The government of Taiwan will look into the case and assess the health hazard of the weedkiller
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/11
By: Huang Tzu-ti,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In response to the verdict where a former U.S. school
Bottles of Roundup herbicide, a product of Monsanto (AP)
groundskeeper was awarded US$289 million in a lawsuit accusing Monsanto’s “Roundup” weedkiller of contributing to his terminal cancer, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ, 農委會防檢局) noted the use of the herbicide is discouraged but not banned in Taiwan, reports said Saturday.
The top three most commonly used selective herbicides in Taiwan are Roundup (年年春), Glufosinate (固沙草), and Paraquat (巴拉刈), Director General Feng Hai-tung (馮海東) of BAPHIQ was quoted by UDN as saying.
Paraquat has been prohibited since February 2017 and Glufosinate has been promoted as an alternative with an increase in global supply that helps bring down prices, Feng said, adding that the government has yet to impose restrictions on the use of Roundup, but only suggested limited use of the weedkiller.
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