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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world

EC to renew authorisation for herbicide glyphosate

The European Commission is set to renew the approval of the use of the herbicide glyphosate in the EU for a period of ten years.

World • 16 Nov 23

Bayer acquired Roundup as part of $63 billion purchase of Monsanto in 2018

Bayer sticks to $2bn provision after glyphosate ruling

Bayer said today it was not increasing its $2 billion in provisions after a US judge rejected its class action plan to settle future claims related to its Roundup and other glyphosate-based weedkillers.

Business • 27 May 21

The wave of lawsuits has crashed onto Bayer since its takeover of US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto last year for $63 billion

Bayer facing 18,400 US cases over glyphosate

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has said it is now targetted in some 18,400 US legal cases over glyphosate, a key herbicide ingredient that plaintiffs say caused grave illnesses like cancer.

Business • 30 Jul 19

Bayer is seeking to address the fallout from US class-action litigation over glyphosate

Bayer to invest €5 billion in new weedkillers

Bayer, the German crop science and chemicals group reeling from US litigation over claims its glyphosate pesticide causes cancer, said it would invest €5 billion in weedkiller research.

Business • 14 Jun 19

A California groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson was diagnosed in 2014 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Pharma giant insists weedkiller is safe despite ruling

The owner of one of the most popular weedkillers on the Irish market has dismissed claims that one of its key ingredients can cause cancer after a US court ordered the pay-out of $290m to a terminally ill man.

News • 11 Aug 18

The chemical has been used by farmers for more than 40 years, but its safety was cast in doubt in 2015

EU backs five-year extension for weedkiller glyphosate

The EU has approved on the use of weedkiller glyphosate for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer.

World • 27 Nov 17

Liam Dunne from the IFA's Grain Committee said that glyphosate made a difference to world grain production

Opposition to licence renewal of weedkiller glyphosate

An environmental scientist with Friends of the Earth has said the organisation is opposed to the licence renewal of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate, as she said it is damaging the ecoystem and is "not safe for nature".

Environment • 13 Nov 17

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