EU nations refused to back a limited extension of the pesticide glyphosate's use on Monday, threatening withdrawal of Monsanto's Roundup and other weed-killers from shelves if no decision is reached by the end of the month.
Contradictory findings on the carcinogenic risks of the chemical have thrust it into the centre of a dispute among EU and U.S. politicians, regulators and researchers.
The EU executive - after failing to win support in two meetings earlier this year for a proposal to renew the licence for glyphosate for up to 15 years - had offered a 12 to 18 month extension to allow time for further scientific study.
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