HHS and EPA form working group to strengthen glyphosate scientific review
What happened
The Department of Health & Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a new interagency memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific coordination regarding glyphosate. Under this agreement, the agencies established a joint technical working group that includes experts from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute, and National Toxicology Program. This group will coordinate research and identify priority scientific questions for EPA's ongoing registration review.
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Why it matters
The MOU expands the scientific evidence available to the EPA for its registration review of glyphosate under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. This coordination of research and information-sharing could influence regulatory decisions regarding the use of the chemical.
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Who's involved
- National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesComponent of the joint technical working group for the glyphosate review
- National Cancer InstituteComponent of the joint technical working group for the glyphosate review
- National Toxicology ProgramComponent of the joint technical working group for the glyphosate review
- Department of Health & Human ServicesInitiated the MOU with the EPA to strengthen scientific coordination
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Spoke on behalf of HHS regarding the importance of scientific knowledge
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The entities involved
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
U.S. research institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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National Cancer Institute
public hospital in Milan dedicated to cancer care
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National Toxicology Program
United States government program
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