News and submissions
Lack of risk assessment for glyphosate remains a concern, despite High Court ruling
The High Court has ruled that the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) did not establish “a reviewable error” in the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision that grounds did not exist to reassess the herbicide glyphosate.
EPA faces High Court challenge over glyphosate
We are challenging the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) this week in the High Court over its decision that there were no grounds to reassess the herbicide glyphosate, along with more than 90 glyphosate-based formulations currently approved for use in Aotearoa.
Submission on Proposals to Amend the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
Our submission on the MPI Proposals to Amend the New Zealand FoodNotice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds.
Submission: Environmental Protection Authority’s application to reassess chlorpyrifos and its formulations
ELI’s submission to the Environmental Protection Authority’s proposal to ban chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide used to control a broad range of insect pests on plants. ELI supports the EPA’s proposal to revoke all approvals for chlorpyrifos-containing substances.