Bayer lobbies for bills in Iowa, Missouri, and Idaho to provide legal protection from Roundup cancer lawsuits.
Chemical giant Bayer is lobbying lawmakers in three states (Iowa, Missouri, and Idaho) to pass bills providing it legal protection from lawsuits claiming its popular weedkiller, Roundup, causes cancer. Nearly identical bills, with wording supplied by Bayer, would protect pesticide companies from claims they failed to warn that their product causes cancer, if their labels otherwise comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulations. Critics warn that this legislation could have broader consequences, such as extending to any product liability claim or providing immunity from lawsuits of any kind.
April 16, 2024
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