Funding for this research was provided by:
Glyphosate Renewal Group
Article History
Received: 18 January 2022
Accepted: 26 April 2022
First Online: 23 May 2022
Declarations
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: This work was sponsored by the Glyphosate Renewal Group (ExternalRef removed), a European consortium of glyphosate registrants seeking the European Union Annex 1 Renewal of glyphosate. Current members of the Glyphosate Renewal Group are Albaugh Europe SARL, Barclay Chemicals Manufacturing Ltd., Bayer Agriculture bvba, Ciech Sarzyna S.A., Industrias Afrasa S.A., Nufarm GMBH & Co.KG, Sinon Corporation, and Syngenta Crop Protection AG. All costs were shared equally across the member companies in the Glyphosate Renewal Group, through a contract with Bayer AG. The study sponsor’s personnel did not review or comment on any drafts or versions of the manuscript prior to journal submission. ETC provides consulting support for Bayer, a manufacturer of glyphosate-based products that acquired Monsanto, the original glyphosate registrant, in 2018. ETC also formerly provided consulting support for Monsanto and Syngenta. ETC and NUO are employed by Exponent, a science and engineering consulting company that provides consulting support on various topics for members of the Glyphosate Renewal Group. JFA worked on this project as a paid consultant to Exponent. He was formerly employed by Monsanto during the period 1989–2004 and has provided consulting support for Bayer on glyphosate epidemiology and biomonitoring.