WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a new interagency Memorandum of Understanding [https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-mou-hhs-epa.pdf, 1.40 MB] (MOU) to strengthen scientific coordination and expand the evidence available to EPA's ongoing registration review of glyphosate under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Under the MOU, the agencies will exchange scientific information, identify research gaps, and expand research into potential human health effects. EPA retains sole authority for registration decisions u...