Bayer considers removing weedkiller glyphosate from some products in US
The move follows a judge’s rejection of a proposal to resolve future claims that Bayer product Roundup causes cancer
27 May 2021 - 21:40
Bayer is considering removing the controversial glyphosate ingredient from its residential Roundup range in the US after a judge rejected a proposal to resolve future claims that the weedkiller causes cancer.
The decision by US district judge Vince Chhabria on Wednesday further compounded Bayer’s struggle to wrap up litigation inherited from the acquisition of Monsanto. In response, Bayer said it would implement a series of measures, including reviewing its US residential lawn and garden business...
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