The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun issuing advisories to California glyphosate registrants that glyphosate is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans” and therefore labels saying as such will not be allowed on glyphosate-containing products.
EPA said pesticide products bearing the California Proposition 65 warning—which requires businesses to inform Californians about significant exposures to chemicals—are misbranded and misleading.
“It is irresponsible to require labels on products that are inaccurate when EPA knows the product does not pose a cancer risk,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
“We will not allow California’s flawed program to dictate federal policy.”
In February 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction against the state enforcing warning requirements involving glyphosate’s carcinogenicity.
The injunction remains in place. EPA said registrants with products bearing Proposition 65 warning language should submit amended labeling by the beginning of November.
