Concerns about Monsanto’s RoundUp weedkiller were dismissed by the European Food Safety Authority on the advice of a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) member who allegedly had links to the company, according to court documents seen by the Guardian. Jenkins, formerly head of the EPA’s cancer assessment review committee, has figured in over 20 lawsuits and has been accused of promising Monsanto that he would block an inquiry into RoundUp by the US government. The main ingredient of the pesticide is glyphosate, which was last week proposed for a new 10-year licence by the European Commission.
Concerns about Monsanto’s RoundUp weedkiller were dismissed by the European Food Safety Authority on the advice of a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) member who allegedly had links to the company, according to court documents seen by the Guardian. Jess Rowlands, formerly head of the EPA’s cancer assessment review committee, has figured in over 20 lawsuits and has been accused of promising Monsanto that he would block an inquiry into RoundUp by the US government. The main ingredient of the pesticide is glyphosate, which was last week proposed for a new 10-year licence by the European Commission.