San Francisco, CA—A federal jury in San Francisco found that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup was a substantial factor in causing the cancer of a California man. The Guardian reports that Edwin Hardeman of Santa Rosa was the first person to challenge Monsanto’s Roundup in a federal trial and alleged that...
San Francisco, CA—A federal judge has limited the evidence attorneys in an upcoming case can bring against Bayer in a trial determining whether or not the glyphosate-based pesticide Roundup caused plaintiff Edwin Hardeman’s cancer, according to Reuters. Reuters reported that this order, by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, splits the...
New York City, NY—A free, searchable database, called ToxicDocs, developed by professors from Columbia University and CUNY, provides insight into companies that made and sold toxic products, according to a press release. ToxicDocs is a database of upwards of 20 million once-secret industry and trade association documents concerning the health...
Oakland, CA—The next trial regarding Bayer/Monsanto’s Roundup has been scheduled for March, according to Reuters. Superior Court Judge Ioana Petrou granted an expedited trial to Alva and Alberta Pilliod, who were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2011 and 2015, respectively. They claim their cancers were caused by their regular use...
San Francisco, CA—Dewayne Johnson accepted the final $78 million award, reduced from the jury’s initial $289 million award, according to NPR. Johnson used to work at a groundskeeper, where he routinely used Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. He alleged that the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and that Monsanto failed to...
Washington, D.C. -- The EPA has made up its mind about dicamba: it is “a valuable pest control tool for America’s farmers,” according to the EPA’s press release. The registration has been extended until December 20th, 2020. The extended registration comes with some new rules. Only certified applicators can apply it;...
San Francisco, CA—Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos upheld the ruling that linked Bayer’s Roundup to Dewayne Johnson’s non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, but decreased the punitive damages from $289 million to $78.5 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. If Johnson agrees to the reduction by December 7th, no new trial will be necessary.
San Francisco, California—A San Francisco judge may grant Monsanto a new trial after the August verdict finding that the glyphosate in its RoundUp had caused Dewayne Johnson’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (Editor's Note: The judge ultimately ruled to uphold the verdict but reduced the amount of the award. Bayer, which is now...
By Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association @OrgNatHealth In 2017, the Organic & Natural Health Association initiated a 3-year testing program to determine if glyphosate residue is threatening the dietary supplement supply chain. Our overarching objective is to support our members who seek to...
The Environmental Working Group and other food companies sent a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency this week, calling for more stringent limits on the amount of glyphosate residues allowed on oats and a prohibition on the pesticide’s use as a pre-harvest drying agent. In the petition, the group is...
