GrainGrowers reaffirms its support for the ongoing safe use of glyphosate by Australian growers after the Vietnam Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development’s announcement that it is banning glyphosate usage.
Glyphosate is vital to farming systems around the world. It is instrumental in the provision of reliable, high-quality and safe food supplies.
GrainGrowers is unaware of any other country where a glyphosate usage ban is in place. Glyphosate is one of the world’s most widely used and rigorously tested chemicals. Regulatory authorities in the European Union, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States have publicly reaffirmed within the last three years that glyphosate is safe to use in accordance with label instructions.
Registered for use in Australia for over 40 years, glyphosate is a critical tool for controlling noxious weeds, maintaining soil health and improving water use efficiencies for growers.
Australia’s national regulator, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), continues to advise that all glyphosate products, like all pesticides approved and registered for use in Australia, have been subject to a robust chemical risk assessment process and are safe to use in accordance with label instructions.
The APVMA’s most recent scientific assessment of the human health risks associated with the use of glyphosate was conducted in 2016. This review reaffirmed the ongoing safe use of glyphosate in Australia. GrainGrowers reinforces its confidence in the rigorous scientific processes of Australia’s regulatory system.
The Vietnam Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development’s decision does not affect Australian growers’ ability to use glyphosate.
