Safety of Round-Up and Avadex
The Minister said available evidence shows no identified consumer or environmental risks from the weedkillers, but further tests are needed to assess operator risks from Avadex.
asked the Minister for Agriculture if he is satisfied that weedkillers such as Round-Up and Avadex are safe; and the tests his Department have carried out on these products.
Comment on this
The evidence available does not indicate that the use of the weedkiller Round-Up involves any risks. As regards the weedkiller, Avadex, the evidence does not show any risks in respect of consumer and environmental aspects but further tests are required to evaluate if there are any risks to operators.
While at present there is no power to require safety tests to be carried out on weedkillers, the published results of such tests carried out in other countries are evaluated by my Department.