Roundup weed killer has been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and the maker of this dangerous product, Monsanto, which is a subsidiary of Bayer AG, has been ordered to pay out three huge settlements to people who developed cancer after using Roundup for many years. Now, there’s evidence that the product’s main ingredient and the one at the … [Read more...]
Higher Levels of Roundup Residue Found in People with Severe Liver Disease
Over the past 25 years we have seen two things rise together – the use of Roundup in our food supply and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The connection between glyphosate, Roundup’s main ingredient, and liver disease in animals was already well known. A new study, the first of its kind, has confirmed that there is also a link between … [Read more...]
Jury Finds Roundup Caused Couple’s Cancer, Delivers $2 Billion Verdict Against Monsanto
After hearing 17 days of testimony, it took a California jury less than two days to come to a decision in favor of the plaintiffs in Pilliod v. Monsanto. The jury issued a verdict against Bayer, now owner of Monsanto, requiring the company to pay $2 billion in punitive damages to Alberta and Alva Pilliod on top of $55 million in compensatory … [Read more...]
EPA Reverses Obama Administration’s Suggestion to Ban Pesticide
On March 29th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to overturn an Obama-era suggestion to ban a pesticide known as chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to nerve damage in children. Scott Pruitt, the EPA administrator, signed an order allowing farmers to use the substance. Chlorpyrifos is used to treat several kinds of crops, including … [Read more...]
Unsealed Documents Suggest Collusion Between Monsanto and the EPA
Judge Vince Chhabria, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, unsealed several documents pertaining to an active ingredient in Monsanto’s widely used herbicide, Roundup. The documents included internal emails and email exchanges between the company and federal agencies, namely the Environmental … [Read more...]
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