Bayer loses third trial in claims that Roundup® causes cancer

RoundUp weed killer on a store shelf; Bayer purchased Monsanto in 2018 and since then there have been more than 10,000 lawsuits filed against its subsidiary

Verdicts against Monsanto and its parent company Bayer are beginning to pile up after Monsanto loses its third trial over claims that its weed killer product, Roundup®, causes cancer.

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What you need to know about a popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer, PBS News Hour

In latest Roundup herbicide defeat for Bayer, jury awards california couple $2 billionWall Street Journal

$2 Billion verdict against Monsanto is third to find Roundup causes cancer, New York Times

Planning to use Roundup on your lawn? Here’s what you need to know, Healthline

Some links to cancer shown in draft review of common pesticide, Bloomberg News

 

IARC Monograph on glyphosate, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Two days of Roundup use a year doubles cancer risk, expert says. Courthouse News Service