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womanofthehills

(8,709 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:30 PM Apr 2018

Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict weed-killer glyphosate

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner on Tuesday said she was finalizing a draft regulation to end use of the weed-killer glyphosate in household gardens, parks and sports facilities, and to set “massive” limits for its use in agriculture.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-politics-glyphosate/germany-moving-ahead-with-plans-to-restrict-weed-killer-glyphosate-idUSKBN1HO2IM

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Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict weed-killer glyphosate (Original Post) womanofthehills Apr 2018 OP

Good. German children will have their brains spared. sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #1

Including my first grandchild DFW Apr 2018 #3

DU's "Eat Roundup for Breakfast!" crowd is not going to like that. Squinch Apr 2018 #2

Tell me about it DFW Apr 2018 #4

Yep. But congratulations on the grandchild! May you bring each other many decades of joy! Squinch Apr 2018 #5

And look at what is happening here airplaneman Apr 2018 #6

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

1. Good. German children will have their brains spared.

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:35 PM

Apr 2018

DFW

(54,379 posts)

3. Including my first grandchild

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:44 PM

Apr 2018

Due any day starting now! Good time for this.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

2. DU's "Eat Roundup for Breakfast!" crowd is not going to like that.

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:40 PM

Apr 2018

DFW

(54,379 posts)

4. Tell me about it

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:45 PM

Apr 2018

The "Monsanto-can-do-no-wrong" squad will be out in force as soon as they get their scripts sent to them.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

5. Yep. But congratulations on the grandchild! May you bring each other many decades of joy!

Reply to DFW (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:11 PM

Apr 2018

airplaneman

(1,239 posts)

6. And look at what is happening here

Reply to womanofthehills (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2018, 01:48 AM

Apr 2018

Glyphosate use is going exponential in this country - the latest craze is " glyphosate-induced pre-harvest crop desiccation". This is being done to most grain crops that end up in our children's cereals. I am glad to hear that Germany is doing something about it. Putin is also banning GMO in Russia along with glyphosate.

https://ensia.com/features/glyphosate-drying/

-Airplane

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