#1 Opening Statements at EU Parliament Hearing on Glyphosate
October 20, 2017
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as posted by the channelVideo #1 of 14 from European Parliament Hearing on the Monsanto Papers and Glyphosate, © European Union, 2017
On Oct. 12, 2017, European Parliament held a public hearing discussing the Monsanto Papers and glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer.
Glyphosate is the most widely-used agricultural chemical in the world. However, concerns have been raised over the chemical’s link to cancer.
In this hearing held by the Environment (ENVI) and Agriculture (AGRI) Committees in the EU Parliament, legislators, public health advocates, scientists and others convened to provide expert analysis on glyphosate, with particular attention paid to the stunning revelations from the Monsanto Papers, which can be viewed in their entirety here
The video above includes the opening statements by Adina-Iona Valean (Spain), Chair of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), and Paolo de Castro (Italy), Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI).
The statements outline the program for the hearing, which is as follows:
Panel 1 - The science behind the assessment of glyphosate
• Presentation by Prof. Christopher J. Portier, Maastricht University
• Presentation by Dr. Kate Guyton, International Agency for Research on Cancer
• Presentation by Dr. José Tarazona, Head of Pesticides Unit, EFSA
• Q&A session with Members
Panel 2 - Transparency and use of scientific studies in the risk assessment of glyphosate - lessons learned from the US
• Presentation by Ms. Carey Gillam, U.S. Right to Know
• Presentation by Prof. David Kirkland, Kirkland Consulting
• Q&A session with Members
Panel 3 - Transparency and use of scientific studies in the risk assessment of glyphosate - lessons learned for the European Union
• Presentation by Mr. Martin Pigeon, Corporate Europe Observatory
• Presentation by Mr. Tim Bowmer, Chairman of the ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment
• Q&A session with Members
Closing statement by AGRI and ENVI Chairs
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