/p>\n Togo\u2019s Agriculture Minister Announces Total Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\n ASIA<\/strong><\/p>\n INDIA<\/p>\n The Punjab government banned the sale of glyphosate in October 2018, while the Kerala Government banned the sale, distribution and use of glyphosate and other products that contain glyphosate in February 2019.<\/p>\n Punjab government bans sale of herbicide<\/a><\/p>\n Kerala government bans glyphosate, a deadly weed killer<\/a><\/p>\n MIDDLE EAST<\/p>\n Oman\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture along with six other Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain, have banned the use of glyphosate herbicides since 2016, after reviewing IARC\u2019s classification of glyphosate as a \u2018probable human carcinogen\u2019.<\/p>\n Six Middle Eastern Countries Ban Glyphosate Herbicides over \u2018Probable Carcinogen\u2019 Fears<\/a><\/p>\n SRI LANKA<\/p>\n On April 27, 2021, the Sri Lankan government decided<\/a> to ban importing chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and to replace them with organic inputs and methods<\/a>. This decision was supported by many, including the Global Alliance for Organic Districts<\/a>, who petitioned for the President\u2019s collaboration<\/a> in order to include Sri Lanka to an international network of local organic districts.<\/p>\n Sri Lanka\u2019s shift towards organic farming<\/a><\/p>\n In June 2021, the World Future Council awarded Sri Lanka, among 4 others, with a Special Future Policy Award for “most effective policy solutions that minimise the adverse effects of exposure to chemicals on human health and the environment”. Sri Lanka’s pesticide regulations, as well as Sri Lanka\u2018s National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997, have contributed to one of the greatest decreases in suicide rates ever achieved globally.<\/p>\n Sri Lanka Wins Policy Oscar as Ban on Agrochemicals Leads to Massive Drop in Suicide Rates<\/a><\/p>\n Future Policy Award 2021 crowns five best policies protecting from hazardous chemicals<\/a><\/p>\n In 2014 Sri Lanka was the first state that banned glyphosate after the publication of a study on the correlation between the use of glyphosate-based pesticides and Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC). In 2018, however, the Government lifted the ban on the weedicide glyphosate. In 2019, the two Sri Lankan scientists – authors of the above mentioned study – who were to receive a prestigious award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) were informed that their selection was placed \u201cunder review,\u201d two days after they were announced as the recipients.<\/p>\n Sri Lanka bans Monsanto herbicide citing potential link to deadly kidney disease<\/a><\/p>\n Glyphosate ban lifted finally<\/a><\/p>\n Sri Lanka scientist blames industry as award for herbicide research is axed<\/a><\/p>\n THAILAND<\/p>\n The ministry of health in Thailand issued a ban on the three toxic pesticides paraquat, chlorpyrifos and glyphosate in August of 2019 by ceasing licensing extensions. But after pressure from US businesses and the domestic industrial agriculture industry, the government of Thailand walked back the ban- originally intended to begin December of 2019-\u00a0 to just a restriction of glyphosate within maximum limits.<\/p>\n Bending to International Industry Pressure, Thailand Walks Back Toxic Chemical Bans<\/a><\/p>\n VIETNAM<\/p>\n In 2019, after a second trial verdict in the United States linking glyphosate to cancer, Vietnam banned all imports of pesticides with the active ingredient in order to phase out national use. Vietnam also banned national trading of glyphosate pesticides.<\/p>\n Vietnam Bans Import of Glyphosate Herbicides after US Cancer Trial Verdict<\/a><\/p>\n OCEANIA<\/strong><\/p>\n AUSTRALIA<\/p>\n Several municipalities and school districts across the country are taking measures to restrict or ban the use of glyphosate and some of them use alternative non-chemical methods for weed-control in public areas. While the Victorian state government has launched its own review of glyphosate as a matter of precaution.<\/p>\n Local councils still using weed killer glyphosate despite WHO warning it ‘probably causes cancer’<\/a><\/p>\n Councils set off steam over pest weeds, but Melville not there yet | Community News<\/a><\/p>\n Roundup cancer link set to force Sydney councils to ban weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\n Following a series of massive jury verdicts in Roundup cancer lawsuits in the United States, the Australian state of Victoria launched its own review of glyphosate. Two councils in Sydney have either banned or are in the process of banning glyphosate use, and eight other councils are reviewing the chemical.<\/p>\n Sydney councils move to ban Roundup weedkiller over cancer fears<\/a><\/p>\n FIJI<\/p>\n According to local sources, Fiji is now moving towards a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides, after the sugarcane industry announced that glyphosate will be banned for use on sugarcane farms in the country from December 31st 2020 onwards.<\/p>\n Fiji Moves Towards Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\n NEW ZEALAND<\/p>\n In 2017, the cities of Auckland and Christchurch passed a resolution that all public places in its area are free from chemicals for weed and vegetation control.<\/p>\n ‘Spray-Free Streets’ target chemical in Auckland Council’s weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\n EUROPE<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2017, European citizens have joined forces through the ECI \u2013 European Citizens Initiative<\/a> to Stop Glyphosate. Within five months, more than one million EU citizens joined the ECI<\/a> to revoke the authorization of glyphosate use in all member states and to reform procedures for the approval of pesticides in Europe. This is not a \u201cbinding\u201d instrument, but the European Commission is obliged to respond and thus to also give political insight into the subject.<\/p>\n European Citizens Initiative to #StopGlyphosate \u2013 Navdanya international<\/a><\/p>\n Six member states that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate, the world\u2019s most commonly used weedkiller, sent a letter to the European Commission in December 2017 asking the EU executive to conduct a study and look into alternatives to the controversial substance. In their letter to Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and EU health chief Vytenis Andriukaitis, the six ministers of agriculture or environment from France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Malta reiterated their \u201cconcerns\u201d about the risks of the use of glyphosate.<\/p>\n Six member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan<\/a><\/p>\n Glyphosate is currently approved<\/a> in the EU until 15 December 2022. Therefore, glyphosate can be used as an active substance in Plant Protection Products (PPPs), until that date, subject to each PPP being authorised by national authorities following an evaluation of its safety. On 10 May 2019, the Commission appointed<\/a> four Member States (France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden) acting jointly as ‘rapporteurs’ for the next assessment of glyphosate \u2013 this group of Member States is known as the Assessment Group on Glyphosate<\/a> (AGG). On 12 December 2019, the Glyphosate Renewal Group<\/a> (a group of companies seeking the renewal of approval of glyphosate in the EU), sent an application for the renewal of approval of glyphosate post-2022 to the AGG, the other Member States, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Commission. This application formally initiates the renewal process in the EU as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1107\/2009.<\/p>\n Status of glyphosate in the EU<\/a><\/p>\n On June 15, 2021, four EU member states (France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden) released a statement which concluded that glyphosate does not pose risks for human health. Such a conclusion contradicts scientific evidence of the association between exposure to the popular pesticide and the development of cancer. This announcement represents the first step in the new safety assessment of glyphosate, the current market approval of which will expire in December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n Ominous first step in EU renewal process of glyphosate: 4 member states suggest no risk for human health \u2013 HEAL comment<\/a><\/p>\n AUSTRIA<\/p>\n In July 2019, the Austrian parliament passed a total ban on glyphosate, which was due to come into force on January 1st, 2020, but the country\u2019s caretaker leader announced she would not sign the ban into law, currently tabling the bill.<\/p>\n Austria moves to ban glyphosate this year \u2013 POLITICO<\/a><\/p>\n Austrian lawmakers vote to ban Roundup weed killer ingredient glyphosate | CNN<\/a><\/p>\n Austrian leader blocks ban on weedkiller glyphosate, citing technicality<\/a><\/p>\n BELGIUM<\/p>\n In Belgium, the use of glyphosate was first banned by the Regions. But the Federal remained in charge of its marketing. Since 2018, the marketing, sale and private use of all herbicides, such as \u201cRoundup\u201d, is prohibited. Since the 31st of December 2018, the sale of selective herbicides (for example, herbicide that removes dandelions, daisies, etc. in a lawn) is also prohibited. The Brussels government banned the use of glyphosate on its territory in line with the region\u2019s \u201czero pesticides\u201d policy, but the European Commission rolled it back in October 2018.<\/p>\n Flemish Government Approves Belgium Glyphosate Ban for Individuals<\/a><\/p>\n Glyphosate sales to non-professionals banned in Belgium<\/a><\/p>\n Brussels government takes Commission to EU court over glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n European Commission rolls back Brussels glyphosate ban<\/a><\/p>\n CZECH REPUBLIC<\/p>\n In September 2018, the agriculture ministry of the Czech Republic announced that it will limit the use of substances containing the controversial glyphosate weedkiller as of the following year.<\/p>\n Czech Republic to restrict use of glyphosate weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\n DENMARK<\/p>\n In 2015, a Danish authority declared glyphosate a human carcinogen, as per IARC\u2019s classification. In 2017, Aalborg Council, home to Denmark\u2019s fourth-largest city, banned the use of pesticides in private yards and gardens. In July of 2018, the Danish government banned the use of glyphosate on all post-emergent crops and implemented new rules for alternative weed management.<\/p>\n Danish Authority Calls Glyphosate a Human Carcinogen<\/a><\/p>\n Danish city to ban homeowners\u2019 use of pesticides<\/a><\/p>\n Alternative Methods in Weed Management to the use of Glyphosate and other Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\n FRANCE<\/p>\n In January 2019, French authorities banned the sale of a form of glyphosate-based weed-killer Roundup following a court ruling that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the widely used herbicide. In May 2019, French Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume confirmed that France would eliminate glyphosate use by 2021 with limited exceptions. At the end of August 2019, the administrative court of Rennes ruled against a decree, issued by the mayor of Langou\u00ebt (Ille-et-Vilaine) in Brittany, which imposed a distance of 150 meters between people\u2019s homes and workplaces and chemically treated fields. In response, citizens\u2019 movements expressed their outrage and the political debate became heated across the country. Around 56 other small French towns\u00a0 and\u00a0 villages have issued similar anti-pesticide orders and are putting pressure on the government, which launched a public consultation on safety distances. This was followed by the signature of an order, by the president of the Val-de-Marne departmental council banning the use of pesticides that contain glyphosate throughout the department on September 10th. On\u00a0 September 12th, 2019, the metropolitan areas of Paris, Lille, Nantes, Grenoble and Clermont-Ferrand also announced a ban on the use of pesticides in their territories.<\/p>\n France takes Roundup weed-killer off market after court ruling<\/a><\/p>\n FAS: France announces glyphosate ban in 2021 | TSLN.com<\/a><\/p>\n French mayors ban glyphosate weedkiller, defying government<\/a><\/p>\n French mayor in court after banning pesticides near homes in his village<\/a><\/p>\n Rennes: the mayor of Langou\u00ebt pleads for a decree “that goes in the direction of history”<\/a><\/p>\n Pesticides: la carte des communes qui ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 pris des arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\n Pesticides-free cities put pressure on French government<\/a><\/p>\n GERMANY<\/p>\n Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the country\u2019s cabinet on February 10th, 2021. The law needs to be passed by both the Bundestag lower house and the Bundesrat upper house which represents the interests of the 16 regional governments in Germany, a process that typically takes several months.<\/p>\n German cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024<\/a><\/p>\n GREECE<\/p>\n Since EU reapproval of glyphosate-based weed killers in November 2017, environmental groups in Greece are putting pressure on the government to roll back its decision to market them in the country. This in spite of the fact that Greece had voted against the EU reapproval as in December 2017, it was one of the countries who sent a letter to the European Commission asking the EU executive to conduct a study for alternatives.<\/p>\n Greek Campaigners Warn About ‘Harmful’ Herbicide<\/a><\/p>\n ITALY<\/p>\n In August 2016 Italy\u2019s Ministry of Health placed a number of restrictions on the use of glyphosate, including banning its use as a pre-harvest treatment, and in areas frequented by the public or by “vulnerable groups” including children and the elderly.<\/p>\n Italy Places Important Restrictions on the Use of Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Pasta Spats: Canadian Wheat Exports to Italy Slump over Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n In 2014, the\u00a0 municipality\u00a0 of\u00a0 Mals\u00a0 held\u00a0 a popular\u00a0 referendum\u00a0 on\u00a0 pesticides,\u00a0 considering\u00a0 that \u00a0 in\u00a0 South\u00a0 Tyrol\u00a0 the\u00a0 average\u00a0 use\u00a0 per \u00a0 hectare \u00a0 is\u00a0 among the highest in\u00a0 Italy\u00a0 due to the\u00a0 apple monocultures. About 70% of the population entitled\u00a0 to\u00a0 vote, \u00a0 participated \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 referendum and, with a large majority of 76%, voted to ban pesticides from the territory of Mals. However, the Regional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 administrative\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tribunal (TAR) blocked the vote from becoming \u00a0 operational.<\/p>\n A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement<\/a><\/p>\n Approximately 70 municipalities have banned or restricted the use of pesticides on the basis of the Precautionary Principle in the country. Among those are the four provincial capitals of Belluno, Bolzano, Trento and Verona. Regulations vary from banning the use of chemicals on private and public greenery in cities, to creating more strict and controlled safety distances between residential areas and fields where chemicals are sprayed. They are, as well, calling for larger areas to come under organic farming and\u00a0 for more protection for organic farms from accidental pesticide contamination. In Vallarsa municipality (province of Trento), citizens also succeeded in bringing about the application of the \u201cPolluters Pay Principle\u201d, whereby those who do not cultivate organically must activate an insurance policy for the compensation of expenses and damages caused by pollution due to their activity.<\/p>\n Liberi dai pesticidi: l’Italia comincia dai Comuni<\/a><\/p>\n “Free from pesticides, Italy begins with municipalities”: the conference giving voice to mayors<\/a><\/p>\n Un esercito di Comuni dice no ai pesticidi<\/a><\/p>\n LUXEMBOURG<\/p>\n Since 1 January 2021, Luxembourg is the only EU country to have banned glyphosate. All plant protection products based on this controversial molecule are now banned in the Grand Duchy, in accordance with the coalition agreement dating from 2018.<\/p>\n Harmful pesticide: Luxembourg will have to find alternatives to Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Luxembourg will be first EU country to totally ban glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Another country bans glyphosate use | 2020-01-21<\/a><\/p>\n Luxembourg becomes the first country in Europe to ban glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n MALTA<\/p>\n In July 2018, the Government of Malta announced that products containing controversial weed killer glyphosate will be banned from public spaces.<\/p>\n Weed killer glyphosate to be banned in public areas<\/a><\/p>\n THE NETHERLANDS<\/p>\n In 2015, the Netherlands banned the sale and use of glyphosate-based herbicides for non-commercial use in the country.<\/p>\n Why The Netherlands Just Banned Monsanto\u2019s Glyphosate-Based Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\n PORTUGAL<\/p>\n In February 2016, the president of the Portuguese Medical Association called for a worldwide ban of glyphosate.<\/p>\n Global Ban on Glyphosate Called for by Portuguese Medical Association President<\/a><\/p>\n SLOVENIA<\/p>\n On 7 November 2017, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a position concerning the approval of the active substance glyphosate: it issued a decision advocating the prohibition of glyphosate use and provided for an appropriate adaptation period for agriculture.<\/p>\n National Action Plan to achieve the sustainable use of plant protection products<\/a><\/p>\n SPAIN<\/p>\n In 2016, a number of towns and regions in Spain agreed to ban glyphosate herbicides in public areas.<\/p>\n Spanish towns and regions agree to ban glyphosate in public areas<\/a><\/p>\n SWEDEN<\/p>\n In 2017, the Swedish Chemicals Agency was planning to tighten the rules on the private use of plant protection products in Sweden. According to a report directed to the government, it will only be possible for private users to use products containing low-risk substances.<\/p>\n The Swedish Chemicals Agency is planning to tighten the rules on private use of plant protection products<\/a><\/p>\n SWITZERLAND<\/p>\n On June 13, 2021, Swiss citizens were called to vote<\/a> for the outlawing of synthetic pesticides. A citizens\u2019 initiative, turned referendum. In case the \u2018Yes\u2019 vote should have won, the ban would extend from agriculture, to private use, and to the import and marketing of foodstuffs containing synthetic chemicals. 1,279,825 votes<\/a> and a turnout of 59.7% were unfortunately not enough, and the two publicly proposed initiatives were rejected. Initiative pour une Suisse libre de pesticides de synth\u00e8se<\/a><\/p>\n Swiss Supermarkets Stop Sales of Glyphosate over Health Concerns<\/a><\/p>\n Glyphosate \u2013 Swiss government rejects ban plan. Plus how to avoid it.<\/a><\/p>\n Certain plant pesticides banned in Switzerland from July<\/a><\/p>\n UNITED KINGDOM<\/p>\n While not banned nationally, many towns and boroughs have issues restrictions or bans on several pesticides and herbicides, including glyphosate. For example, in 2015 Glastonbury\u2019s Green party facilitated a ban on glyphosate pesticides. Glyphosate has also been banned in Frome, in public parks in London boroughs Croydon and Hammersmith and Fulham, Derry City in North Ireland, Glastonbury, Wadebridge, Midlothian, Northsomerset, Bristol, and Trafford due to health concerns. In Scotland, Aberdeen City became the first local authority in the UK to cut back on its use of herbicides, while The City of Edinburgh Council has been phasing out the herbicide since 2015, cutting total usage from 4,560 litres in 2016 to 2,175 litres in 2017.<\/p>\n FTC bans glyphosate with immediate effect following fresh approach at last night’s Council meeting<\/a><\/p>\n Croydon council plans to drop glyphosate use in grounds maintenance<\/a><\/p>\n Weed killer pesticide ban call<\/a><\/p>\n Council to stop spraying parks with health risk weed killer<\/a><\/p>\n Glyphosate weed killer ban proposed<\/a><\/p>\n Weed killer banned from play parks over ‘cancer fears’<\/a><\/p>\n Pesticide-Free Towns Campaign gains momentum<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.pan-uk.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glyphosate-Poster-for-Gardens-and-Allotments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Aberdeen first UK council to cut herbicides by using ‘hot water’ weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\n Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer<\/a><\/p>\n CARIBBEANS<\/strong><\/p>\n BARBADOS<\/p>\n In December 2020, the government announced that people will need a license to purchase glyphosate.<\/p>\n Licence needed for pesticide purchases – Minister Weir – Barbados Today<\/a><\/p>\n BERMUDA<\/p>\n Following IARC’s study on Monsanto\u2019s best-selling herbicide Roundup and its main chemical ingredient glyphosate, Bermuda has decided to suspend any importation of Glyphosate\/Roundup until further research gives reason to lift the suspension. In 2017, the government relaxed its ban on glyphosate, allowing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to import restricted concentrations of glyphosate for roadside weed management.<\/p>\n Bermuda Suspends Glyphosate-Ridden Roundup Indefinitely<\/a><\/p>\n Fears over relaxing weedkiller ban<\/a><\/p>\n ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES<\/p>\n In August 2018, The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines placed an immediate suspension on the importation of pesticides that contain the acting ingredient glyphosate.<\/p>\n St Vincent suspends importation of pesticides containing glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n LATIN AMERICA<\/strong><\/p>\n ARGENTINA<\/p>\n Following on from the conclusion of the International Agency for Research on Cancer that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen, Argentina\u2019s union of doctors and health professionals, FESPROSA, has issued a statement throwing the support of its 30,000 members behind the decision.<\/p>\n Argentina: 30,000 Doctors and Health Professionals Demand Ban on Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Civil society leaders and environmental groups in Argentina have called for an outright ban on the use of glyphosate, seeking to encourage a change in the way we grow our food. In Argentina, there are now more than 400 towns and cities with measures that restrict the use of glyphosate.<\/p>\n Glyphosate use on the rise in Argentina, despite controversy<\/a><\/p>\n BRAZIL<\/p>\n In 2018, a federal judge in Brasilia ruled that new products containing the chemical could not be registered in the country and existing registrations would be suspended within the next 30 days, until the government reevaluates their toxicology. But in February 2019 a Brazilian court overturned the ruling, while analysts at Brazil health agency ANVISA determined that the weed-killer glyphosate does not cause cancer while recommending a series of precautions be adopted in its use.<\/p>\n Brazil Judge Suspends Use of Agrochemical Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil court overturns ban on weed-killer glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil health officials find weed-killer glyphosate non-cancerous<\/a><\/p>\n COLOMBIA<\/p>\n In 2015, Colombia stopped aerial spray of glyphosate-based pesticides to destroy illegal plantations of coca. In March of 2019, President Ivan Duque asked for the judicial ban on aerial glyphosate spraying to be lifted, but in July 2019, Colombia\u2019s constitutional court maintained the ban, saying the government would first have to prove that the weedkiller is not harmful to human health and the environment.<\/p>\n Colombia to ban coca spraying herbicide glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n Colombia’s Duque, in court, defends use of herbicide to destroy coca crops<\/a><\/p>\n Colombia court keeps ban on aerial spraying of glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n COSTA RICA<\/p>\n Environmental and scientific movements across Costa Rica are mobilizing a national campaign to \u201cdetoxify\u201d communities and public places which are leading to many herbicides-free zones.<\/p>\n Autoridades de cantones libres de herbicidas se reunir\u00e1n<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a1Alerta Sanitaria por uso de plaguicidas en \u00e1reas p\u00fablicas!<\/a><\/p>\n In December 2015, The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) of Costa Rica issued a guideline, which prohibits the use of glyphosate in the 11 Protected Wild Areas (ASP) of the country, as well as in the institution\u2019s offices.<\/p>\n Costa Rica Prohibits Use of Glyphosate in Its Protected Wild Areas \u22c6 The Costa Rica News<\/a><\/p>\n EL SALVADOR<\/p>\n In 2013 El Salvador approved the amendment of a law which allows the prohibition of 53 chemicals, including Paraquat, Glyphosate and Endosulfan, but since 2016 there have been multiple attempts to roll it back. The legislation is therefore stalling.<\/p>\n El Salvador: Use of 53 Chemicals Banned – CentralAmericaData :: The Regional Business Portal<\/a><\/p>\n Agrochemicals Ban Back on the Table – CentralAmericaData :: The Regional Business Portal<\/a><\/p>\n MEXICO<\/p>\n In June 2020, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Mexico\u2019s Environment Ministry, has announced that glyphosate-based herbicides will be phased out of use in the country by 2024 to protect human health and the environment. On December 31, Mexico published a final decree that calls for a phase-out of use of both glyphosate and genetically modified (GE) corn for human consumption in Mexico..<\/p>\n Mexico Announces Phase-Out and Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\n Mexico pressing ahead with GMO corn, glyphosate bans, says key official<\/a><\/p>\n In February 2021, The Guardian reported that “Internal government emails reveal Monsanto<\/a> owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife America have been working closely with US officials to pressure Mexico into abandoning its intended ban on glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer that is the key ingredient in Monsanto\u2019s Roundup weedkillers.”<\/p>\n Revealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban<\/a><\/p>\n NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/p>\n CANADA<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s largest agribusiness, Richardson International, will no longer accept oat crops that have been pre-harvest sprayed with glyphosate or any other chemical desiccants starting as of January 2021.<\/p>\n Canada’s Largest Agribusiness Bans Glyphosate Desiccation<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian grain processor to refuse crops with pre-harvest glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\n On December 17, 2018, Safe Food Matters (along with Friends of the Earth Canada, Prevent Cancer Now and Right On Canada) objected to Health Canada\u2019s re-registration of glyphosate and called for immediate action by Canada\u2019s pesticide regulator, PMRA. The request was rejected. SFM then applied in Federal Court for judicial review and asked again for the Minister of Health to consider establishing a review panel.\u00a0 The Federal Court on February 13, 2020 dismissed the application. The appeal process has been initiated.<\/p>\n Summary of Health Canada Court Case: Glyphosate \u2013 Safe Food Matters<\/a><\/p>\n safe food matters appeals decision \u2013 Safe Food Matters<\/a><\/p>\n The City of Vancouver has banned the public and private use of herbicides including glyphosate. The province of New Brunswick has reduced the use of herbicidal spray in 2019 and is working on further regulations. Eight out of the 10 provinces in Canada have some form of restriction on the use of pesticides, including glyphosate.<\/p>\n Glyphosate is a ‘probably carcinogenic’ herbicide. Why do cities still use it?<\/a><\/p>\n USA<\/p>\n While the US is one of the top users of glyphosate worldwide, many officials on the state and local levels have implemented restrictions or complete bans on the use of pesticides in public spaces. These include: in 2018 Tucson, Arizona became the first city in the US to implement organic weed control; Anchorage and Skagway in Alaska; Boulder and Durango Colorado; Miami, Florida along with eleven other cities in the state; Chicago, Illinois in 2015 followed by three other cities; ten cities in the state of Massacheusets; Minneapolis, Minnesota; four cities in New Mexico; nine cities in Connecticut with a statewide ordinance to ban pesticide use specifically around daycare and K-8 grade schools; Dubuque and Story County, Iowa; Portland, Oregon has banned glyphosate for the last 30 years and has been followed by two other major cities in the state; twenty nine cities in Maine have some type of ordinance restricting use; seven cities in Washington state including Seattle; and two counties in Maryland have also banned private usage of the chemical.<\/p>\n In July 2021, Bayer announced that glyphosate-based herbicides will no longer be sold to U.S. gardeners as of 2023, following the litigation and claims over their weedkiller Roundup causing cancer.<\/p>\n Bayer Confirms End of Sale of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for US Lawn & Garden Market<\/a><\/p>\n On a statewide level New Jersey has issued statewide ordinances to encourage pest companies to transition away from toxic pesticide use. And in New York action is currently being taken to ban the purchase, distribution and use of pesticides statewide.<\/p>\n California is the state leading the fight against glyphosate and was one of the first to add the chemical onto a state list of carcinogens. Los Angeles County, in March 2019, issued a complete ban, while at least nineteen other cities, counties, as well as several independent school districts are following suit. For example, Herbicide Free UC Initiative in California is carrying out a campaign for a permanent ban of all pesticides on Campuses\u2019 green areas and to fully implement organic techniques.<\/p>\n University of California System Halts Use of Glyphosate Herbicide<\/a><\/p>\n Interview With Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus<\/a><\/p>\n In Hawaii, in June 2019, after a Board of Education community meeting with Protect Our Keiki Coalition and Dewayne \u201cLee\u201d Johnson, the Hawaii Department of Education issued a memo prohibiting herbicide use on all island-wide school grounds.<\/p>\n Herbicides banned on Hawaii public school campuses, superintendent says<\/a><\/p>\n Interview With Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus<\/a><\/p>\n In August 2021, “the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, in response to a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, banned use of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops, 14 years after public interest groups first filed a petition<\/a> calling on the agency to do exactly that.\u00a0The new rule<\/a> will take effect in six months.”<\/p>\n
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\nIn 2015 Switzerland supermarkets Coop and Migros, issued an independent ban on all products containing glyphosate from their shelves, while the Swiss government has blocked a proposed ban in 2017. Instead, Switzerland placed a ban on other common pesticide chemicals chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl to be instituted on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n
![Govt suspends Monsanto’s roundup import permit<\/a><\/p>\nTOGO<\/p>\nSince 2019, the West African country of Togo has prohibited the import, market or use of glyphosate and any product containing it.<\/p>\nTogo\u2019s Agriculture Minister Announces Total Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\nASIA<\/strong><\/p>\nINDIA<\/p>\nThe Punjab government banned the sale of glyphosate in October 2018, while the Kerala Government banned the sale, distribution and use of glyphosate and other products that contain glyphosate in February 2019.<\/p>\nPunjab government bans sale of herbicide<\/a><\/p>\nKerala government bans glyphosate, a deadly weed killer<\/a><\/p>\nMIDDLE EAST<\/p>\nOman\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture along with six other Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain, have banned the use of glyphosate herbicides since 2016, after reviewing IARC\u2019s classification of glyphosate as a \u2018probable human carcinogen\u2019.<\/p>\nSix Middle Eastern Countries Ban Glyphosate Herbicides over \u2018Probable Carcinogen\u2019 Fears<\/a><\/p>\nSRI LANKA<\/p>\nOn April 27, 2021, the Sri Lankan government decided<\/a> to ban importing chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and to replace them with organic inputs and methods<\/a>. This decision was supported by many, including the Global Alliance for Organic Districts<\/a>, who petitioned for the President\u2019s collaboration<\/a> in order to include Sri Lanka to an international network of local organic districts.<\/p>\nSri Lanka\u2019s shift towards organic farming<\/a><\/p>\nIn June 2021, the World Future Council awarded Sri Lanka, among 4 others, with a Special Future Policy Award for “most effective policy solutions that minimise the adverse effects of exposure to chemicals on human health and the environment”. Sri Lanka’s pesticide regulations, as well as Sri Lanka\u2018s National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997, have contributed to one of the greatest decreases in suicide rates ever achieved globally.<\/p>\nSri Lanka Wins Policy Oscar as Ban on Agrochemicals Leads to Massive Drop in Suicide Rates<\/a><\/p>\nFuture Policy Award 2021 crowns five best policies protecting from hazardous chemicals<\/a><\/p>\nIn 2014 Sri Lanka was the first state that banned glyphosate after the publication of a study on the correlation between the use of glyphosate-based pesticides and Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC). In 2018, however, the Government lifted the ban on the weedicide glyphosate. In 2019, the two Sri Lankan scientists – authors of the above mentioned study – who were to receive a prestigious award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) were informed that their selection was placed \u201cunder review,\u201d two days after they were announced as the recipients.<\/p>\nSri Lanka bans Monsanto herbicide citing potential link to deadly kidney disease<\/a><\/p>\nGlyphosate ban lifted finally<\/a><\/p>\nSri Lanka scientist blames industry as award for herbicide research is axed<\/a><\/p>\nTHAILAND<\/p>\nThe ministry of health in Thailand issued a ban on the three toxic pesticides paraquat, chlorpyrifos and glyphosate in August of 2019 by ceasing licensing extensions. But after pressure from US businesses and the domestic industrial agriculture industry, the government of Thailand walked back the ban- originally intended to begin December of 2019-\u00a0 to just a restriction of glyphosate within maximum limits.<\/p>\nBending to International Industry Pressure, Thailand Walks Back Toxic Chemical Bans<\/a><\/p>\nVIETNAM<\/p>\nIn 2019, after a second trial verdict in the United States linking glyphosate to cancer, Vietnam banned all imports of pesticides with the active ingredient in order to phase out national use. Vietnam also banned national trading of glyphosate pesticides.<\/p>\nVietnam Bans Import of Glyphosate Herbicides after US Cancer Trial Verdict<\/a><\/p>\nOCEANIA<\/strong><\/p>\nAUSTRALIA<\/p>\nSeveral municipalities and school districts across the country are taking measures to restrict or ban the use of glyphosate and some of them use alternative non-chemical methods for weed-control in public areas. While the Victorian state government has launched its own review of glyphosate as a matter of precaution.<\/p>\nLocal councils still using weed killer glyphosate despite WHO warning it ‘probably causes cancer’<\/a><\/p>\nCouncils set off steam over pest weeds, but Melville not there yet | Community News<\/a><\/p>\nRoundup cancer link set to force Sydney councils to ban weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\nFollowing a series of massive jury verdicts in Roundup cancer lawsuits in the United States, the Australian state of Victoria launched its own review of glyphosate. Two councils in Sydney have either banned or are in the process of banning glyphosate use, and eight other councils are reviewing the chemical.<\/p>\nSydney councils move to ban Roundup weedkiller over cancer fears<\/a><\/p>\nFIJI<\/p>\nAccording to local sources, Fiji is now moving towards a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides, after the sugarcane industry announced that glyphosate will be banned for use on sugarcane farms in the country from December 31st 2020 onwards.<\/p>\nFiji Moves Towards Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\nNEW ZEALAND<\/p>\nIn 2017, the cities of Auckland and Christchurch passed a resolution that all public places in its area are free from chemicals for weed and vegetation control.<\/p>\n‘Spray-Free Streets’ target chemical in Auckland Council’s weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\nEUROPE<\/strong><\/p>\nIn 2017, European citizens have joined forces through the ECI \u2013 European Citizens Initiative<\/a> to Stop Glyphosate. Within five months, more than one million EU citizens joined the ECI<\/a> to revoke the authorization of glyphosate use in all member states and to reform procedures for the approval of pesticides in Europe. This is not a \u201cbinding\u201d instrument, but the European Commission is obliged to respond and thus to also give political insight into the subject.<\/p>\nEuropean Citizens Initiative to #StopGlyphosate \u2013 Navdanya international<\/a><\/p>\nSix member states that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate, the world\u2019s most commonly used weedkiller, sent a letter to the European Commission in December 2017 asking the EU executive to conduct a study and look into alternatives to the controversial substance. In their letter to Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and EU health chief Vytenis Andriukaitis, the six ministers of agriculture or environment from France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Malta reiterated their \u201cconcerns\u201d about the risks of the use of glyphosate.<\/p>\nSix member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan<\/a><\/p>\nGlyphosate is currently approved<\/a> in the EU until 15 December 2022. Therefore, glyphosate can be used as an active substance in Plant Protection Products (PPPs), until that date, subject to each PPP being authorised by national authorities following an evaluation of its safety. On 10 May 2019, the Commission appointed<\/a> four Member States (France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden) acting jointly as ‘rapporteurs’ for the next assessment of glyphosate \u2013 this group of Member States is known as the Assessment Group on Glyphosate<\/a> (AGG). On 12 December 2019, the Glyphosate Renewal Group<\/a> (a group of companies seeking the renewal of approval of glyphosate in the EU), sent an application for the renewal of approval of glyphosate post-2022 to the AGG, the other Member States, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Commission. This application formally initiates the renewal process in the EU as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1107\/2009.<\/p>\nStatus of glyphosate in the EU<\/a><\/p>\nOn June 15, 2021, four EU member states (France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden) released a statement which concluded that glyphosate does not pose risks for human health. Such a conclusion contradicts scientific evidence of the association between exposure to the popular pesticide and the development of cancer. This announcement represents the first step in the new safety assessment of glyphosate, the current market approval of which will expire in December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\nOminous first step in EU renewal process of glyphosate: 4 member states suggest no risk for human health \u2013 HEAL comment<\/a><\/p>\nAUSTRIA<\/p>\nIn July 2019, the Austrian parliament passed a total ban on glyphosate, which was due to come into force on January 1st, 2020, but the country\u2019s caretaker leader announced she would not sign the ban into law, currently tabling the bill.<\/p>\nAustria moves to ban glyphosate this year \u2013 POLITICO<\/a><\/p>\nAustrian lawmakers vote to ban Roundup weed killer ingredient glyphosate | CNN<\/a><\/p>\nAustrian leader blocks ban on weedkiller glyphosate, citing technicality<\/a><\/p>\nBELGIUM<\/p>\nIn Belgium, the use of glyphosate was first banned by the Regions. But the Federal remained in charge of its marketing. Since 2018, the marketing, sale and private use of all herbicides, such as \u201cRoundup\u201d, is prohibited. Since the 31st of December 2018, the sale of selective herbicides (for example, herbicide that removes dandelions, daisies, etc. in a lawn) is also prohibited. The Brussels government banned the use of glyphosate on its territory in line with the region\u2019s \u201czero pesticides\u201d policy, but the European Commission rolled it back in October 2018.<\/p>\nFlemish Government Approves Belgium Glyphosate Ban for Individuals<\/a><\/p>\nGlyphosate sales to non-professionals banned in Belgium<\/a><\/p>\nBrussels government takes Commission to EU court over glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nEuropean Commission rolls back Brussels glyphosate ban<\/a><\/p>\nCZECH REPUBLIC<\/p>\nIn September 2018, the agriculture ministry of the Czech Republic announced that it will limit the use of substances containing the controversial glyphosate weedkiller as of the following year.<\/p>\nCzech Republic to restrict use of glyphosate weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\nDENMARK<\/p>\nIn 2015, a Danish authority declared glyphosate a human carcinogen, as per IARC\u2019s classification. In 2017, Aalborg Council, home to Denmark\u2019s fourth-largest city, banned the use of pesticides in private yards and gardens. In July of 2018, the Danish government banned the use of glyphosate on all post-emergent crops and implemented new rules for alternative weed management.<\/p>\nDanish Authority Calls Glyphosate a Human Carcinogen<\/a><\/p>\nDanish city to ban homeowners\u2019 use of pesticides<\/a><\/p>\nAlternative Methods in Weed Management to the use of Glyphosate and other Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\nFRANCE<\/p>\nIn January 2019, French authorities banned the sale of a form of glyphosate-based weed-killer Roundup following a court ruling that regulators failed to take safety concerns into account when clearing the widely used herbicide. In May 2019, French Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume confirmed that France would eliminate glyphosate use by 2021 with limited exceptions. At the end of August 2019, the administrative court of Rennes ruled against a decree, issued by the mayor of Langou\u00ebt (Ille-et-Vilaine) in Brittany, which imposed a distance of 150 meters between people\u2019s homes and workplaces and chemically treated fields. In response, citizens\u2019 movements expressed their outrage and the political debate became heated across the country. Around 56 other small French towns\u00a0 and\u00a0 villages have issued similar anti-pesticide orders and are putting pressure on the government, which launched a public consultation on safety distances. This was followed by the signature of an order, by the president of the Val-de-Marne departmental council banning the use of pesticides that contain glyphosate throughout the department on September 10th. On\u00a0 September 12th, 2019, the metropolitan areas of Paris, Lille, Nantes, Grenoble and Clermont-Ferrand also announced a ban on the use of pesticides in their territories.<\/p>\nFrance takes Roundup weed-killer off market after court ruling<\/a><\/p>\nFAS: France announces glyphosate ban in 2021 | TSLN.com<\/a><\/p>\nFrench mayors ban glyphosate weedkiller, defying government<\/a><\/p>\nFrench mayor in court after banning pesticides near homes in his village<\/a><\/p>\nRennes: the mayor of Langou\u00ebt pleads for a decree “that goes in the direction of history”<\/a><\/p>\nPesticides: la carte des communes qui ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 pris des arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\nPesticides-free cities put pressure on French government<\/a><\/p>\nGERMANY<\/p>\nFarmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the country\u2019s cabinet on February 10th, 2021. The law needs to be passed by both the Bundestag lower house and the Bundesrat upper house which represents the interests of the 16 regional governments in Germany, a process that typically takes several months.<\/p>\nGerman cabinet approves legislation to ban glyphosate from 2024<\/a><\/p>\nGREECE<\/p>\nSince EU reapproval of glyphosate-based weed killers in November 2017, environmental groups in Greece are putting pressure on the government to roll back its decision to market them in the country. This in spite of the fact that Greece had voted against the EU reapproval as in December 2017, it was one of the countries who sent a letter to the European Commission asking the EU executive to conduct a study for alternatives.<\/p>\nGreek Campaigners Warn About ‘Harmful’ Herbicide<\/a><\/p>\nITALY<\/p>\nIn August 2016 Italy\u2019s Ministry of Health placed a number of restrictions on the use of glyphosate, including banning its use as a pre-harvest treatment, and in areas frequented by the public or by “vulnerable groups” including children and the elderly.<\/p>\nItaly Places Important Restrictions on the Use of Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nPasta Spats: Canadian Wheat Exports to Italy Slump over Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nIn 2014, the\u00a0 municipality\u00a0 of\u00a0 Mals\u00a0 held\u00a0 a popular\u00a0 referendum\u00a0 on\u00a0 pesticides,\u00a0 considering\u00a0 that \u00a0 in\u00a0 South\u00a0 Tyrol\u00a0 the\u00a0 average\u00a0 use\u00a0 per \u00a0 hectare \u00a0 is\u00a0 among the highest in\u00a0 Italy\u00a0 due to the\u00a0 apple monocultures. About 70% of the population entitled\u00a0 to\u00a0 vote, \u00a0 participated \u00a0 in \u00a0 the \u00a0 referendum and, with a large majority of 76%, voted to ban pesticides from the territory of Mals. However, the Regional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 administrative\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tribunal (TAR) blocked the vote from becoming \u00a0 operational.<\/p>\nA Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement<\/a><\/p>\nApproximately 70 municipalities have banned or restricted the use of pesticides on the basis of the Precautionary Principle in the country. Among those are the four provincial capitals of Belluno, Bolzano, Trento and Verona. Regulations vary from banning the use of chemicals on private and public greenery in cities, to creating more strict and controlled safety distances between residential areas and fields where chemicals are sprayed. They are, as well, calling for larger areas to come under organic farming and\u00a0 for more protection for organic farms from accidental pesticide contamination. In Vallarsa municipality (province of Trento), citizens also succeeded in bringing about the application of the \u201cPolluters Pay Principle\u201d, whereby those who do not cultivate organically must activate an insurance policy for the compensation of expenses and damages caused by pollution due to their activity.<\/p>\nLiberi dai pesticidi: l’Italia comincia dai Comuni<\/a><\/p>\n“Free from pesticides, Italy begins with municipalities”: the conference giving voice to mayors<\/a><\/p>\nUn esercito di Comuni dice no ai pesticidi<\/a><\/p>\nLUXEMBOURG<\/p>\nSince 1 January 2021, Luxembourg is the only EU country to have banned glyphosate. All plant protection products based on this controversial molecule are now banned in the Grand Duchy, in accordance with the coalition agreement dating from 2018.<\/p>\nHarmful pesticide: Luxembourg will have to find alternatives to Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nLuxembourg will be first EU country to totally ban glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nAnother country bans glyphosate use | 2020-01-21<\/a><\/p>\nLuxembourg becomes the first country in Europe to ban glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nMALTA<\/p>\nIn July 2018, the Government of Malta announced that products containing controversial weed killer glyphosate will be banned from public spaces.<\/p>\nWeed killer glyphosate to be banned in public areas<\/a><\/p>\nTHE NETHERLANDS<\/p>\nIn 2015, the Netherlands banned the sale and use of glyphosate-based herbicides for non-commercial use in the country.<\/p>\nWhy The Netherlands Just Banned Monsanto\u2019s Glyphosate-Based Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\nPORTUGAL<\/p>\nIn February 2016, the president of the Portuguese Medical Association called for a worldwide ban of glyphosate.<\/p>\nGlobal Ban on Glyphosate Called for by Portuguese Medical Association President<\/a><\/p>\nSLOVENIA<\/p>\nOn 7 November 2017, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a position concerning the approval of the active substance glyphosate: it issued a decision advocating the prohibition of glyphosate use and provided for an appropriate adaptation period for agriculture.<\/p>\nNational Action Plan to achieve the sustainable use of plant protection products<\/a><\/p>\nSPAIN<\/p>\nIn 2016, a number of towns and regions in Spain agreed to ban glyphosate herbicides in public areas.<\/p>\nSpanish towns and regions agree to ban glyphosate in public areas<\/a><\/p>\nSWEDEN<\/p>\nIn 2017, the Swedish Chemicals Agency was planning to tighten the rules on the private use of plant protection products in Sweden. According to a report directed to the government, it will only be possible for private users to use products containing low-risk substances.<\/p>\nThe Swedish Chemicals Agency is planning to tighten the rules on private use of plant protection products<\/a><\/p>\nSWITZERLAND<\/p>\nOn June 13, 2021, Swiss citizens were called to vote<\/a> for the outlawing of synthetic pesticides. A citizens\u2019 initiative, turned referendum. In case the \u2018Yes\u2019 vote should have won, the ban would extend from agriculture, to private use, and to the import and marketing of foodstuffs containing synthetic chemicals. 1,279,825 votes<\/a> and a turnout of 59.7% were unfortunately not enough, and the two publicly proposed initiatives were rejected.\nIn 2015 Switzerland supermarkets Coop and Migros, issued an independent ban on all products containing glyphosate from their shelves, while the Swiss government has blocked a proposed ban in 2017. Instead, Switzerland placed a ban on other common pesticide chemicals chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl to be instituted on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\nInitiative pour une Suisse libre de pesticides de synth\u00e8se<\/a><\/p>\nSwiss Supermarkets Stop Sales of Glyphosate over Health Concerns<\/a><\/p>\nGlyphosate \u2013 Swiss government rejects ban plan. Plus how to avoid it.<\/a><\/p>\nCertain plant pesticides banned in Switzerland from July<\/a><\/p>\nUNITED KINGDOM<\/p>\nWhile not banned nationally, many towns and boroughs have issues restrictions or bans on several pesticides and herbicides, including glyphosate. For example, in 2015 Glastonbury\u2019s Green party facilitated a ban on glyphosate pesticides. Glyphosate has also been banned in Frome, in public parks in London boroughs Croydon and Hammersmith and Fulham, Derry City in North Ireland, Glastonbury, Wadebridge, Midlothian, Northsomerset, Bristol, and Trafford due to health concerns. In Scotland, Aberdeen City became the first local authority in the UK to cut back on its use of herbicides, while The City of Edinburgh Council has been phasing out the herbicide since 2015, cutting total usage from 4,560 litres in 2016 to 2,175 litres in 2017.<\/p>\nFTC bans glyphosate with immediate effect following fresh approach at last night’s Council meeting<\/a><\/p>\nCroydon council plans to drop glyphosate use in grounds maintenance<\/a><\/p>\nWeed killer pesticide ban call<\/a><\/p>\nCouncil to stop spraying parks with health risk weed killer<\/a><\/p>\nGlyphosate weed killer ban proposed<\/a><\/p>\nWeed killer banned from play parks over ‘cancer fears’<\/a><\/p>\nPesticide-Free Towns Campaign gains momentum<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.pan-uk.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/Glyphosate-Poster-for-Gardens-and-Allotments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\nAberdeen first UK council to cut herbicides by using ‘hot water’ weedkiller<\/a><\/p>\nCouncils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer<\/a><\/p>\nCARIBBEANS<\/strong><\/p>\nBARBADOS<\/p>\nIn December 2020, the government announced that people will need a license to purchase glyphosate.<\/p>\nLicence needed for pesticide purchases – Minister Weir – Barbados Today<\/a><\/p>\nBERMUDA<\/p>\nFollowing IARC’s study on Monsanto\u2019s best-selling herbicide Roundup and its main chemical ingredient glyphosate, Bermuda has decided to suspend any importation of Glyphosate\/Roundup until further research gives reason to lift the suspension. In 2017, the government relaxed its ban on glyphosate, allowing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to import restricted concentrations of glyphosate for roadside weed management.<\/p>\nBermuda Suspends Glyphosate-Ridden Roundup Indefinitely<\/a><\/p>\nFears over relaxing weedkiller ban<\/a><\/p>\nST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES<\/p>\nIn August 2018, The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines placed an immediate suspension on the importation of pesticides that contain the acting ingredient glyphosate.<\/p>\nSt Vincent suspends importation of pesticides containing glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nLATIN AMERICA<\/strong><\/p>\nARGENTINA<\/p>\nFollowing on from the conclusion of the International Agency for Research on Cancer that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen, Argentina\u2019s union of doctors and health professionals, FESPROSA, has issued a statement throwing the support of its 30,000 members behind the decision.<\/p>\nArgentina: 30,000 Doctors and Health Professionals Demand Ban on Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nCivil society leaders and environmental groups in Argentina have called for an outright ban on the use of glyphosate, seeking to encourage a change in the way we grow our food. In Argentina, there are now more than 400 towns and cities with measures that restrict the use of glyphosate.<\/p>\nGlyphosate use on the rise in Argentina, despite controversy<\/a><\/p>\nBRAZIL<\/p>\nIn 2018, a federal judge in Brasilia ruled that new products containing the chemical could not be registered in the country and existing registrations would be suspended within the next 30 days, until the government reevaluates their toxicology. But in February 2019 a Brazilian court overturned the ruling, while analysts at Brazil health agency ANVISA determined that the weed-killer glyphosate does not cause cancer while recommending a series of precautions be adopted in its use.<\/p>\nBrazil Judge Suspends Use of Agrochemical Glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nBrazil court overturns ban on weed-killer glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nBrazil health officials find weed-killer glyphosate non-cancerous<\/a><\/p>\nCOLOMBIA<\/p>\nIn 2015, Colombia stopped aerial spray of glyphosate-based pesticides to destroy illegal plantations of coca. In March of 2019, President Ivan Duque asked for the judicial ban on aerial glyphosate spraying to be lifted, but in July 2019, Colombia\u2019s constitutional court maintained the ban, saying the government would first have to prove that the weedkiller is not harmful to human health and the environment.<\/p>\nColombia to ban coca spraying herbicide glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nColombia’s Duque, in court, defends use of herbicide to destroy coca crops<\/a><\/p>\nColombia court keeps ban on aerial spraying of glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nCOSTA RICA<\/p>\nEnvironmental and scientific movements across Costa Rica are mobilizing a national campaign to \u201cdetoxify\u201d communities and public places which are leading to many herbicides-free zones.<\/p>\nAutoridades de cantones libres de herbicidas se reunir\u00e1n<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a1Alerta Sanitaria por uso de plaguicidas en \u00e1reas p\u00fablicas!<\/a><\/p>\nIn December 2015, The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) of Costa Rica issued a guideline, which prohibits the use of glyphosate in the 11 Protected Wild Areas (ASP) of the country, as well as in the institution\u2019s offices.<\/p>\nCosta Rica Prohibits Use of Glyphosate in Its Protected Wild Areas \u22c6 The Costa Rica News<\/a><\/p>\nEL SALVADOR<\/p>\nIn 2013 El Salvador approved the amendment of a law which allows the prohibition of 53 chemicals, including Paraquat, Glyphosate and Endosulfan, but since 2016 there have been multiple attempts to roll it back. The legislation is therefore stalling.<\/p>\nEl Salvador: Use of 53 Chemicals Banned – CentralAmericaData :: The Regional Business Portal<\/a><\/p>\nAgrochemicals Ban Back on the Table – CentralAmericaData :: The Regional Business Portal<\/a><\/p>\nMEXICO<\/p>\nIn June 2020, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Mexico\u2019s Environment Ministry, has announced that glyphosate-based herbicides will be phased out of use in the country by 2024 to protect human health and the environment. On December 31, Mexico published a final decree that calls for a phase-out of use of both glyphosate and genetically modified (GE) corn for human consumption in Mexico..<\/p>\nMexico Announces Phase-Out and Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides<\/a><\/p>\nMexico pressing ahead with GMO corn, glyphosate bans, says key official<\/a><\/p>\nIn February 2021, The Guardian reported that “Internal government emails reveal Monsanto<\/a> owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife America have been working closely with US officials to pressure Mexico into abandoning its intended ban on glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer that is the key ingredient in Monsanto\u2019s Roundup weedkillers.”<\/p>\nRevealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban<\/a><\/p>\nNORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/p>\nCANADA<\/p>\nCanada\u2019s largest agribusiness, Richardson International, will no longer accept oat crops that have been pre-harvest sprayed with glyphosate or any other chemical desiccants starting as of January 2021.<\/p>\nCanada’s Largest Agribusiness Bans Glyphosate Desiccation<\/a><\/p>\nCanadian grain processor to refuse crops with pre-harvest glyphosate<\/a><\/p>\nOn December 17, 2018, Safe Food Matters (along with Friends of the Earth Canada, Prevent Cancer Now and Right On Canada) objected to Health Canada\u2019s re-registration of glyphosate and called for immediate action by Canada\u2019s pesticide regulator, PMRA. The request was rejected. SFM then applied in Federal Court for judicial review and asked again for the Minister of Health to consider establishing a review panel.\u00a0 The Federal Court on February 13, 2020 dismissed the application. The appeal process has been initiated.<\/p>\nSummary of Health Canada Court Case: Glyphosate \u2013 Safe Food Matters<\/a><\/p>\nsafe food matters appeals decision \u2013 Safe Food Matters<\/a><\/p>\nThe City of Vancouver has banned the public and private use of herbicides including glyphosate. The province of New Brunswick has reduced the use of herbicidal spray in 2019 and is working on further regulations. Eight out of the 10 provinces in Canada have some form of restriction on the use of pesticides, including glyphosate.<\/p>\nGlyphosate is a ‘probably carcinogenic’ herbicide. Why do cities still use it?<\/a><\/p>\nUSA<\/p>\nWhile the US is one of the top users of glyphosate worldwide, many officials on the state and local levels have implemented restrictions or complete bans on the use of pesticides in public spaces. These include: in 2018 Tucson, Arizona became the first city in the US to implement organic weed control; Anchorage and Skagway in Alaska; Boulder and Durango Colorado; Miami, Florida along with eleven other cities in the state; Chicago, Illinois in 2015 followed by three other cities; ten cities in the state of Massacheusets; Minneapolis, Minnesota; four cities in New Mexico; nine cities in Connecticut with a statewide ordinance to ban pesticide use specifically around daycare and K-8 grade schools; Dubuque and Story County, Iowa; Portland, Oregon has banned glyphosate for the last 30 years and has been followed by two other major cities in the state; twenty nine cities in Maine have some type of ordinance restricting use; seven cities in Washington state including Seattle; and two counties in Maryland have also banned private usage of the chemical.<\/p>\nIn July 2021, Bayer announced that glyphosate-based herbicides will no longer be sold to U.S. gardeners as of 2023, following the litigation and claims over their weedkiller Roundup causing cancer.<\/p>\nBayer Confirms End of Sale of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for US Lawn & Garden Market<\/a><\/p>\nOn a statewide level New Jersey has issued statewide ordinances to encourage pest companies to transition away from toxic pesticide use. And in New York action is currently being taken to ban the purchase, distribution and use of pesticides statewide.<\/p>\nCalifornia is the state leading the fight against glyphosate and was one of the first to add the chemical onto a state list of carcinogens. Los Angeles County, in March 2019, issued a complete ban, while at least nineteen other cities, counties, as well as several independent school districts are following suit. For example, Herbicide Free UC Initiative in California is carrying out a campaign for a permanent ban of all pesticides on Campuses\u2019 green areas and to fully implement organic techniques.<\/p>\nUniversity of California System Halts Use of Glyphosate Herbicide<\/a><\/p>\nInterview With Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus<\/a><\/p>\nIn Hawaii, in June 2019, after a Board of Education community meeting with Protect Our Keiki Coalition and Dewayne \u201cLee\u201d Johnson, the Hawaii Department of Education issued a memo prohibiting herbicide use on all island-wide school grounds.<\/p>\nHerbicides banned on Hawaii public school campuses, superintendent says<\/a><\/p>\nInterview With Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus<\/a><\/p>\nIn August 2021, “the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, in response to a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, banned use of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops, 14 years after public interest groups first filed a petition<\/a> calling on the agency to do exactly that.\u00a0The new rule<\/a> will take effect in six months.”<\/p>\nUS Bans Toxic Pesticide on Food Crops<\/a><\/p>\nThe EPA is currently reviewing the safety of two dozen organophosphate pesticides and must complete its review by October 2022.<\/p>\nThe EPA Has Finally Banned the Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos From Food<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Main sources: Where is Glyphosate Banned? | Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman Which Countries and US States are Banning Roundup?– The Carlson Law Firm Glyphosate Herbicides Now Banned or Restricted in 21 Countries Worldwide \u2013 Sustainable Pulse Research AFRICA MALAWI In April 2019, Malawi\u2019s Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[12],"wpl_publications_category":[41],"class_list":["post-16972","post_publications","type-post_publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-glyphosate","wpl_publications_category-fact-sheets","thematic_area-food-for-health","thematic_area-poison-free-future"],"wpml_translations":[{"language_code":"en","post_id":16972,"original":true}],"custom_fields":{"_edit_lock":["1656334461:2"],"_edit_last":["2"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["1"],"_alp_processed":["1604431141"],"_thumbnail_id":["16973"],"wpl_sidebar_option":["on"],"wpl_sidebar_select":["f4h_campaign_widget_area"],"wpl_share_buttons_publication":["on"],"_wp_old_slug":["glyphosate-and-other-pesticides-bans-restrictions-resistance-across-the-world"],"_wpml_media_has_media":["1"],"_cmplz_scanned_post":["1"]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_publications\/16972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_publications"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post_publications"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16972"},{"taxonomy":"wpl_publications_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wpl_publications_category?post=16972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/sustainablepulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55935239_1104096843115305_8380267426914238464_n.jpg\"){kind=link}