A report on glyphosate released by the office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health has concluded that there’s no increased risk for New Brunswickers who are exposed to the herbicide.
The report says there’s no evidence that the use of glyphosate in forestry in the province, which is higher than the national average, is a risk to the safety of workers. Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell says exposures in New Brunswick are similiar to or less than elsewhere.
“Providing that label requirements established by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency and provincial spray permits are followed, glyphosate should be safe for use,” Dr. Russell says.
“No additional actions to protect public health in New Brunswick are warranted at this time,” a news release from the provincial department of health reads.
61-percent of glyphosate use in the province in 2014 was in forestry, industrial use made up 27-percent and 11-percent was agricultural use.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans and final positions on glyphosate from regulatory agencies around the world won’t be available before next year. Dr. Eilish Cleary was studying glyphosate when she was put on leave as Chief Medical Officer of Health.
You can read the report here:
