Loopholes and Enforcement Gaps Remain After Glyphosate Review - No More Glyphosate NZ

Loopholes and enforcement gaps remain after glyphosate review - No More Glyphosate NZ

New Zealand Food Safety’s decision to retain strict glyphosate residue limits on cereals marks a major victory for public health advocates — but campaigners warn that loopholes and weak enforcement still undermine the outcome. Following more than 3,100 submissions, the regulator confirmed residue caps for wheat, barley, and oats will remain at 0.1 mg/kg, with pre-harvest spraying now banned on human-consumption grain. However, No More Glyphosate…

Greenpeace welcomes glyphosate ruling, urges NZ Food Safety to restart food safety testing

Greenpeace welcomes a decision by New Zealand Food Safety to maintain maximum glyphosate residue levels on wheat, oats and barley at their current level of 0.1mg/kg, but now calls on NZFS to restart its glyphosate testing programme. The government had initially proposed increasing glyphosate residue levels by 100-times. But there was overwhelming opposition to the increase among the more than 3,100 submissions on the proposal. Greenpeace Aotearo…