Bayer/Monsanto Wins Roundup Case as Supreme Court Blocks Suit over Link Between Herbicide & Cancer

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to restrict thousands of lawsuits claiming Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, had a duty to warn consumers about potential cancer risks from its popular weed killer Roundup. The case before the Supreme Court began in St. Louis, Missouri, where a resident named John Durnell, who had used Roundup for decades and was later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sued Monsanto under Missouri state law for not putting a warning label on its product. But because the federal Environmental Protection Agency found no cancer risk in its assessment of Roundup, the court has ruled against Durnell. “The ruling essentially says that only the EPA can make a determination that something is harmful to us and has to carry a warning label,” explains reporter Nate Halverson, who has been documenting health and environmental harms allegedly linked to Roundup, as well as efforts to hold Monsanto accountable. In his reporting, Halverson found that scientific studies cited by the EPA in its Roundup assessment were “ghostwritten” by Monsanto itself — and “that ghostwritten information has now made its way into the Supreme Court’s decision.”

Democracy Now!

« Mardi, la Cour de cassation Ă©tudiait l’affaire qui oppose #TranToNga Ă  14 gĂ©ants de l’#agrochimie, dont #BayerMonsanto et #DowChemical. Depuis 2014, la militante franco-vietnamienne de 84 ans se bat au nom des millions de victimes de l’#agentOrange Ă©pandu pendant la #guerreDuVietnam. »

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#Vietnam #armesChimiques #dioxine #phytovictimes #JusticePourTranToNga #justiceFr

«On se mobilise contre le colonialisme chimique» : devant la Cour de cassation, un espoir pour les victimes...

Mardi, la Cour de cassation Ă©tudiait l’affaire qui oppose Tran To Nga Ă  14 gĂ©ants de l’agrochimie, dont Bayer-Monsanto et Dow Chemical. Depuis 2014, la militante franco-vietnamienne de 84 ans se bat au nom des millions de victimes de l’agent orange Ă©pandu pendant la guerre du Vietnam. Alors que l’avocat gĂ©nĂ©ral a demandĂ© Ă  la Cour – qui doit rendre sa dĂ©cision en septembre – le retour de l’affaire devant les tribunaux, l’octogĂ©naire garde espoir de faire condamner les firmes Ă©tasuniennes.

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Bioland: EU-Parlament ebnet Weg fĂŒr mehr Konzernmacht bei Saatgut

Bioland e.V. bewertet die Zustimmung des EU-Parlaments zur Deregulierung neuer genomischer Techniken als schwerwiegenden Fehler und fordert Schutz fĂŒr Wahlfreiheit, ZĂŒchtung und gentechnikfreie Produktion.

Across #Europe, people want food that is safe for #people and our #environment. But #pesticide #giants are #lobbying hard to allow #toxicchemicals into our #food #forever, without ever #proving they’re #safe.

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Right now, the #CorporateLobbyists at #BayerMonsanto are #cracking open the #champagne.

Why?

Because the #EuropeanCommission wants to #approve #pesticides. Forever. [1]

Once on the #market, there would be no getting rid of #pesticides like #Glyphosate (Bayer-Monsanto’s cash cow). Even IF science proves they’re #dangerous. This is a dream for Bayer-Monsanto and the #AgriLobby.

Our team has bold plans to fight back against this #proposal. From exposing pesticide residues in parks, to bringing real stories to #lawmakers and grabbing the media spotlight when it matters most. But we need to know what #resources we can count on before we go ahead.

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'Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting recently released a major investigation by Nate Halverson that looks at how the #USForestService has been rapidly expanding its use of #Roundup despite concerns about its safety. “The majority of #glyphosate is still used in agriculture, but 
 we were able to show that the fastest-growing use is actually now for #forestry,” says Halverson.'

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“We Are Bombarding America’s Forests with Roundup”: Despite Cancer Fear, Trump Admin Pushes Herbicide

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether thousands of cancer patients can keep suing the manufacturers of the popular weed killer glyphosate, known as Roundup. Critics of Roundup have long alleged a link between the herbicide and cancer. It was developed by Monsanto, which was bought by Bayer in 2018. Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting recently released a major investigation by Nate Halverson that looks at how the U.S. Forest Service has been rapidly expanding its use of Roundup despite concerns about its safety. “The majority of glyphosate is still used in agriculture, but 
 we were able to show that the fastest-growing use is actually now for forestry,” says Halverson.

Democracy Now!
Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus

Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.

The New York Times

Hallo,

ein vorgezogenes Weihnachtsgeschenk fĂŒr #Bayer Monsanto: #Glyphosat fĂŒr immer. Und fĂŒr uns? Ein Angriff auf unseren Lebensmittelschutz.

Letzten Dienstag hat die EuropĂ€ische Kommission entschieden, dass die meisten giftigen Pestizide wie Glyphosat kĂŒnftig unbegrenzt auf dem Markt bleiben sollen – ohne dass Unternehmen regelmĂ€ĂŸig nachweisen mĂŒssen, dass sie sicher sind.
[1]Doch das ist noch nicht das Ende der Geschichte.
Die Entscheidung braucht noch die Zustimmung des EuropĂ€ischen Parlaments und der EU-Regierungen. Und genau hier kann öffentlicher Druck den Unterschied machen – aber nur wenn genug Menschen wissen, was auf dem Spiel steht.
Deshalb haben sich bereits ĂŒber 95.000 Menschen in ganz Europa gemeinsam mit Landwirtinnen, Wissenschaftlerinnen und zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen zusammengeschlossen, um unser Essen und unsere Gesundheit zu verteidigen.
FĂŒgen Sie jetzt Ihren Namen hinzu und fordern Sie die EU auf, diesen gefĂ€hrlichen Vorschlag zurĂŒckzuziehen. Menschen mĂŒssen vor den Profiten von Bayer-Monsanto stehen.

GIFTIGE #PESTIZIDE STOPPEN
Mit Entschlossenheit
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Giulio Carini (Rom), Jessie Hayes (London) und das gesamte WeMove Europe Team

Referenzen:

[1] Die EU-Kommission wĂŒrde den meisten Pestiziden eine unbefristete Zulassung erteilen und damit die bisher notwendige wissenschaftliche Neubewertung abschaffen – ein zentraler Schutzmechanismus gegen neue Gesundheits- und Umweltrisiken. Mehr dazu hier: pan-europe.info/press-releases
 ; wwf.eu/?20410266/Food-and-Feed


SchĂŒtzt unser Essen vor giftigen Pestiziden

Die EU plant ein Geschenk fĂŒr Pestizidkonzerne – und einen Albtraum fĂŒr uns alle. Ein neuer Vorschlag könnte giftige Pestizide, darunter Glyphosat, fĂŒr immer zulassen. Ja, fĂŒr immer. Ja, ohne SicherheitsprĂŒfung. Ja, das passiert wirklich. Schließen Sie sich tausenden Menschen an, die diesen gefĂ€hrlichen Plan stoppen wollen.

WeMove Europe

@tagesschau
Bayer zahlt 16 Mrd. fĂŒr Glyphosat-Klagen.
EU lockert gerade Gentechnik-Regeln.

Weniger Regulierung = weniger Transparenz = weniger Haftung.

Lobbyarbeit? Timing? Oder Zufall?đŸ€Ą

#Lobbyismus #BayerMonsanto #Gentechnik

A science journal has retracted a landmark paper claiming that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicides posed no health risks to humans. This comes after a decade of litigation from US plaintiffs suffering from cancer, which has revealed that the multibillion-dollar company influenced the “independent” study, published in 2000. Brent Wisner, a lead lawyer in the case, said in a statement, “This garbage ghostwritten study finally got the fate it deserved.”
#BayerMonsanto
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/monsanto-roundup-safety-study-retracted
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influence

The Guardian