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Massachusetts Glyphosate Commission adopts ERG's final scientific review, refers report to pesticide subcommittee
Summary
The commission voted Sept. 17 to adopt ERG's final scientific review of glyphosate, noting the report reflects literature available through January 2023, received two written public comments and will be used by the pesticide subcommittee and submitted to the relevant legislative committees.
The Massachusetts Glyphosate Commission voted Sept. 17 to adopt the final scientific review prepared by consultant ERG and asked the pesticide subcommittee to use that review in its individual evaluation of glyphosate.
The commission's chair, MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple, summarized the report process: ERG submitted a proposed final report that was posted for public comment through July 22, 2024; the commission posted a track-changes version that shows edits made in response to comments. "Only 2 comments were received during the written public comment period," Heiple said, and she noted that one comment from Bayer identified two factual errors that were corrected in sections 2.5.5 and…
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