Tag: glyphosate

“Plaintiff’s injuries, like those striking thousands of similarly situated victims across the country, were foreseeable and avoidable.”

The company also argues that the $2 billion verdict was “unsupported, excessive and unconstitutional.”

“Why I’m here today is to keep this story going and to keep the word out there about the product that I used and about how unsafe it can be for people and especially kids.”

The Environmental Protection Agency is currently green-lighting the continued use of cancer-linked glyphosate in the United States for another 15 years. Those...

Despite these newest results the EPA refuses to set strict limits of glyphosate in food.

Of the 21 oat-based cereals tested, all but four tested contained a level of glyphosate that is higher than deemed safe for children by scientists at Environmental Working Group.

Several outside scientists have identified other factual errors in the paper, and said they threaten to undermine the credibility of the findings overall.

The announcement made by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Tuesday comes at the same time there are currently 13,400 lawsuits against the controversial weedkiller.

Miami now joins Miami Beach and Stuart, two cities in Florida who have also banned glyphosate.

"Due to glyphosate's many health risks and its ubiquitous nature in our food, water and alcohol, the use of glyphosate in the U.S. should be banned unless and until it can be proven safe."