In contentious vote, E.U. approves weedkiller for 5 years

摘要

Glyphosate, the best-selling herbicide in the world, was approved yesterday for five more years of use in the European Union after an unusually long and testy review. E.U. member nations voted 18-9 to extend authorization of the herbicide, the main ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s Roundup, with one abstention.