Settlement Reveals Monsanto’s Undue Influence Over EPA and Media
RoundUp has been a contentious product for several years. The product has often been tied to cancer but a lack of overwhelming evidence has kept solid scientific conclusions away. Legally, however, juries have consistently ruled against the parent company Monsanto, issuing verdicts in the millions and billions of dollars. On May … [Read more...]
Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Leukemia Hodgkins and Non-Hodgins Lymphoma
Roundup is the world's most popular herbicide. An herbicide is a type of weed killer and pesticide that has been sold since the 1970s. Research has found that Roundup is tied to some life-threatening health risks. Environmental and plant scientists and consumer groups are concerned that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weed … [Read more...]
Carcinogenic Roundup Weed Killer
Active Ingredient in "Round-up' Weed Killer is Dangerous to Humans.The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is a sub-group of the World Health Organization, announced that glyphosate is a carcinogen and is therefore dangerous to human after studying the substance from 2015 to 2016. Glyphosate is an herbicide, or … [Read more...]
Tennessee Restricts Use of Monsanto’s Weed Killer Dicamba
Imposing restrictions on the use of Monsanto On July 13, 2017, the state of Tennessee joined Arkansas and Missouri in imposing restrictions on the use of Monsanto’s weed killer dicamba. Tennessee’s action came in response to reports of damage to crops not genetically modified to be resistant to dicamba. When dicamba is sprayed, it … [Read more...]
Plaintiffs in Monsanto’s Roundup Litigations Press On
It may causes cancer in humans At the crux of the Monsanto litigation is whether, or not, the active herbicide in Roundup, glyphosate – causes cancer in humans. Various studies have found it does not. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a statement that glyphosate, indeed, may very well be carcinogenic. Both sides … [Read more...]
Monsanto Roundup Herbicide Lawsuits Transferred to California MDL
MDL Transferred Herbicide Lawsuits. A multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been established for lawsuits over Monsanto's RoundUp herbicide. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred 40 lawsuits to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, before Judge Vince Chhabria. Plaintiffs in the … [Read more...]
Monsanto Seeks to Block Carcinogenic Designation for Roundup
Roundup Chemicals Known To Cause Cancer. Monsanto Corporation has filed a lawsuit to block the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) from adding glyphosate-the main ingredient in Roundup-to its listing of chemicals known to cause cancer. The list of chemicals is authorized under California's … [Read more...]
