The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid from Bayer-owned Monsanto that aimed to challenge thousands of lawsuits claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer – a potentially costly ruling, AFP reported Tuesday. The high court did not explain its decision, which left intact a $25 million ruling in favor of a California man who alleged he developed cancer after using the chemical for years. The decision marks a major blow to the German conglomerate’s legal fight against Roundup-related cases, and Bayer has set aside more than $15 billion to deal with a wave of US lawsuits linked to the weedkiller. “Bayer respectfully disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision,” the company said in a statement. “The company believes that the decision undermines the ability of companies to rely on official actions taken by expert regulatory agencies,” it added, referring to a 2020 federal finding that Roundup’s active ingredient is not risky. Sustainable Pulse and The Detox Project Director, Henry Rowlands, stated Tuesday; “This landmark decision by the Supreme Court leaves Bayer with nowhere to go – they now have to face the fact that one of their most famous products causes cancer, as well as causing widespread environmental damage.” Bayer has been plagued by problems since it bought Monsanto, which owns Roundup, in 2018 for $63 billion and inherited its legal woes around the chemical’s ingredient glyphosate. The German firm says it has not committed any wrongdoing, and maintains that scientific studies and regulatory approvals show glyphosate is safe. Glyphosate is nonetheless classified as a “probable carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer at the World Health Organization (WHO). https://sustainablepulse.com/2022/06/21/us-supreme-court-declines-bayer-bid-to-challenge-glyphosate-cancer-rulings
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And again Australia’s compliant government, since Americans own the majority of Australia’s corporations, is allowing them to sell it here by the boatload and local governments are spraying it everywhere possible.
And again Australia’s compliant government, since Americans own the majority of Australia’s corporations, is allowing them to sell it here by the boatload and local governments are spraying it everywhere possible.