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Bayer to Remove Glyphosate from Lawn & Garden Roundup Products

August 25, 2021

Leverkusen—Bayer has provided an update on its five-point plan to address future Roundup litigation risk after a May 27 decision to withdraw from the national class process. A major portion of its plan: Bayer will remove glyphosate from products in the U.S. residential Lawn & Garden market, replacing the ingredient...

Core Human Gut Bacteria May Be Sensitive to Glyphosate, Study Finds

November 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Finland—Glyphosate may affect human gut microbiota, according to a new study from the University of Turku in Finland. Researchers at the university have developed a new bioinformatics tool to predict if a microbe, such as a human gut bacterium, is sensitive to glyphosate, according to a press release on the...

EWG Finds High Glyphosate Levels in Hummus

July 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Working Group (EWG) commissioned laboratory tests on hummus and chickpeas samples, and found glyphosate in more than 80% of non-organic samples. It was detected at far lower levels in organic versions, according to a press release. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, the...

Farmer Awarded $265M Against Bayer, BASF, for Dicamba-Based Damage

February 26, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Cape Girardeau, MO—A Missouri peach grower was awarded $265 million in his lawsuit against Bayer and BASF, according to Reuters, in which he alleged that his 1,000-acre orchard was irreparably harmed by Bayer’s and BASF's dicamba-based herbicides, which had wafted into the trees from nearby farms. Bill Bader owns Bader...

The Glyphosate Cases Grind Forward as Health and Fertility Rates Plunge

November 21, 2019

Scott C. Tips

Editor’s Note: This article is intended for information purposes only. Because state and municipal laws vary greatly, as do the circumstances of individual cases, readers are advised to contact an attorney for specific legal advice. © Scott C. Tips 2019 You have never seen a live dire wolf. And yet...

Germany to Ban Glyphosate

September 4, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Berlin, Germany—Germany will ban the use of the weedkiller glyphosate from the end of 2023 and limit its use before then, according to Reuters, which cited a statement from the Environment Ministry. Glyphosate is thought to be a carcinogen; a World Health Organization agency concluded in 2015 that it probably...

Couple Awarded $2 Billion in Lawsuit Against Bayer/Monsanto

May 13, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Oakland, CA—A California jury awarded over $2 billion to a couple that developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) after years of using Roundup, the glyphosate-based weed killer produced by Monsanto/Bayer, according to The Guardian. Alva and Alberta Pilliod were each awarded $1 billion, and the jury ordered the company to pay more...

Jury Rules that Monsanto is Liable for California Man's Cancer

March 28, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Francisco, CA—A federal jury ruled that Monsanto/Bayer was liable for Edwin Hardeman’s cancer, and ordered the company to pay Hardeman $80 million in damages. This was part of a trial presided over by Judge Vince Chhabria, who required the trial to be held in two phases: The first phase...

Jury Unanimously Decides Roundup Caused San Francisco Man's Cancer

March 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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...

Judge Limits Evidence to Be Brought Against Bayer in Glyphosate Case

January 7, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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...