Bayer: Why so many Roundup weedkiller lawsuits?
Key takeaways
- Bayer was sued for failing to add cancer warnings to its controversial pesticide Roundup, when US regulators opposed adding one.
- Germany's agrochemicals giant inherited the legal mess after taking over Monsanto, the company that produced Roundup, in 2018.
- Farmers, landscapers and gardeners — mostly based in the United States — argue that Monsanto knew, or should have known, about the risks but failed to provide adequate warnings on product labels.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Bayer was sued for failing to add cancer warnings to its controversial pesticide Roundup, when US regulators opposed adding one. DW asks if the latest Supreme Court win will stop the chemical giant from paying billions.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G5xa Roundup was a product acquired by Bayer in 2018 when it bought Monsanto Image: Photoshot/picture alliance Advertisement Bayer is still grappling with tens of thousands of lawsuits over its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup, which plaintiffs claim causes cancer, primarily non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Germany's agrochemicals giant inherited the legal mess after taking over Monsanto, the company that produced Roundup, in 2018.