Debate about the safety of glyphosate arose mainly from differences in the classifications of its human carcinogenic hazard potential by the European Food Safety Authority and the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer.
This explanatory note discusses these differences but does not take a position on the carcinogenic hazard potential of glyphosate.
The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors responds to the request for advice from the European Commission.
Their policy recommendations are based on the best available scientific evidence.
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Cite as | European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (2016). Explanatory note on scientific advice for the regulatory assessment of glyphosate in plant protection products. |
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