Etiket: glyphosate
Bayer is working on an alternative to the controversial herbicide glyphosate | Abroad
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in, for example, Bayer’s herbicide Roundup. The German company acquired this drug after the takeover of its American competitor Monsanto. Bayer is now struggling with…
Bayer share: After a dry spell, Bayer can again win a glyphosate case in the USA
After a series of defeats, Bayer has won a glyphosate lawsuit in the USA. The decision by a jury in San Benito County, California, confirms that the weed killer glyphosate…
ROUNDUP: Bayer wins another glyphosate case in the USA after a dry spell
HOLLISTER (dpa-AFX) – After a series of defeats, Bayer has won a glyphosate legal dispute in the USA. The decision by a jury in San Benito County, California, confirms that…
Farm workers and environmentalists want US authorities to end glyphosate
(Clarifies word order in first sentence) New York (Reuters) – In the United States, farm workers and environmental groups want the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end the approval…
Billion-dollar glyphosate defeat for Bayer in the USA
JEFFERSON (dpa-AFX) – A US jury has sentenced the pharmaceutical and agricultural company Bayer to pay more than 1.5 billion US dollars in a glyphosate trial. Three former users of…
Bayer must pay $1.5 billion in fines to three cancer patients for glyphosate
Chemical company Monsanto, owned by chemical group Bayer since 2018, must pay 1.5 billion dollars (1.37 billion euros) to three Americans who say they have developed cancer as a result…
Now that Europe allows Roundup for 10 years longer, what are the risks? Toxicologist: “Glyphosate is a major danger to humans”
The European Commission has decided to allow the use of the controversial weed killer glyphosate for another 10 years. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in products such as Roundup. What’s…
Farmer Bertie calls for nuance in glyphosate discussion: ‘Prohibition offers a false sense of security’ | opinion
Some EU countries want to continue to allow the herbicide glyphosate; another part wants a quick ban. The dilemma between the necessity for agriculture and the risk for public health…
EU member states fail to reach agreement on extension of glyphosate permit: new vote next month | Abroad
The member states of the European Union were unable to reach an agreement on Friday on an extension of the authorization for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer.…
EU vote on pesticide glyphosate ends in deadlock: new vote within a month
The vote by European Union member states on the use of glyphosate has not produced a clear outcome. That reports the European Commission on Friday. Member states had to decide…