- Target:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Region:
- United States of America
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Glyphosate is currently undergoing a routine registration review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is required by federal law, and occurs approximately every 15 years for all approved pesticides. If EPA restricts the use of glyphosate, that could affect farmers, homeowners and many others who use this product.
A public comment period is part of this EPA review. Right now you have an opportunity to share your opinion on this important issue. Comments in support of glyphosate — from people who use and trust Roundup® brand herbicides — are extremely important for EPA to hear.
Glyphosate is a key ingredient in Roundup® brand herbicides. This popular herbicide is effective with nearly every kind of weed, and it has been thoroughly tested and safely used for decades on driveways, lawns, gardens, roads and highways. It is also critical to food production because it helps farmers control weeds.
This petition will be submitted by Monsanto during the U.S. EPA public comment period for glyphosate herbicide registration review.
“We are asking for you – the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – to continue to register glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup® brand herbicides and many other herbicide products. It’s a valuable tool to help control weeds, and glyphosate-based herbicides have a 40-year history of safe use.
“People deserve uninterrupted access to this important weed-killing tool. Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup® brand herbicides, is effective with nearly every kind of weed, and global regulatory agencies have concluded that all labeled uses of glyphosate are safe for human health and the environment. The benefits extend outside of the home garden. Farmers need to protect their crops from weeds, and glyphosate is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to do it.”
The Protect Consumer Access to Weed-Killers petition to Environmental Protection Agency was written by RDL & Associates and is in the category Government at GoPetition.