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EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer
Negotiations between the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the EU over a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) trade agreement may force the UK to restrict pre-harvest use of glyphosate, a weedkiller classified as probably carcinogenic by the WHO, aligning with the EU's 2023 ban on this practice. Environmental groups are pushing for a full phase-out citing health and nature concerns, while the chemical industry (including Bayer, Syngenta, and Nufarm via the Glyphosate Renewal Group) is lobbying to retain its use ahead of the UK's glyphosate licence expiration in November 2026.
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EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer
May 6, 2026, 1:00 PM
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