Is glyphosate safe for health and the environment?

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See the RECORDING in French & RECORDING in English

Hosted by MEP Jutta Paulus (The Greens), MEP Christophe Clergeau (S&D) and Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe)

Where: European Parliament (Room: P7C050) & Online

When: 18 September, 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 CET

Language: English and French

Programme:

Introduction by hosts:

• Opening words MEP Christophe Clergeau
• Opening words Angeliki Lysimachou, Head of Science and Policy at PAN Europe

State of play - EU Institutions 

Facilitator : MEP Christophe Clergeau

• ECHA - Mike Rasenberg, Director, Hazard Assessment and Paul Ryan, Head of Unit, Hazard I
• EFSA - Manuela Tiramani, Head of Pesticides Peer Review Unit
• DG SANTE - Klaus Berend, Head of Unit, Pesticides and Biocides

What does science say on the toxicity of glyphosate? 

Facilitator : MEP Jutta Paulus

Evaluating the Carcinogenicity of Glyphosate 

• Christopher J. Portier, Former Director US National Center for Environmental Health

Glyphosate and ECHA's "weight of evidence"

• Peter Clausing, senior toxicologist, glyphosate expert for PAN Germany

The Global Glyphosate Study

• Daniele Mandrioli, Ramazzini Institute, in charge of the Global Glyphosate Study

Multiple organ system toxicity of glyphosate and Roundup Bioflo (MON 52276) at regulatory relevant doses

• Michael Antoniou, Head of the Gene Expression and Therapy Group at King's College London  

Ecotoxicity of glyphosate

• Johann G. Zaller, Institute of Zoology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna - author of the ecotoxicological review of glyphosate

Alternatives to glyphosate

• Xavier Reboud, INRAE, France

A civil society perspective

• Angeliki Lysimachou, PAN Europe

Answer from the Commission, ECHA and EFSA

Facilitator : MEP Christophe Clergeau

Q&A session

Concluding remarks

• MEP Jutta Paulus

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