No cancer risk to using glyphosate weedkiller, says EU watchdog

Chemical used in the best-selling Roundup herbicide is cleared for public use following an EU licensing battle due to potential health risksA controversial chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller has been judged safe for public use by the European Chemical Agency (Echa).Glyphosate has been the subject of a relicensing battle which split governments, regulators and scientists, with one arm of the World Health Organisation linking the substance to cancer, while another denied any risk