Industry has slammed the "unprecedented delay" caused by the European Commission's decision not to hold a vote this week on renewing the EU approval of the herbicide, glyphosate. A Commission spokesperson said that, after two days of discussions, "it was obvious" that no qualified majority position among member states would be reached on the issue. This is the second delay after a vote was postponed in March because of concerns over differing scientific opinions on the active ingredient's carcinogenicity classification.
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