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• Monsanto Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Roundup Exposure Filed by Out-of-State Plaintiffs

  January 18, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A Delaware court has been asked to dismiss three Roundup cancer lawsuits against Monsanto over claims that they were improperly filed in that state.

• Roundup Residue In Food Not Properly Tested By USDA, Group Warns

  January 15, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Despite fears of cancer risks, Roundup not included on pesticide residue survey, consumer watchdog group warns.

• Glyphosate Risk Assessment Deadline Missed by EPA, as RoundUp Cancer Questions Continue

  January 4, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA missed a deadline for a risk assessment on glyphosate, the weed killer used in Monsanto's Roundup, despite growing cancer concerns, an environmental group warns.

• Enlist Duo Probe To Look Into Whether Dow Withheld Safety Information

  December 14, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  EPA officials say Dow Chemical may have broken the law by not telling them that the ingredients in the herbicide Enlist Duo became stronger when combined, raising concerns that they also become more toxic.

• Roundup Herbicide Cancer Risk Reviewed by Monsanto’s Controversial Panel

  December 8, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Monsanto-hired researchers find that glyphosate does not cause cancer, while a group of independent researchers urge the EU to take the findings that it is a probably carcinogen seriously.

• EPA Asks Court To Retract Approval Of Glyphosate-Based Enlist Duo Weed Killer

  December 2, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA seeks to have the approval of the Dow herbicide, Enlist Duo, revoked after determining that the ingredients, glyphosate and 2,4-D, may be more toxic when combined together than first anticipated.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Roundup Human Health Risks Amended

  November 24, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Roundup class action lawsuit claims Monsanto made "blatantly false" and misleading marketing claims that the weedkiller does not affect enzymes found in people.

• Lawsuit Filed Over Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma From Roundup Exposure

  November 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A former coffee bean grower is one of the latest to file a lawsuit alleging that she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma following Roundup exposure.

• Glyphosate Cancer Claims Disputed By European Regulators

  November 13, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Amid continuing concerns about the risk of cancer from Roundup, European reviewers have determined that the active ingredient, glyphosate, is unlikely to be a carcinogen.

• Monsanto Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Roundup Cancer Diagnosis

  November 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Monsanto is trying to have two Roundup cancer lawsuits thrown out, saying that the EPA's decision that Roundup was safe preempts plaintiffs' claims of failure to warn and that one of the cases was filed too late.