In a further bow to Bayer AG the Government of Mexico has announced that glyphosate will be phased out by 2024.  In addition, the Federal Government will cease using the herbicide on projects under their control with immediate effect.

The decision to eliminate glyphosate was made by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador following a disagreement in the Cabinet between the ministers responsible for Agriculture and the Environment. Victor Manuel Toledo, the Minister of the Environment, is a strong advocate for banning glyphosate notwithstanding the absence of firm scientific evidence that the compound is carcinogenic.  Unfortunately, recent civil litigation in the U.S. has poisoned the well and politicians feel obliged to take action despite extensive epidemiological studies conducted by the EPA and other agencies showing that the compound is innocuous to humans when label directions are followed.

  What did I just ban?"