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This review was undertaken to produce a current and comprehensive safety evaluation and risk assessment for humans. It includes assessments of glyphosate, its major breakdown product (AMPA), its Roundup formulations, and the predominant surfactant (POEA) used in Roundup formulations worldwide.

The mechanisms of toxicity of glyphosate formulations are complicated. It is used as different salts and formulations contain surfactants, which vary in nature and concentration. Human poisoning with this herbicide is not with the active ingredient alone but with complex and variable mixtures.

Une association écologiste demande au ministère de l'Agriculture le retrait de deux herbicides Round up, dénonçant une différence entre produits testés et formules déclarées.