Panera
A federal judge dismissed without prejudice a complaint that bread in Panera sandwiches contains the pesticide glyphosate.
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Monsanto Says Its ‘Watch Lists’ Are Not Illegal Surveillance
Lawyers hired by German chemical giant Bayer found no illegal activity in “watch lists” of hundreds of pro- and anti-pesticide figures kept by its subsidiary Monsanto, the firm said Thursday.
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Germany to Ban Glyphosate to Protect Insects, Biodiversity
Germany said Wednesday it would phase out the controversial weed killer glyphosate because it wipes out insect populations crucial for ecosystems and pollination of food crops.
Read moreJudge Vows to Reduce $80 Million Verdict in Roundup Cancer Case
A San Francisco Bay Area man awarded $80 million in damages after a jury found agrochemical giant Monsanto liable for failing to warn him about the carcinogenicity of the weed killer Roundup will see that award drastically reduced, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Read moreJudge in Roundup Cancer Trial Urges Lid on Closing Theatrics
At a hearing Tuesday ahead of closing arguments in the third jury trial over whether Monsanto’s best-selling weed killer Roundup causes cancer, the judge in the case urged lawyers for a couple suing for punitive damages to keep the drama to a minimum.
Read moreCancers Plateaued as Roundup Use Grew, Jury Hears
Alva Pilliod’s lymphoma likely had no known cause, but his singularly abnormal immune system allowed it to flourish, an oncologist testified Monday in the latest trial over whether Monsanto’s top-selling weed killer Roundup causes cancer.
Read moreExpert: Human Body Good at Repelling – and Expelling – Roundup
An industrial hygienist hired by Monsanto faced off Tuesday against the lead attorney for a couple claiming decades of Roundup use contributed significantly to them both developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Read moreVerdicts Twist Road Ahead in Monsanto Cancer Litigation
The federal jury that heard the first bifurcated trial on claims Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup causes cancer found the Bayer AG subsidiary liable for not warning a man of the product’s cancer risks and awarded him $80 million in damages. It also made the way forward in multidistrict litigation a lot more complex.
Read moreA Few Days of Roundup Use a Year Doubles Cancer Risk, Expert Says
A pathologist who testified in two prior trials over Roundup’s connection to cancer testified Tuesday that years of intense spraying of the world’s most popular weed killer likely caused a Livermore couple’s aggressive lymphoma.
Read moreJurors Hear of New Study Linking Roundup to Cancer
In the trial of claims by an elderly couple who say the world’s most popular weed killer gave them cancer, jurors heard of a new study linking Roundup’s active ingredient glyphosate to non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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Monsanto continues to face liability problems over its weed-killer Roundup, with 17 federal lawsuits filed this week in Phoenix and Tucson, alleging the herbicide gave people cancer or killed them.
Read moreLA County Eyes Dropping Roundup From Weed-Killing Arsenal
A member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has called for a halt of the use of the popular weed killer glyphosate on county property until it can be determined the product is safe for humans and the environment.
Read moreEU Product-Safety Laws Unlikely to Help Activists in Roundup-Dumping Case
A European Court of Justice magistrate said Tuesday that environmental activists facing charges in France of intentionally damaging containers of the herbicide Roundup can’t claim the EU’s approval process for agrochemicals is flawed as a defense of their criminal case.
Read moreEU Court Demands Studies Behind Monsanto’s Roundup
In a victory for environmentalists, Europe’s highest court on Thursday ordered a European Union agricultural agency to release scientific studies it relied on to determine that glyphosate-based herbicides made popular by Monsanto, such as Roundup, are safe.
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A federal class action against cereal maker Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods alleging its products contained the weed killer glyphosate has been settled out of court, according to a court filing submitted Thursday.
Read moreJudge Slashes Punitive Damages in Roundup Cancer Case
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Although she refused to overturn a jury verdict against Monsanto finding its weed killer Roundup caused
Read moreJurors Defend $289 Million Roundup Cancer Verdict
Two jurors who voted to hold Monsanto liable for a man’s fatal cancer from using the weed killer Roundup called a California judge’s intention to gut the $289 million verdict “unreasonable” Thursday, and rejected criticism they had been emotionally manipulated into making the finding without evidence.
Read moreCancer Victim’s Attorneys Blast Monsanto’s Request for New Trial
Calling Monsanto’s efforts to hide the alleged carcinogenicity of its Roundup weed killer “reprehensible,” attorneys for a school groundskeeper dying of cancer urged a San Francisco judge late Monday to keep intact a $289 million jury verdict for their client.
Read moreRoundup May Make Bees Prone to Fatal Infections
The active ingredient in popular weed killer Roundup may indirectly kill honey bees, according to a study published Monday that indicates the herbicide alters the balance of bacteria in the digestive tract of bees and makes them more prone to fatal infections.
Read moreCereal Maker Faces Class Action Over Herbicide Found in Products
Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods conceals the presence of an allegedly carcinogenic weed killer in its steel cut oats and rolled oats, and instead capitalizes on consumer demand for “wholesome” food by falsely advertising the products as healthy, two people claim in a federal class action filed in San Francisco on Friday.
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