Tag: roundup
EU Declares Roundup Ingredient Safe; Health of Future Generation Hangs in Balance
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, has been declared safe by the European Union (EU), placing future generations in eminent peril by exposing children to a toxic cocktail of pesticides in their food, water, and play areas.
Monsanto Banned from European Parliament
Lobbyists working for Monsanto are banned from entering the European parliament after the company refused to attend a hearing into allegations that it interfered with safety studies on glyphosate, the weed-killer in Roundup.
Roundup to be Banned in France for Cancer Risk
France will phase out the agricultural use of Monsanto's Roundup (glyphosate) weed-killer by 2022 due to fears that it may cause cancer.
Report: Monsanto Edited “Independent” Roundup Studies
Monsanto has long insisted that independent scientists vouched for the safety of Roundup (glyphosate) — but evidence shows that Monsanto's employees actually edited several of those "independent" studies.
Arkansas Votes to Ban Dicamba Spraying After ‘Drift’ Crop Damage
The Arkansas Plant Board has voted to immediately ban spraying of the weed-killing herbicide dicamba after nearly 250 complaints of crop damage as a result of "dicamba drift" away from the field where it was sprayed — but are the...
California Adds Roundup to List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals
The state of California will add the weed-killing chemical glyphosate in Monsanto's Roundup to a list of known carcinogens on July 7, 2017.
North Carolina Farmer Files Roundup Lymphoma Lawsuit
A farmer with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who used Roundup for decades has filed a lawsuit accusing Monsanto of failing to warn about the risk of cancer from weed-killing chemicals.
Farmers With Lymphoma Join Roundup Lawsuits
Farmers and people who lived near croplands in the Midwest have filed a growing number of wrongful death lawsuits against Monsanto for downplaying the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from Roundup.
Is Roundup Safe? Over 700 Lawsuits Question Cancer Risk
Monsanto is facing over 700 Roundup lawsuits from people with lymphoma. Now a St. Louis-based ad agency is accused of helping Monsanto downplay the risk of cancer. Researchers are demanding a new safety assessment.
Lawyers Say Monsanto Secretly Wrote Roundup Cancer Studies
Lawyers say EPA officials worked with Monsanto to downplay the risk of cancer from glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed-killer. Monsanto is also accused of ghost-writing studies the EPA used to decide Roundup does not cause cancer in humans.