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• Roundup Safety Recommendations Issued by European Regulators Was Copy-Pasted From Monsanto: Report

  September 18, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A report by European regulators which declared the active ingredient in Roundup to be safe appears to have copied large and significant portions from a Monsanto study.

• Roundup Xtend Approval Leads to Calls For Release of Public Records on EPA Communication with Monsanto

  September 11, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An environmental group seeks the release of records involving communications between the EPA and Monsanto which led to the quiet approval of a new weed killer, Roundup XTend, that combines glyphosate and dicamba.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Roundup Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Diagnosis

  September 7, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Monsanto claims that exposure to its weed killer caused the death of an Illinois woman diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Glyphosate Risk Lead France to Vote Against Reauthorization of Weedkillers like Roundup

  September 5, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  France may be a deciding vote against the reapproval of Roundup and similar herbicides in Europe, as officials suggest they will vote against renewing its license in October due to cancer concerns.

• Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Lawsuit Over Roundup Risks By School Maintenance Worker

  August 30, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Years of spraying Roundup on athletic fields, playgrounds and other school property allegedly caused a maintenance supervisor to develop diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which is a sub-type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma linked to glyphosate and other ingredients contained in the controversial weedkiller.

• Engenia Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Massive Crop Failures

  August 28, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An Engenia class action lawsuit alleges that BASF and Monsanto marketed dicambra-tolerant crops without warning that the herbicide could spread to other fields, resulting in massive crop failures.

• EPA, Monsanto Worked Together To Delay Roundup Toxicology Report, Groups Claim

  August 22, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  New documents appear to reveal that Monsanto was able to get the EPA to delay a crucial toxicology report, suggesting the company has undue influence over the federal agency.

• Roundup Weed Killer Caused Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for Farmer, Lawsuit Alleges

  August 16, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a Louisiana farmer indicates that more than three decades of exposure to Roundup resulted in a fatal case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, alleging that Monsanto has failed to warn consumers about the serious health risks associated with their popular weedkiller.

• Monsanto Employees Secretly Helped Write Roundup Safety Reviews, Documents Show

  August 10, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Internal Monsanto documents linked to Roundup litigation appear to indicate the company had undue and concealed influence on a supposedly independent safety review rebutting claims that Roundup caused cancer.

• California Roundup Cancer Warnings Should Herald End To Public Grounds Use: L.A. Times Editorial

  August 8, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  California cities should give up using Roundup now that it is listed as a possible cancer-causing agent, an editorial recommends.