Bayer tries to clean up image in face of lawsuits over weedkiller
It suffered a third successive trial loss over claims that exposure to Roundup caused cancer
16 June 2019 - 00:15
Bayer will pump about €5bn (about R83bn) of its research & development budget into alternatives to its weedkiller, glyphosate, over the next decade as it battles more than 13,000 lawsuits claiming the herbicide causes cancer.
Trying to ease concerns about the controversial compound, the German chemical and drug company said it will seek more public feedback during the coming safety certification process in Europe...
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