March 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer caused a man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a bellwether trial that may help determine the course of hundreds of similar cases. The finding by the unanimous jury in San Francisco federal court clears the way for that same jury to determine […] Read more
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U.S. bill would ban pre-harvest glyphosate on oats
A member of the U.S. House of Representatives wants the federal government to ban the use of glyphosate on oats before harvest. Late last week, representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut introduced the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act. The bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to routinely test food for glyphosate residues. It […] Read more
France may slow glyphosate exit
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based herbicides by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested, further lowering an initial ambition to get rid of the controversial chemical by then. In November 2017, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to ban glyphosate in France within three years, rejecting a European Union decision […] Read more
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS, (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested recently, further lowering an initial ambition to get rid of the controversial chemical by then. In November 2017, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to ban glyphosate in France within three years, rejecting a European Union decision […] Read more
U.S. trial tests claims Roundup weed killer caused cancer
REUTERS – Bayer AG on Monday faced a second U.S. jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, six months after the company’s share price was rocked by a $289 million verdict in California state court. The lawsuit by California resident Edwin Hardeman against the company began on Monday morning in […] Read more
Brazil health officials find weedkiller glyphosate non-cancerous
BRASILIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Analysts at Brazilian health agency Anvisa have determined that the weedkiller glyphosate does not cause cancer while recommending exposure limits as international pressure to reduce use of the chemical grows. Companies such as Bayer AG and its unit Monsanto, which produces glyphosate-based weedkillers, have faced legal challenges over allegations that […] Read more
Officials poke holes in China-glyphosate residue story
Canadian agriculture industry officials are casting doubt on a report that China is poised to introduce restrictive glyphosate residue limits. An article that ran in Sustainable Pulse, which appears to be an anti-GMO website, said China is set to “shock markets” with a maximum residue limit of 200 parts per billion or lower on all […] Read more
Glyphosate residues snare organics
BRANDON — Canadians are struggling to sell organic food and grains into Europe, even though it’s the world’s second largest market. That’s because Europeans are finding trace amounts of glyphosate in organic shipments from Canada. “Many of the containers of grains that arrive in Europe are being rejected because of glyphosate contamination,” said Laura Telford, […] Read more
U.S. judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials
Jan 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed pieces of controversial evidence that the company had hoped to exclude from upcoming trials. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria during a hearing in San Francisco federal court called his decision “probably most disappointing […] Read more
Beyond health and safety, glyphosate raises milling questions
WINNIPEG – There’s more to the controversy surrounding glyphosate than whether the weed-killing chemical is safe to use or not. One miller has said they found oats and other grains treated with pre-harvest glyphosate doesn’t mill as well as untreated grains. Since 2015, Grain Millers Inc. has had a glyphosate-free policy on oats in place, […] Read more
