Glyphosate, a controversial herbicide, has been approved for use in the European Union for another 10 years despite uncertainty over whether it increases the risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson disease. We call for new approaches to assessing the neurotoxicity of glyphosate and other pesticides and improving their regulation.
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B.R.B., T.A.B. and R.C.H.V. declare no competing interests. A.E. has received research grants from Plan Ecophyto (the French Ministry of Agriculture) for research on the relationship between pesticides and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Bloem, B.R., Boonstra, T.A., Elbaz, A. et al. Glyphosate and neurotoxicity — a call for scientific renewal. Nat Rev Neurol 20, 131–132 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-023-00919-7
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