The Netherlands is the latest country, after Russia, Tasmania and Mexico , to say no to Monsanto. Starting from the end of 2015, the sale of glyphosate-based herbicides to private parties will be prohibited due to a recent decision by the Dutch Parliament. This means that people who spray RoundUp on their gardens and lawns will have to find another form of pest control. The main ingredient in RoundUp, glyphosate, has been linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects, nervous system damage, and kidney disease. Read the rest of The Netherlands Says “No” to Monsanto, Bans RoundUp Herbicide Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: $50 , birth defects , bollenboos , cancer , CU , dutch health council , dutch parliament , esther ouwehand , fda , gerard schoue , gifkikker.nl , Glyphosate , Groenlinks , herbicides , infertility , kidney disease , mexico , Monsanto , nervous system damage , party of animals , PvdA , PVV , roundup , russia , SP , tasmania , the netherlands , usda
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The Netherlands Says “No” to Monsanto, Bans RoundUp Herbicide