FIGO Indicates A Global Roundup Ban

FIGO Indicates A Global Roundup Ban

Introduction

A position statement has been issued by The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) on July 31, indicating the removal of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, from global usage based on the group’s review of the literature and its Precautionary Principle, which states, “when an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.”

The group points out the most recent meta-analysis published in Mutation Research in February, which states glyphosate exposure could increase the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by as much as 41%. It further noted the 2015 analysis made by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which linked glyphosate to non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Recently, Austrian lawmakers also announced to ban the use of glyphosate in their country for the same reasons.

Roundup lawsuits are consolidated under multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2741; In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation) in the Northern District of California, presided by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria.