Petition Ban all products containing glyphosates in Jersey
The Government should ban all products that contain glyphosates as there is evidence that they may cause multiple types of cancer even at doses currently considered safe by regulators.
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Furthermore, glyphosates can persist in soil for up to 180 days and have a half-life of up to 240 days in water and may impact on soil ecosystems and plant health. The possible negative impacts of glyphosate on pollinators (1. & 2.) and therefore the food chain are of particular concern.
Guernsey has banned the importation and sale of products with glyphosate which are intended for amateur use (to control weeds on domestic properties) though professional use of the product continues. Jersey needs to act, and more discussion should be had on alternative weed management.
1. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq5554
2. https://beekeepercorner.com/glyphosate-effects-on-bees-and-ecosystems/
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