June 6 could be remembered as the day that European governments gave in to pressure from the agrochemical lobby. They're poised to renew approvals for the weedkiller glyphosate, despite warnings from the UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Or it could be known as the day people worldwide fought back against Monsanto and won, if we can build enough opposition to the controversial chemical.

We've won two battles against the Big Agriculture companies already this year, when the European Commission failed to win enough support from governments to give glyphosate a green light. Let's make this the third strike.

Tell EU governments not to approve glyphosate when they meet in Brussels next Monday to consider the European Commission's proposal.

To approve glyphosate, the Commission needs the approval of 16 European governments, representing at least 65% of the EU's population. Even states with a massive agrochemical industry like Germany can be moved by people power, but others may put the interests of the agrochemical industry above public safety concerns. It's down to the wire - so we need to raise a ruckus like never before.

Multinationals like Monsanto, Bayer, Syngenta, Dow and DuPont have made fortunes selling glyphosate weedkiller and glyphosate-tolerant genetically engineered crops (GMOs) around the world. 

But glyphosate's European license is set to expire at the end of June. A spokesperson from the Commission said recently: "If no decision is taken before 30 June, glyphosate will be no longer authorised in the EU and member states will have to withdraw authorisations for all glyphosate based products." 

We've never been this close to an international ban! 

Thanks to the massive efforts of environmentalists, activists, scientists and journalists, it looks like the tides might finally be turning against Monsanto and glyphosate. Two times in a row, European governments have refused to back the Commission's reckless proposal to relicense glyphosate. It's time for Brussels and the big chemical corporations to understand that people want to detox our food system, and glyphosate is history.

Sign and share the petition to the 28 EU member states, asking them not to approve glyphosate weedkiller next Monday.

Thanks for all that you do,

Paul, Eoin, Rosa, Nabil, and everyone at SumOfUs 

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More information: 

Monsanto weedkiller faces recall from Europe's shops after EU fail to agree deal, Guardian, 20 May 2016

Health Concerns Delay EU Vote on Monsanto's Roundup Weedkiller, Wall Street Journal, 19 May 2016

EU glyphosate tantrum could leave people exposed to cancer risk, EurActiv.com, 25 May 2016

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