The Trump administration is refusing to approve product labels warning glyphosate is a carcinogen. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller. The EPA said it was irresponsible to put inaccurate labels on a "product does not pose a cancer risk." German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer faces thousands of lawsuits claiming … [Read more...]
Roundup Now Linked to Liver Disease
More bad news for Monsanto: The main active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, glyphosate, has been linked to liver disease, according to researcher at the University of California, San Diego. Lead researcher Paul Mills, the Director of UCSD's Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, found that a group of patients … [Read more...]
Monsanto Defense Attacked Scientific Witness Credibility in Pilliod Case
The legal team for Monsanto attempted a new defense strategy in the latest lawsuit claiming Roundup weed killer caused cancer, Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. In the first two trials in which terminally ill people claimed the once-popular weed killer caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure, the Monsanto’s legal team focused mainly on simply … [Read more...]
Bayer/Monsanto Hit With $2 Billion Verdict in Roundup Case
Earlier today, a jury concluded that Monsanto's Roundup caused an elderly couple to suffer non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of using the herbicide. The jury awarded Alberta and Alva Pilliod a combined total of $2.055 Billion in damages. Today’s verdict in Pilliod v. Monsanto was the third consecutive loss suffered by Bayer AG, which acquired … [Read more...]
E-Mails Show Monsanto Counted On Support From Trump
Donald Trump speaking at Conservative Political Action Conference (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0). When the Environmental Protection Agency released an initial draft finding in late April that glyphosate – the herbicide in Roundup, one of the most popular weedkillers in the world – was safe, it was the product of years of study from the … [Read more...]
EPA Rules Roundup Is Safe Despite Serious Health Concerns
Farmer pours unlabeled chemical into large industrial barrels. The German industrial giant Bayer, which now owns Monsanto, is currently facing thousands of lawsuits related to Roundup, the most popular weedkiller in the world. Plaintiffs are alleging – with some success – that they or their family members have suffered severe health problems, … [Read more...]
Judge Orders Mediation in Roundup Case
In an effort to organize and settle some of the thousands of lawsuits filed against Bayer AG and Monsanto, the maker of the once-popular weed killer, Roundup, a federal judge has ordered the company to pursue mediation with one plaintiff claiming that Roundup caused her cancer. Even though Bayer execs still maintain there’s no legitimate … [Read more...]
New Study Supports That Glyphosate Causes Cancer
As the number of lawsuits mount against Bayer AG, the maker of Roundup weed killer, new studies continue to show that the active ingredient in the formerly popular product does cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Bayer AG, the owner of the seed company, Monsanto, has been named in over 11,200 lawsuits, and that number is expected to continue to rise … [Read more...]
Jury Says Common Weed-Killer Roundup Contributed To Man’s Cancer
A federal jury said that the popular Monsanto weed-killer Roundup was a "substantial factor" in causing a man's cancer. Roundup's active ingredient is a widely-used agricultural pesticide called glyphosate, which has been tentatively linked to cancer. The verdict represents a major landmark in an ongoing legislative battle against Monsanto … [Read more...]
Roundup Harms Beneficial Bacteria, Lawsuit Claims
There’s more bad news for Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weed killer, a company that’s currently facing more than 8,000 lawsuits from people claiming long-term use of the popular weed killer has caused their cancer. Now, Bayer AG, the German company that acquired Monsanto in June 2018, is facing a claim that it deceived consumers about Roundup’s … [Read more...]
