Judge: Roundup Products to Remain Warning Label-Free for Now
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected California’s last-ditch effort to force agricultural company Monsanto to place warning labels on its Roundup products.
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CA Appeals Court Hands Monsanto a Legal Setback
A California state appeals court dealt Monsanto a legal defeat on Thursday, ruling the state was well within in its legal bounds when it decided to list a weed-killing chemical as a possible cancer-causing agent.
Read moreScientist Defends Opinion That Roundup Causes Cancer
Returning to the witness stand, a scientist on Wednesday defended her opinion that Monsanto’s popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer.
Read more‘Shaky’ Expert Opinion May Still Propel Roundup Cancer Suits
Despite blasting some of an epidemiologist’s opinions as “junk science,” a federal judge said Wednesday the expert’s “shaky” conclusion that the world’s most popular weed killer causes cancer could still advance more than 300 lawsuits against chemical giant Monsanto.
Read moreScientist Tells Judge That Monsanto’s Roundup Causes Cancer
Kicking off a week of testimony on the alleged toxicity of the world’s most popular weed killer, a scientist on Monday attacked the validity of a study that found Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup is unlikely to cause cancer.
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EU Agency Ducks Citizens’ Demand to Ban Roundup
Responding to a citizen petition to ban the key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, the European Commission said Tuesday it finds no credible link between the chemical and health problems but would instead improve transparency in the pesticide-approval process.
Read moreHuman Exposure to Herbicide Up 500 Percent in 20 Years
Urinary samples from a group of older Southern Californians reveal exposure to the weed killer glyphosate has increased roughly 500 percent since the introduction of genetically modified crops.
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California Lists Roundup as a Carcinogen; Monsanto Bristles
Effective July 7, California will list glyphosate, the active ingredient in the commonly used herbicide Roundup, as a probable carcinogen.
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The latest federal class action against Monsanto accuses it of falsely advertising that its Roundup pesticide does not target the enzyme EPSP synthase, a vital gut bacteria in humans and animals.
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A federal class action claims Monsanto falsely advertises that its Roundup herbicide concentrate makes twice as many gallons in proper dilution as it actually does.
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Study Blames Roundup for Monarch Butterfly Deaths
A group of Michigan State University researchers say there is a nexus between large-scale deaths of Monarch butterflies and the application of the widely applied herbicide glyphosate.
Read moreCalifornia Moves to Label Roundup as a Carcinogen
Fresh off a state-court victory, California regulators this week announced their plans to place glyphosate – the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup – on a list of chemicals known to cause cancer.
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Roundup Lawsuits Raise Doubts About EPA’s Integrity
A recently unsealed brief in the nation’s largest lawsuit over whether chemical giant Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer shows the extent to which the company tried to influence academic literature, and casts doubt on the procedural integrity of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read moreCalifornia Closer to Requiring Cancer Labels on Roundup
California marked a significant benchmark in its effort to list Monsanto’s signature herbicide a carcinogen, after a judge ruled Friday the state could rely on international standards in its effort require cancer warnings on Roundup.
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