Judge OK’s Controversial Evidence in Roundup-Herbicide Trials

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By Mike Barrett

There are numerous pending lawsuits revolving around Bayer AG and an herbicide product known as Roundup – with claims that the herbicide is causing cancer. Well, Bayer AG suffered a blow January 28 when a federal judge tentatively agreed to allow controversial evidence the company had hoped to exclude from upcoming trials.

At a hearing in San Francisco federal court, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said his decision was “probably most disappointing for Monsanto.” (In 2016, Bayer and Monsanto merged for a whopping $66 billion.)

Bayer insists that glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup that is alleged to cause cancer, is safe …read more

Source: naturalsociety.com

    

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