Argentine doctors call for Monsanto ban

[Judi Lynn]

2. Colombia May Prohibit Fumigations with Monsanto's Glyphosate

Colombia May Prohibit Fumigations with Monsanto's Glyphosate
Published 2 May 2015

The leader of the ruling Conservative Party announced the decision after meeting with Colombia’s president.


Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he will consider the recommendation of the Ministry of Health and suspend the use of Monsanto's herbicide used in the fight against illicit coca crops in the country.

The product, which contains the glyphosate, has been recently classified as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization.

The recommendation of Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria was backed by U.N. representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Todd Howland along with Colombian ombudsman, who received testimonies from indigenous peoples complaining about various skin illnesses.

The Colombian government will nevertheless guarantee that it will create “an effective mechanism in order to continue the fight against the cultivation of coca... in Colombia.”

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