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US$11bil gets Bayer AG the Roundup closure it can
BAYER AG has at last reached a settlement to end most of the current lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. Whether the German life-sciences group has put this saga completely behind it is less clear, but it has achieved what closure it can.
Ban these toxic agricultural chemical now
FROM MOHIDEEN ABDUL KADER , President, Consumers Association of Penang (CAP)
Sydney's city council reviews use of Bayer's Roundup weed killer amid cancer fears
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's city council said on Friday it was reviewing its weed management, which included the use of Bayer AG's Roundup, after other councils in Australia began cutting ties with the product amid concerns about possible links to cancer.
California jury hits Bayer with US$2bil award in Roundup cancer trial
A California jury on Monday awarded more than US$2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.
U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $80 million to man in Roundup cancer trial
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded $80 million (£60.5 million) to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG's glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits.
Jury says Bayer must pay US$81mil to man in Roundup cancer trial
SAN FRANCISCO: A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded $81 million (£61 million) to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG's glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused his cancer, in the latest legal setback for the company facing thousands of similar lawsuits.
Toxic substances found in nappies in France - government agency
PARIS (Reuters) - A variety of potentially toxic substances, including glyphosate, has been found in babies' nappies in France, according to a study published on Wednesday by the French environment agency ANSES.
Crushed by falling price of golden crop
With palm oil prices dropping even as costs of living go up, oil palm smallholders in Malaysia are in urgent need of help.
Will Malaysians ever learn?
From DR ZORINA KHALID, Malaysian Nature Society, Negri Sembilan/Melaka Branch.
