There is currently a major discussion going on about banning glyphosphsate, a pesticide in agriculture. There appears to be a link between the drug and the increase in Parkinson’s. But pesticides in agriculture are not the only problem, says neurologist Barbera van Harten of the MCL hospital: “For example, the air also contains trichloroethene. This … Read more
Oct 13, 2023 at 12:32 Update: 24 minutes ago Within the European Union, no majority emerged on Friday to make a decision on glyphosate. Member States will have one more chance to vote in November. After that, the fate of the pesticide lies in the hands of the European Commission. Member states were allowed to … Read more
ANPA potato field is being irrigated. NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 16:30 The Netherlands must vote against the European admission of glyphosate herbicide next month. That is the opinion of a majority in the House of Representatives. In October, Minister Adema of Agriculture must vote on behalf of the Netherlands in the European Commission on a proposal to … Read more
“The more industries prevent the emergence of a scientific consensus, the easier it is for them to fight against lawsuits and regulations” : in one sentence, the American doctor Stanton Glantz poses the issue of the documentary the Factory of Ignorance, broadcast on Arte on February 23, and that Release makes available in preview on … Read more
Mexico, the birthplace of corn, becomes the first country on the American continent to ban genetically modified corn as well as glyphosate, a herbicide that is often associated with it. By a decree which entered into force on 1is January, the government of left-wing President Andrès Obrador decided to “Revoke and refrain from granting permits … Read more
In the settlement negotiations, did Bayer capitalize on the fact that due to the corona crisis, there are currently hardly any lawsuits with juries in America? Image: EPA – Bayer announced a comparison this week of its herbicide glyphosate. It’s about just under $ 11 billion. Critics doubt that that’s enough. – BAyer announced a … Read more
AWhen Bayer CEO Werner Baumann announced the great liberation for the group this week, he could not hide his anger for a brief moment. Although he was relieved that a comparison with the majority of the plaintiffs’ lawyers had now been found, the CEO said in a conference call with journalists. “But the fact that … Read more
Bayer has closed a billion dollar settlement, so many US lawsuits are over. But in the discussion with critics you need empathy, and you can’t buy it. – Werner Baumann has been head of the pharmaceutical and agrochemical group Bayer since May 2016. He made an unprecedented false start. The $ 63 billion acquisition of … Read more
Düsseldorf, New York June 24, 2020 will go down in Bayer history as the day on which the table was cleared after the takeover of the controversial Monsanto group. It took the US attorneys a good ten months to negotiate the $ 10 billion settlement with the glyphosate plaintiffs. But it didn’t stop there: Bayer … Read more
Agreement in the lawsuit of millions in the USA! Bayer agrees on a settlement in the United States in the dispute over allegedly misleading advertising for weed killers containing the active ingredient glyphosate. The German agrochemical and pharmaceutical company agreed to pay $ 39.6 million, according to court documents on Monday (local time). The process … Read more