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What is the Glyphosate Renewal Group (GB)?
What is the Glyphosate Renewal Group (GB)?
The Glyphosate Renewal Group is a collection of companies seeking the renewal of the GB authorisation of the active substance glyphosate in 2026. To this end, the Glyphosate Renewal Group’s member companies join resources and efforts to prepare a single repository to make available scientific studies and information on the safety of glyphosate.
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Glyphosate in the UK
Glyphosate in the UK
Glyphosate remains authorised for use in Great Britain and the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has extended glyphosate’s current approval until 15 December 2026 to allow time for a full renewal assessment. Approximately 5.8% of UK crop production, equivalent to around £680 million annually, is directly attributable to glyphosate use. 40 to 80% percent of wheat and oilseed rape, two of the GB’s most economically important crops, are treated with glyphosate during production.
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Transparency
Transparency
The Glyphosate Renewal Group commits to comply with, and contribute to, all relevant aspects of Great Britain’s procedure to re-assess and re-approve glyphosate. The Glyphosate Renewal Group will do so in a factual, scientific and transparent way. The Glyphosate Renewal Group has submitted a comprehensive dossier to the Health and Safety Executive, and as part of the assessment a public consultation is expected in 2026, ahead of a final decision by December 2026.
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Authorisation Process
Authorisation Process
Glyphosate is approved in GB until 15th December 2026. A robust process requiring thorough scientific scrutiny by competent and expert entities is the basis of the GB authorisation to use glyphosate as a herbicide.
The Health and Safety Executive is assessing whether the approval of glyphosate can be renewed in GB in accordance with assimilated Regulation No 1107/2009 and assimilated Regulation No 844/2012.
Transparency
The Glyphosate Renewal Group is committed to comply and contribute to all relevant aspects of the GB procedure to re-assess and re-approve glyphosate in GB. The Glyphosate Renewal Group will do so in a factual, scientific and transparent way.
What's New
We regularly share relevant information, updates, and published articles, keeping you well informed on the GB regulatory process milestones on the glyphosate re-authorisation, and sharing information regarding the GRG efforts and our events.
Authorisation Process
The basis of the GB authorisation to use glyphosate as a herbicides is a robust process requiring thorough scientific scrutiny by multiple competent and expert entities, independent of industry.
Glyphosate in numbers
Glyphosate in numbers – Glyphosate is the key active substance of the most widely used non-selective herbicides in the world; it combines proven effectiveness and safe use when used in accordance with the label instructions.
5.8%
Crop Production
5.8% of GB’s crop production is attributed to the usage of glyphosate, equivalent to £679 million a year
6-8%
More effective
Glyphosate is 6-8% more effective at removing weeds than other non-glyphosate alternatives. It is the best tool for controlling grass and broadleaf plants that is easily available to UK farmers.
−45.3b Kg
Total annual soil
The total annual soil carbon stored/sequestered associated with the area where conservation tillage practices are attributed to glyphosate is −45.3 billion kg CO2e.
