ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) under the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially announced the hazard classification of glyphosate on May 30, 2022 according to the latest revised work schedule. final conclusion.
Based on sufficient evaluation and demonstration of the available evidence, the RAC finally concluded that glyphosate should continue to maintain the original hazard classification, namely only serious eye damage (Eye Dam.1, H318) and long-term toxicity to aquatic organisms (Aquatic). Chronic 2, H411) hazard classification.
Among them, the most critical point in the EU re-evaluation process of glyphosate is that the RAC and the previous US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) and other institutions reached the conclusion. Consistently, it was confirmed that glyphosate should not be classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction.
And it should be noted that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) characterized glyphosate and glyphosate preparations as possibly carcinogenic to humans in 2015, causing widespread concern about the safety of glyphosate worldwide. .
Due to the continuous disputes, the current re-evaluation of glyphosate in the EU has continued to advance in accordance with the adjusted new work plan, and Ruiou Technology will continue to follow up.
